There is a campaign mode to get you acquainted with the basics, and preset and custom skirmishes for playing against the AI, as well as Multiplayer for playing against people online. A castle building, resource managing, troop building, real time strategy. Stronghold Crusader 2 is a sequel to the 2002 hit, Stronghold Crusader.
From my initial few plays, it was clear that my play style could use some work. Devising tactics and a play style that suits you. New things to try, different tactics viable. Maybe you see where an extra tower with supporting archers would have been handy. Sometimes you just spread your forces too thin. Sometimes the lesson is you were simply outnumbered.
