Stronghold 2: Review @ Gaming Horizon

Ok, so now it’s time to get the graphics out of the way. And, I have to say that they are pretty impressive. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a game that actually allows you to see how much time and effort was put into designing it. Since this is a Sim, you basically spend all of your time zoomed out so that you can see a good majority of your land. But, if you so desire, you can zoom in close enough to check out a little bunny rabbit hopping though some tall blades of grass, or even count how many spokes are on the wheels of a wagon.

How good the game’s graphics are also ties in with why I liked how much stuff a gamer is actually capable of doing in S2. For instance, if an enemy is getting ready to attack your castle and seize your land, you can take out a large number of his troops by setting a large pile of logs on fire and rolling them off your castle walls, or by setting his troops on fire by pouring a large vat of oil over them when they reach the gate. Each individual log can be seen rolling down the hill, in all its flaming glory, and over the unfortunate souls that are too stupid to get out of the way. Some other toys for you to sit back and enjoy the visuals of while defending your keep are: Killing Pits, Man Traps, Stone Trippers and Rock Throwers. I will let you find out on your own exactly what all of these do. As for “how much stuff a gamer is actually capable of doing,” the manual has 71 pages of information for you to absorb… and I’m not about to tell you all of it. Let’s just say that there are so many buildings for a gamer to place in her kingdom, and so many different weapons and troops to summon, that I believe it’s almost impossible for a gamer to get bored with doing the same thing over and over.

You can check out the full review of the game over at Gaming Horizon.