Software:Stronghold Kingdoms
| Stronghold Kingdoms | |
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| Developer(s) | Firefly Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Firefly Studios |
| Producer(s) | Eric Ouellette Paul Harris Mark Barney |
| Designer(s) | Simon Bradbury Eric Ouellette |
| Artist(s) | Darrin Horbal Tom Ward |
| Series | Stronghold |
| Platform(s) | Windows, OS X, iOS, Android |
| Release | Microsoft Windows
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| Genre(s) | Massively multiplayer online real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Stronghold Kingdoms is a 2012 massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game video game with a Medieval castle building theme. It was an installment in the Stronghold series of games. It is the first game in the MMO genre to be developed by Firefly Studios.[2]
Development
Work on the game began with a small team of developers in 2007, the early alpha phase was started at the beginning of 2009, after which testers were able to play in a closed setting for the first time. The first alpha test began in 2009 and was open to 150 players.[3] From November 2010, an open beta ran for almost two years until the game was officially released on 17 October 2012 when it achieved gold status.[4]
Reception
Stronghold Kingdoms has achieved a Metacritic score of 75, indicating generally favorable reviews.[5]
Strategy Informer gave a score of 85/100, with reviewer Emmanuel Brown describing it as "mission accomplished" and saying that "for the most part, they get it absolutely right."[6] Gaming XP's review praised how the classic Stronghold format was "implemented very well for this MMO".[7]
References
- ↑ "At long last, Stronghold Kingdoms is available for Mac castle builders". http://www.imore.com/stronghold-kingdoms-builds-its-castle-mac-app-store.php.
- ↑ Ford, Suzie. "Firefly Studios Announces "Castle-Based" MMO". Warcry Network. http://www.warcry.com/news/view/91991-Firefly-Studios-Announces-Castle-Based-MMO.
- ↑ Ford, Suzie. "Firefly Studios Talks Up Stronghold Kingdoms". Warcry Network. http://www.warcry.com/articles/view/interviews/6122-Firefly-Studios-Talks-Up-Stronghold-Kingdoms.
- ↑ "Stronghold Kingdoms Goes Gold" (in en). Firefly Studios. 2012-10-11. https://spong.com/press_release/28229/Stronghold-Kingdoms-Goes-Gold.
- ↑ "Stronghold Kingdoms Metacritic". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/stronghold-kingdoms/critic-reviews/?platform=pc.
- ↑ Emmanuel, Brown. "Stronghold Kingdoms Review". http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/strongholdkingdoms/1947/review.html.
- ↑ "Stronghold Kingdoms". http://www.gamingxp.com/bericht-4591-dtp_entertainment-firefly_studios-pc-stronghold_kingdoms.htm.
External links
- Official website
- Stronghold Kingdoms at Firefly Studios
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