Stronghold: Crusader II

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  1. dkurjery
    Sep 24, 2014
    4
    A big disappointment. In my first review, I stated that AI has been improved a lot. Several hours passed, I realize that I was wrong. In terms of unit management, AI does an excellent job, you won't have a chance if AI has a similar army size of your army. However, the reason why AI can rush so quickly is just because AI cheat for resources and units. Just try to destroy more and more AI'sA big disappointment. In my first review, I stated that AI has been improved a lot. Several hours passed, I realize that I was wrong. In terms of unit management, AI does an excellent job, you won't have a chance if AI has a similar army size of your army. However, the reason why AI can rush so quickly is just because AI cheat for resources and units. Just try to destroy more and more AI's buildings, you will finally find out that opponent AI can still spawn any units they want even they don't have the necessary buildings and resource.

    The game has cut out a lot of content from the Stronghold Crusader I, you have less buildings in this game. Also, the details, animation, actions, voice and description of units are either absent or greatly reduced. Graphics becomes 3D now but it looks even worse than the 2.5D HD graphic in SC I.

    Single player campaign just look like a in-game tutorial, so your main game modes are the skirmish and sandbox mode. However, due to the reduction of details, there is no fun in sandbox mode compared to SC I. There are still various glitches or bugs leftover (e.g. units getting stuck, missing voice or sound, unresponsive mouse pointer, etc.), just take a look in the steam forum.

    Overall, the game doesn't worth $50 as there are not much innovation. Choosing the SC I instead may be a better purchase option.    … Expand
  2. Violett
    Nov 8, 2014
    3
    Bleh, this is the same game as it was in 2005. Cmon guys, its 2014 already, open your window and look outside. No plot, no lore, and, man, those characters looks like terrible FREAKS! If it was a joke I didn't get it.
  3. Dokkodo
    Jan 17, 2015
    1
    The game does nothing to improve on it's predecessors. It adds nothing new, it still has awful AI and a lack of basic RTS controls, and graphically it looks like garbage.

    It's still fun to build castles and such, but there is no reason for this game to exist as anything it does is already accomplished by the previous Stronghold games. It would be one thing if they improved any aspect of    The game does nothing to improve on it's predecessors. It adds nothing new, it still has awful AI and a lack of basic RTS controls, and graphically it looks like garbage.

    It's still fun to build castles and such, but there is no reason for this game to exist as anything it does is already accomplished by the previous Stronghold games. It would be one thing if they improved any aspect of the game or even expanded on them...but there's nothing. It is nothing but a way to bilk fans of the franchise out of their money.    … Expand
  4. FizCap
    Dec 27, 2014
    1
    Game is **** garbage I can't even change the AI difficulty I get my ass kicked every match and than I have the announcer asy you are in last place I'm not impressed than you have your ai allies say you have doomed us I don't want to **** hear that **** im new i'm going back to the first crusaders where I don't suck, if I do good in the first one but bad on the second one than the game is garbage
  5. Derringer
    Sep 30, 2014
    1
    This is an excelent example of how to ruin a nice game. I'm glad i didnt pay the $50 that it costs.
    Its more like an expansion of the first one, but badly done. its not a sequel, Definetly.Also has more bugs, fewer buildings, and some units were horrible modified. For example, Do you remember the ballista tower? Well, now it costs the triple (300 gold and 100 wood, also any building its    This is an excelent example of how to ruin a nice game. I'm glad i didnt pay the $50 that it costs.
    Its more like an expansion of the first one, but badly done. its not a sequel, Definetly.Also has more bugs, fewer buildings, and some units were horrible modified. For example, Do you remember the ballista tower? Well, now it costs the triple (300 gold and 100 wood, also any building its more expensive than before) with half damage, and soooo slow on firing. Like one shot every 10 seconds i think., and instead of putting the ballista in a Square or Round Tower like the Stronhold Crusader 1, you have to bought it with a kind of wood tower (like those skinny ones on Age of Empires II, but without any protection) and is so f**** weak. Two enemy archers can destroy it. (and even any infantary, because they just have to destroy a wood tower not a stone one. You cant adjust the speed of the game either. The campaign is the same that the old game, The graphics are better than the SC1 but this is a giant steal of money. I would'nt pay more than 5 bucks for this. There are even cheaper games that are better than this one.    … Expand
  6. madskull505
    Sep 23, 2014
    1
    Gameplay and graphics is same as stronghold 3, original stronghold crusader was fantastic because it was 2.5D and gave same gameplay experience on every computer, but now fancy 3D engine ruined the gameplay experience. Even in medium settings game looks terrible and performance is like stronghold 3.

