the crusades were over. the perils of the dark ages were barely passing. it was the best of times and the worst of times. the middle ages spanned 1066 to 1485ad and spawned legends of king arthur, robin hood, and many others. the life of all the classes was dominated by the feudal system. romanticism, greed, magic, dominance and gut survival blended amidst feudal battles from one castle to another. the feudal system was introduced to england following the invasion and conquest of the country by william the conqueror.
the normans from the time they first settled there around 900ad had used the system in france. it was a simple, but effective system, where all land was owned by the king. the largest portion was kept by the king as his personal property, some was given to the church and the rest was leased out under strict controls. the king allowed those he could trust to lease land. these became barons. they were wealthy, powerful and had complete control of the land they leased. you're a baron.
the stronghold collection brings together five games from the critically acclaimed real-time strategy (rts) series that allows players to conquer the middle ages. the stronghold series has become one of the most popular dynamic castle building sim games in the world, combining the finest aspects from the city builder and rts genres. prepare yourself for a back-in-time visit to the middle ages and see how your expertise, wile, and guile help you survive or fail.
the stronghold collection combines historically accurate castle construction, management, and authentic medieval combat. players journey to lands of brave warriors, epic legends and fearsome weaponry, where they will build and fortify fortresses; lay siege to intrepid enemies; and conquer harsh terrains. the stronghold collection includes the following games:
stronghold - the original, award-winning castle sim that takes players through medieval britain as they lead strategic military and economic expansion, defend against invaders, and conquer enemy castles.
stronghold 2 - the king, having fled after the defeat of his own armies, is now attempting to rule his country from a secret location. powerful barons are jostling for what is fast becoming a disintegrating kingdom, and it is up to you to stem the tides of their ambition and unite the land again under the king.
stronghold crusader and stronghold crusader extreme - journey to distant arabian lands and lead a determined group of crusaders. relive the historic crusades in four campaigns as richard the lionheart and saladin, the sultan of syria. stronghold crusader extreme adds 20 new missions, new buildings and larger armies of 10,000 troops.
stronghold legends - play as epic leaders throughout history, including king arthur and the forces of camelot, siegfried and dietrich in the german ice campaign, and vlad dracul and his evil forces in transylvania.
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system requirements:
- microsoft windows xp/vista/windows 7
- 2.0 ghz intel p4 or faster cpu
- 8x or faster dvd-rom drive
- 512mb ram or more (1gb for vista)
- 4.0 gb free hard disk space
- directx 7.0 compatible sound card
- 128mb video card with directx 9.0 compatible driver
