The medieval city managerial strategy game Stronghold has gathered tons of fans from day one. Firefly Studios really pulled an ace off their sleeves as they combined the city management strategies everybody loved in the SimCity series with the strategic army battles at the edge of the settlement. It was amazing to be able to keep an eye for the well being of hundreds of townsfolk while also being able to keep a strict eye on what the soldiers are doing. Building up the strongest keep in the region was a wondrous task and the varied possibilities to accomplish that were more than satisfactory. Unlike the Caesar series that it also resembles, you are now able not only to satisfy all your people’s demands for luxury, housing and jobs.
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In a world ruled by grandiose city builders like the SimCity and Caesar series that pretty much outmatched everything else, a shy attempt at making city managing fun came in the shape of the Caribbean island governing simulator. You are El Presidente! It is your choice whether to be a dictator, a pious leader or a capitalist thinking ruler. The South American music style accompanies you throughout your entire career.
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