    Nothing new, don;t waste money on this, buy the Stronghold Curseder HD if you still    Gameplay and graphics is same as stronghold 3, original stronghold crusader was fantastic because it was 2.5D and gave same gameplay experience on every computer, but now fancy 3D engine ruined the gameplay experience. Even in medium settings game looks terrible and performance is like stronghold 3.

    Nothing new, don;t waste money on this, buy the Stronghold Curseder HD if you still like Stronghold series (duh).    … Expand
  7. Kakalot
    Sep 24, 2014
    0
    It's not a "stronghold" game. When i play it, i feel very different from the original version. Still a big disappointment :( .........................
  8. Nnelg
    Sep 24, 2014
    3
    This game has too many bugs and problems in it. In the first Stronghold Crusader you had the time to build up your castle and your forces, now you have to deal with relative large enemy numbers from the start. This game is not worth your time, there are extra units and features but they are not good enough to make the problems disappear. I would rather suggest you buy the originalThis game has too many bugs and problems in it. In the first Stronghold Crusader you had the time to build up your castle and your forces, now you have to deal with relative large enemy numbers from the start. This game is not worth your time, there are extra units and features but they are not good enough to make the problems disappear. I would rather suggest you buy the original Stronghold Crusader because that was a truly legendary game and way better then this bad game.… Expand
  9. elrimhor
    Sep 24, 2014
    2
    I just wanted to point out one thing which seems to go unnoticed, and that is the broken economy. Why? Well, the answer is the dumb candlemaker who produce the candles ex nihilo; out of nowhere! And how does that affect the gameplay? You simple build a bunch of candlemakers near your stockpile and set autosell from your marketplace, and take a look at your income: you get so much gold thatI just wanted to point out one thing which seems to go unnoticed, and that is the broken economy. Why? Well, the answer is the dumb candlemaker who produce the candles ex nihilo; out of nowhere! And how does that affect the gameplay? You simple build a bunch of candlemakers near your stockpile and set autosell from your marketplace, and take a look at your income: you get so much gold that you won't be needing any other resource at all! So, to win the game it is enough to build candlemakers, sell some candles, buy some wood, build more candlemakers, and so on... The key is that you can do all of that inside your castle, so you don't need to go fighting for mines or grass. So why would anybody bother with guarding that stone over there, when 150 candlemakers are the most productive manufacture ever! Therefore: the broken economy system.

    Also, everything that Trickedagain stated is true; I would only like to add "no moat" to his list.

    And one more thing: The spearman is now man-at-arms, right? And he throws the spear before attacking the enemy in melee. The thing I would like to see is a cooldown meter for this ability, so that I could know when my men-at-arms are ready with a new trowing spears. This would allow them to be used as skirmishers, with hit-and-run tactics, which would add a strategy depth. And this is unavailable because it is uncertain are they going to shoot the enemy, or to thrust him with spears.

    There are much more things wrong with this game, but I think most of them have already been pointed out; I would only like to advice people not to waste too much hours on this game, it's just not worthy of your free time or nerves.    … Expand
  10. Josh107
    Sep 24, 2014
    2
    This is a poor show from firefly. Rather than innovate and add new ideas, features and concepts to the original stronghold crusader all they seem to have done is remade the same game with the terrible engine they used for Stronghold 2, 3 and Legends. I really used to like this company, but their continued failure to innovate means if you have played one stronghold game you have played themThis is a poor show from firefly. Rather than innovate and add new ideas, features and concepts to the original stronghold crusader all they seem to have done is remade the same game with the terrible engine they used for Stronghold 2, 3 and Legends. I really used to like this company, but their continued failure to innovate means if you have played one stronghold game you have played them all.

    Stronghold crusader HD is available on steam, and is the exact same game as this from a gameplay perspective without the terrible graphics (the old graphics are far clearer) and is currently £22.50 cheaper than this piece of junk, even on ultra it looks like a drawing you might have on your fridge. I really can't see where Firefly have spent their time on this, it is definitely not worth the £30 they are asking, looking through the menus I counted 1 new building the "artillerier" or something equally retarded which I believe is just a renamed "Engineers guild" from the original game?

    If you have fond memories of stronghold do not waste your money on this game.    … Expand
  11. Trickedagain
    Sep 24, 2014
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. READ ALL THESE USER COMMENTS BEFORE YOU BUY !

