<s>
Stronghold	B-Application
:	I-Application
Crusader	I-Application
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Firefly	O
Studios	O
's	O
2001	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
Stronghold	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crusader	O
has	O
much	O
in	O
common	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Stronghold	B-Application
,	O
but	O
differs	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
in	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
set	O
in	O
England	O
,	O
instead	O
being	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
during	O
the	O
Crusades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
prominent	O
addition	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
is	O
a	O
skirmish	O
mode	O
in	O
single-player	O
,	O
allowing	O
customized	O
battles	O
with	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
linear	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
Stronghold	B-Application
Warchest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
a	O
compendium	O
of	O
Stronghold	B-Application
and	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
Stronghold	B-Application
:	I-Application
Crusader	I-Application
,	O
containing	O
additional	O
characters	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
Crusader	O
Trail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stronghold	B-Application
Warchest	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
countries	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
changed	O
when	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Stronghold	B-Application
Crusader	I-Application
,	O
Stronghold	B-Application
:	I-Application
Crusader	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stronghold	B-Application
Crusader	I-Application
features	O
several	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
campaign	O
strings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stronghold	B-Application
Warchest	O
adds	O
one	O
more	O
Crusader	O
Trail	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
30	O
linked	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Stronghold	B-Application
,	O
the	O
major	O
difference	O
being	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
consequence	O
,	O
farms	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
built	O
on	O
oasis	B-General_Concept
grass	O
,	O
which	O
leads	O
to	O
rivalry	O
among	O
players	O
for	O
limited	O
farmland	O
and	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
adds	O
new	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
(	O
the	O
number	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
and	O
several	O
new	O
Arabian	O
units	O
purchasable	O
from	O
a	O
mercenary	O
post	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
several	O
different	O
characters	O
that	O
all	O
appear	O
as	O
AI-controlled	O
lords	O
in	O
the	O
Skirmish	O
mode	O
,	O
available	O
to	O
be	O
selected	O
as	O
allies	O
or	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
unique	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
have	O
individual	O
binks	B-Algorithm
(	O
small	O
short	O
videos	O
)	O
by	O
which	O
they	O
communicate	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
asking	O
for	O
goods	O
or	O
help	O
if	O
allied	O
with	O
them	O
or	O
,	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
enemy	O
,	O
taunting	O
them	O
when	O
attacking	O
or	O
expressing	O
worry	O
when	O
under	O
siege	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
videos	O
were	O
absent	O
for	O
Stronghold	B-Application
2	I-Application
but	O
returned	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
form	O
for	O
Stronghold	B-Application
Crusader	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
eight	O
AI	B-Application
lords	O
are	O
available	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
opponents	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
(	O
The	O
Rat	O
,	O
The	O
Snake	O
,	O
The	O
Pig	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Wolf	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
Arabian	O
,	O
Turk	O
and	O
Crusader	O
lords	O
(	O
Saladin	O
,	O
Richard	O
the	O
Lionheart	O
,	O
The	O
Caliph	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Sultan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
of	O
these	O
(	O
Emperor	O
Frederick	O
,	O
King	O
Philip	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Sheriff	O
)	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
by	O
Firefly	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
five	O
others	O
-	O
Nizar	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
real-life	O
Hassan-i	O
Sabbah	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
Emir	O
,	O
The	O
Wazir	O
,	O
The	O
Marshal	O
(	O
a	O
repurposed	O
Sir	O
Longarm	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Stronghold	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Abbot	O
-	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
obtained	O
via	O
buying	O
the	O
Warchest	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
additional	O
lords	O
were	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
properly	O
included	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
later	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
at	O
no	O
extra	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Stronghold	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
,	O
local	O
commentators	O
suggested	O
before	O
Crusaders	O
release	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
become	O
a	O
hit	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Edge	O
,	O
Stronghold	B-Application
:	I-Application
Crusader	I-Application
sold	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
beaten	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
Strongholds	B-Application
220,000	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	O
US	O
sales	O
of	O
Stronghold	B-Application
games	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
2000s	O
reached	O
590,000	O
copies	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Firefly	O
Studios	O
announced	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
Stronghold	B-Application
:	I-Application
Crusader	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
boasts	O
"	O
new	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
and	O
maps	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
new	O
crusader	O
extreme	O
trail	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
battles	O
featuring	O
over	O
10,000	O
units	O
"	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
contains	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Stronghold	B-Application
:	I-Application
Crusader	I-Application
,	O
which	O
includes	O
everything	O
except	O
for	O
outposts	O
,	O
the	O
god	O
powers	O
and	O
the	O
Extreme	O
Crusader	O
Trail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
official	O
HD	O
patch	O
is	O
installed	O
,	O
outposts	O
can	O
be	O
built	O
on	O
maps	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Stronghold	B-Application
Crusader	I-Application
part	O
of	O
Stronghold	B-Application
Crusader	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Firefly	O
Studios	O
announced	O
Stronghold	B-Application
Crusader	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Crusader	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
