The gameplay is similar to the original Stronghold, the major difference
being that the game is set in the Middle East. As a consequence, farms
can only be built on oasis grass, which leads to rivalry among players
for limited farmland and resources. The game adds new AI opponents (the
number depending on the version of the game) and several new Arabian
units purchasable from a mercenary post. The colour of the player's
units have also been changed from blue to red
in order to match the colours of the Knights Templar. Other than farms
there are other resources such as iron ore, quarry (for stone), marshes
(for oil). These resources are deposited on the stockpile and player can
choose to either sell or use them for defense purposes. There are two
ways to accumulate army either make the weapons and than spend a little gold to turn peasants into army men or turn them directly into soldiers using more gold via mercenary post.
There are historical chapters (mostly fictionalized) which are to be completed using the resources given to the player at the start of the missions.
Along with that there are 50 levels designed with increasing
difficulty. Each level has one or more Kings who you have to defeat and
defend your kingdom from. There is an option of 3 chickens at the start of the level, player can use one chicken to skip a particular level.
system Requirements
Operating System: Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
Processor: 300mhz (550mhz+ preferred)
Memory: 64MB
Hard Drive: 850MB
Video: 4MB DirectX 8.1 Compatible
Sound: DirectX 8.1 Compatible
CD Rom: 8x Speed
Modem: 56k (for Internet Play)