    I am one of the stupid ones who got my hopes up after seeing reviews and hearing 'its the original game, but much improved with more additions bringing it up to date' ... and so i bought it.
    What a mistake!
    IT IS MISSING MANY THINGS FROM THE ORIGINAL!!!!!
    No laddermen
    No seige towers
    No engineers! to use, build or put into your seige equipment. This changes gameplay massively, as it used to take time to get decent wall defences, because you had to first build the engineers workshop, produce engineers, and build a big enough tower, then build a ballista/mangonel etc on it, and then put your engineers in them for them to function. Now i just buy a bloody ballista tower as soon as the game starts and it begins shooting longrange hail marys from the get go.
    What about PIMPING my castle... **** in 2002 i could put flags and the likes around, not in this remake.
    No EVIL / NICE system in the castle. Gone are the days of building dungeons and setting out heads on spikes to scare your populace ****less so you can tax them etc... this also kills gameplay in a big way, that was so much of the fun!
    Have to agree with most of the other comments.. The WALLS come down like polysterene blocks, so effortlessly and quickly.
    Maps are tiny, one of the only flaws in original also. but its 2014 youd think they could have fixed that!!! Makes it annoyingly irritating to have resources far from castle so you can NEVER fully have your castle emcompass everything. You are always rebuilding or defending your resource buildings out in the middle of nowhere.
    No more leather armour
    No info when you scroll over buildings etc
    No more peasants saying provocative gestures when u click em
    No tunneling men?? that ive seen
    The AI keep repeating the same tripe over n over again, its 2014 ! get a heap of new sayings in there not just 1 or 2 !!!
    AI is not improved, they do the same **** over n over again from what ive experienced.
    Ahh the list is endless.

    THIS GAME HAS BEEN DUMBED DOWN !!!

    IT HAS LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL !!!

    Gameplay is not even as fun as original !!!!! :(

    Ok, rant over.

