Stronghold Kingdoms is a 2012 massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game video game with a Medieval castle building theme. It was an instalment 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".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ford, Suzie. "Firefly Studios Announces "Castle-Based" MMO". Warcry Network. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ Ford, Suzie. "Firefly Studios Talks Up Stronghold Kingdoms". Warcry Network. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Stronghold Kingdoms Goes Gold". Firefly Studios. 11 October 2012.
- ^ "Stronghold Kingdoms Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ Emmanuel, Brown. "Stronghold Kingdoms Review". Strategy Informer. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Stronghold Kingdoms". Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Stronghold Kingdoms at Firefly Studios