Stronghold Kingdoms
2012 video game
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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]
Paul Harris
Mark Barney
Eric Ouellette
| Stronghold Kingdoms | |
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| Developer | Firefly Studios |
| Publisher | Firefly Studios |
| Producers | Eric Ouellette Paul Harris Mark Barney |
| Designers | Simon Bradbury Eric Ouellette |
| Artists | Darrin Horbal Tom Ward |
| Series | Stronghold |
| Platforms | Windows, OS X, iOS, Android |
| Release | Microsoft Windows
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| Genre | Massively multiplayer online real-time strategy |
| Mode | Multiplayer |
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]