    Graphics not good, but ok.
    Only cool thing was haybale launcher thingy.
    So if your into firey haybales then fork over all your dough, otherwise DONT BUY !    … Expand
  12. jerry-jones
    Sep 25, 2014
    2
    The good:
    1-3d Graphic.
    2-More units. 3-Much cheaper mercenaries. 4-The Shield units gets a huge improvement you need only 6 to have your troops protected. 5-Weak AI characters like the rat are much stronger now and use catapults. 6-Formatios: yay that's new no other strategy game thought about that !!!. The Bad: 1-All wooden buildings look very ugly and only the walls and the keep    The good:
    1-3d Graphic.
    2-More units.
    3-Much cheaper mercenaries.
    4-The Shield units gets a huge improvement you need only 6 to have your troops protected.
    5-Weak AI characters like the rat are much stronger now and use catapults.
    6-Formatios: yay that's new no other strategy game thought about that !!!.
    The Bad:
    1-All wooden buildings look very ugly and only the walls and the keep look nice.
    2-Placing units on the wall gives them no protection ever as archers will shoot through the wall.
    3-Units animation is so terrible especially the woodcutter.
    4-The music has like only 4 new musical pieces and 4 old ones from SH Crusader 1 and all the new ones are terrible and unclear.
    5-The sound effects are all from older versions of the game no creation whatsoever.
    6-Wood cost of all buildings are extremely high (inn 200 -house 65-weapons production 50).
    7-Wood production is lowest I have ever seen in any game each hut which costs 20 wood gets you 16 wood every 2 mins and could take much longer if the warehouse is farther away.
    8-Again ranged units is so overpowered but that was always the case in older versions
    9-Arrows don't miss targets ever and I saw an arrow shift in mid flight to hit the target!! I wonder if they use homing arrows ?
    10-Units on hill shoot farther than units on tower even though the tower is higher.
    11-AI characters start attacking after 10-20 sec only instead on 2 min good luck players.
    12-AI characters build units faster than his economics would allow and they are cheating bigger and better than before.
    13-Walls are super weak and very expensive it's useless to even build and would be better to build towers and delay building walls until later when you have like 500 stones.
    14-No more Siege engines on big towers no you build a stupid weak wooden tower which is very weak archers can destroy it after like 12 arrows only and it costs 300 Gold WTF!!
    15-No moats or dry moats it's gone forever.
    16-No more siege towers or ladder-men.
    17-Game price is 50$ but it's worth only 15-20$.
    18-Playing against 7 enemies is impossible in fact playing against 3 enemies means defeat because they each send 30 units every 40 sec and will swarm your castle not to mention siege equipment.
    19-Some bugs here and there.
    20-Campaigns and missions numbers are a lot less than SHC 1.
    21-units overlapping is a big issue and some times 10 units occupy the same spot.
    22-NO tool-tips for units damage,health or defense even the stop order doesn't have a tool-tip! super lazy developer.
    Overall 2/10 the game sucks big time in its current state.    … Expand
  13. heime2003
    Nov 16, 2014
    4
    the series has lost its direction and dev try to get money from fans without any significant improvements
    in fact, the game plays worse than original crusader and graphic got only a little better
    unless u are hard core stronghold players u will get lost since start of the game. no detailed tutorial, easy to look at interface and background story that give u meaning why u have to fight    the series has lost its direction and dev try to get money from fans without any significant improvements
    in fact, the game plays worse than original crusader and graphic got only a little better
    unless u are hard core stronghold players u will get lost since start of the game. no detailed tutorial, easy to look at interface and background story that give u meaning why u have to fight through missions in campaigne
    considering its price tag( $49.99), i felt cheated by dev
    pros:
    - it can give stronghold fans updated version of SH:C
    - the missions are not a piece of cake and often need actual strategic play to complete
    cons:
    - too pricy vs actual quality of game
    - graphic is not at where 2014 games should be
    - not friendly to newbie to the series    … Expand
  14. Arkants
    Sep 24, 2014
    3
    This game has a lot of bugs and no sound in battles only in main menu. Wolf, Lionheart.. no one has voice. I bought the Special Edition and don`t see the "mini-campaigns". Its a copy of SC3 and its better SC1
  15. Ivaniuk
    Sep 24, 2014
    3
    Agaaaain firefly fail this feels like sh3, maps are still small, you need to protect your economic buildings all the time, it's almost impossible to build your economic buildings inside the castle, the only medium sized maps you have suck because the construction borders makes the map feels small. Some buildings like the peasant houses are extremely expensive, stone,wood and ironAgaaaain firefly fail this feels like sh3, maps are still small, you need to protect your economic buildings all the time, it's almost impossible to build your economic buildings inside the castle, the only medium sized maps you have suck because the construction borders makes the map feels small. Some buildings like the peasant houses are extremely expensive, stone,wood and iron production are ultra slow, weak walls, even slaves can take it down in seconds, stupid mangonels now they are super slow and you need to tell them where to shoot, if a soldier is above a wall that is being attacked he will die instantly. Sad but the truth is that stronghold saga died after stronghold 2.… Expand
  16. NeoNerox
    Sep 26, 2014
    0
    A big disappointment. In my first review, I stated that AI has been improved a lot. Several hours passed, I realize that I was wrong. In terms of unit management, AI does an excellent job, you won't have a chance if AI has a similar army size of your army. However, the reason why AI can rush so quickly is just because AI cheat for resources and units.
  17. mattaust
    Sep 23, 2014
    0
    Congratulations Ladies and Gentlemen, Firefly Studio have re-released the same game with few improvements over a 12 year period. If this were any other game, people would be outraged.

    Con of the century, and for a $50 pricetag. LOL @ the people that would pay for a 12 year old game.
  18. Battlestar
    Oct 17, 2014
    3
    Firefly never realised that success of Stronghold and Stronghold Crusader was depend on great graphic.
    Small but complex world with entertaining action (and many flaws like AI).
    SHC2 looks poor in this sense: colors, environment, buildings, everything is even worse than long years old ancestors. Environment - trees, grass, buildings, walls has great look in old stronghold and crusader.    Firefly never realised that success of Stronghold and Stronghold Crusader was depend on great graphic.
    Small but complex world with entertaining action (and many flaws like AI).
    SHC2 looks poor in this sense: colors, environment, buildings, everything is even worse than long years old ancestors. Environment - trees, grass, buildings, walls has great look in old stronghold and crusader.
    One or two good designers are missing in team.
    Gameplay is not bad, AI is just OK, but game is boring and looking like world after ebola and AIDS in somewhere in poor 3rd world country. I have all editions of SC (original, Warchest, extreme, Steam) but SHC2 didn't win my heart.    … Expand
  19. jrallen91
    Sep 23, 2014
    2
    I bought this game on whim last week, anticipating it's release. I have not been so disappointed in quite some time. I loved the original Stronghold games, they were unique, engaging, and charming. In between have been some not-so-great entries, but the devs promised that Crusader 2 would be different.

