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2k Games - Stronghold 2: Windows - $19.99

Calling all noble lords and regal ladies you are hereby charged with the duty of maintaining and expanding your own medieval empire. Build and fortify your own citadel, expand your lands and take part in dramatic siege-warfare. Decide whether to be a benevolent and kind ruler who hosts jousts and lavish feasts or else rule with an iron fist and grind your overworked peasants beneath your boot. Prepare for an amazing and dynamic depiction of castle life and see if you have what it takes to become a royal success. Stronghold 2 is set in a breathtaking medieval setting depicted in detailed 3D and lets you survey your kingdom from a variety of views. Earn valuable honor points to rise through the ranks from humble serf to powerful duke or use your points to knight your liegemen and place them in charge of captured castles. Explore life behind the closed doors of a castle, including observing a trial at the courthouse, seeing food prepared in the kitchen or spying a gentlelady taking a bath while attended by her maid servants. Design a unique coat of arms that reflects your bravery and cunning and live a life of nobility.

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