Crusader was probably the best-received of the Stronghold games, and this is an expansion and extension of that game - but it's not Stronghold Crusader 2.
That's why Stronghold Crusader Extreme exists - it's very much one for the fans, and ought to keep them happily ticking over while Firefly works out where to go next with the series. That success has allowed Firefly to retain its indie status for almost ten years, so it's understandable that the studio's top priority is keeping its loyal Stronghold fans happy. Firefly co-founder Simon Bradbury reckons that the series has sold four million units so far, spread over three releases - the original Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader, and Stronghold 2. There are plenty of Stronghold fans out there, too. It's a departure for the developer - but fans of the studio's best-known game, medieval strategy title Stronghold, shouldn't fret, as there's a major update to that in the works as well. Last week, we took you on a brief tour of Firefly Studio's forthcoming 'shot in the arm' for the dungeon-crawler genre, Dungeon Hero.