    Shame on me for trusting the devs and pre-purchasing this piece of garbage. If    I bought this game on whim last week, anticipating it's release. I have not been so disappointed in quite some time. I loved the original Stronghold games, they were unique, engaging, and charming. In between have been some not-so-great entries, but the devs promised that Crusader 2 would be different.

    Shame on me for trusting the devs and pre-purchasing this piece of garbage.

    If anything, content has DIMINISHED from the original Crusader, with a mere 3, yes that's right, 3 tower types, the removal of leather armor, no more building animations or greetings from peasants, and, what stunned me the most, RECYCLED AUDIO from previous games. Your units say exactly what they said in Stronghold 2.

    The graphics, while not great, aren't a problem for me. It's the fact that this game has taken a step back from it's predecessor by dumbing down the system, rather than a step forward with new content and more features.

    Also, the UI is not very good in that it offers no explanation of WHAT buildings do in the form of a mouseover tooltip, which I had thought would be a no-brainer in any strategy game. Of course, you can find this information in the in-game encyclopedia, but I think that just shows how lazy the devs were with this game.

    I don't usually complain about games, and I'm pretty easy to please. When I saw that the same guys from the original Stronghold team were working on this project on their own, on top of their promises of not repeating past mistakes, I thought it would turn out great. Boy was I wrong. If I could get my money back, I would, and I have literally never said that about any other game ever. Not because this one is so bad (although it is), but because I feel betrayed.

    The first Stronghold Crusader may have been a labor of love, but this one just feels like a chore.    … Expand
  20. kucyk
    Sep 28, 2014
    0
    Optimization is pathetic. For example -> pc -> Far Cry 3 ULTRA, good FPS rate. And now Stronghold C. 2 - if 10-20 enemies = optimization is good on ULTRA but when you must fight vs 2, 3 enemies then optimization is totaly SUX, pathetic, worst in the world. And difference between ULTRA vs LOWEST = zero or +1 FPS more! LOL! Stronghold 1 (2002) is more complex game, more buildings, more all.Optimization is pathetic. For example -> pc -> Far Cry 3 ULTRA, good FPS rate. And now Stronghold C. 2 - if 10-20 enemies = optimization is good on ULTRA but when you must fight vs 2, 3 enemies then optimization is totaly SUX, pathetic, worst in the world. And difference between ULTRA vs LOWEST = zero or +1 FPS more! LOL! Stronghold 1 (2002) is more complex game, more buildings, more all. And
    Stronghold: Crusader II looks like a demo version. AI in the game is RETARDED, you can build a gate + 5 meters of wall and retarded enemies will try destroy gate and wall first instead
    skip the wall and attack the Lord! AI totally retarded! This game is worth 1 USD MAX! not more! Dont buy this crap! The worst game I've ever seen!    … Expand
  21. Sawt00th
    Sep 30, 2014
    4
    A real opportunity to atone for Stronghold 3 and build upon the better name of Crusader. Going from TW:R2 to this is like going from Lego to Duplo. The actual building of the fortifications is still as lacklustre as previous. Un-engaging, hardly siege warfare. Just a re-hash of an old game. Re-skinned. Mechanics improved (wouldn't be hard). meh.
  22. Fhm
    Nov 22, 2016
    0
    This game is totally **** i hope nobody buys it because, the arabian units are underpowered while the crusader units are overpowered. in real life arabs were Invincible. I rated 0/10

    - Stronghold 2 fanboy
  23. masterleaf
    Apr 7, 2017
    3
    Eu ainda não consigo entender como uma produtora pode destruir um game que tinha tudo para ser um clássico isolado na indústria.

    O game é um retrato da incompetência, IA extremamente burra e cheater, campanha single player feito de qualquer jeito, menus confusos e com péssimo desing. O que mais decepciona é que aparentemente você vai ter a mesma experiência do antigo CS1 mas é só a    Eu ainda não consigo entender como uma produtora pode destruir um game que tinha tudo para ser um clássico isolado na indústria.

    O game é um retrato da incompetência, IA extremamente burra e cheater, campanha single player feito de qualquer jeito, menus confusos e com péssimo desing.

    O que mais decepciona é que aparentemente você vai ter a mesma experiência do antigo CS1 mas é só a IA começar a trabalhar que você percebe q ela é Cheater e que não importa qual estratégia vc vai tomar ela vai usar de tudo para te exterminar. A única maneira de vencer é única, usar estratégias nada divertidas de Famar e comprar mercenários.

    O jogo se torna maçante e vc n pode criar seu castelo, produzir armas e utilizar soldados diversificados, não, você será obrigado seguir aquela receita, farmar X comprar mercenários e atacar.

    Péssimo.    … Expand
  24. DarthVenom
    Feb 11, 2020
    3
    Still playing Stronghold Crusader 1 since it was relesed and love every sec. spent not 10000h, years on it. But this one doesnt deliver as the old one.. I believe they need to go back of making game to be simple. I dont care about graphics, I care about better AI, more units, upgrading, more freedom of building. I feel that Firefly is realy focusing more on graphics how it will look. JustStill playing Stronghold Crusader 1 since it was relesed and love every sec. spent not 10000h, years on it. But this one doesnt deliver as the old one.. I believe they need to go back of making game to be simple. I dont care about graphics, I care about better AI, more units, upgrading, more freedom of building. I feel that Firefly is realy focusing more on graphics how it will look. Just bring back how it was, you have game that sell it self. There is still more players on SC1 than SC2, and that tells something, it is not only nostalgia, it is great simple gameplay.… Expand
  25. Ashkanniazi
    Jan 21, 2021
    0
    big disappointment so bad its not a stronghold game
    Dont buy this game so many bug, crash and low fps in any case
    bad story, gameplay is ruined for bugs
  26. elliedriver1996
    Jun 23, 2022
    2
    This game is a major disapointment. There is no benefit to destroying Ai's buildings, as they can literally cheat and materialize troops and supplies out of mid air. Enemies will go out of their way to attack you, sometimes literally working with another AI who isnt even
    on their team against you. By the way, you have to comb over the battlefield constanly because your troops are so    This game is a major disapointment. There is no benefit to destroying Ai's buildings, as they can literally cheat and materialize troops and supplies out of mid air. Enemies will go out of their way to attack you, sometimes literally working with another AI who isnt even
    on their team against you. By the way, you have to comb over the battlefield constanly because your troops are so incompetent on their own that you have to babysit them. Several times when i attacked an enemy lord, my troops stood around him in a circle
    doing nothing, attacking ony one at a time.
    Dozens of swordsmen should not take 3 minutes to kill an enemy lord. Everything about this game stinks. I mean the buildings are lackluster and bland, the voice acting sounds lazy, there is no fear factor bonus, maps are terrible and unbalanced (even the 'balanced' ones) and dont get me started on how costly everything is. A tiny hut for weapons is 50 wood but a two story wood cutters hut is 20 wood. A market is a whooping 200 wood. So make sure you buy that first or you will be screwed out of playing. There is also no tower mountable seige equipment. You have to instead over pay for a weird scaffolding tower with a catapult attached to it, which takes up valuable space that these maps simply dont give you. All and all, stick with the classic crusader. Maybe one day firefly studios will get the memo and stop loving the smell of their own farts and return back to what gave this series a following to begin with. If it aint broke, dont fix it. Please stop trying to re invent the wheel Firefly studios.    … Expand
  27. aecsuter
    Sep 5, 2022
    4
    My review is based on my experience playing today!
    I didn't find the campaign fun, it's very difficult to see things in the scenario even after playing for a while.
    For those who liked the game and for nostalgia ok, but buying to meet today I didn't think it was a good experience.

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 30
  3. Negative: 3 out of 30
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 13, 2014
    40
    When I read that Crusader is slowly becoming the game the developers wanted it to be, I can’t hold back laughter. What are they going to do in Crusader III? Strip the visuals of distinctiveness even more? Simplify the economy further? Remove some more units? [Dec 2014, p.81]
  2. Games.cz
    Dec 3, 2014
    60
    Blast from the past when real-time strategies used to dominate the world. The creators took the concept of the first part almost completely and besides the updated visuals there is no extra value added to differentiate the sequel from the original.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 25, 2014
    46
    When it comes to the fight the game remains as clueless as before. An attack resembles a mob hit on the madhouse watchman's post: confused fighters run toward the target and drop dead on the way. All three formations are designed to provide a semblance of order, but after right click on the enemy such order immediately thrown into chaos. And, just as before, two dozen archers on the wall solve most of the issues of defense. The visual part of the game just aggravates the impression that ... Oops, there is no impression actually. Nobody creates games in this way anymore. [Nov 2014, p.99]
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