It plays like a traditional real-time strategy game, but there are three facets you need to balance: economy, happiness, and military. Having more breathing room is a real boon and cuts down on the claustrophobic feel they could sometimes have in the original game. It can initially be worrying to add big new elements to such a classic strategy game, but everything in the Definitive Edition only enhances what was already great. While Crusader’s improvements are generally great, it’s equally important that a pivotal strategy game is now more easily accessible to anyone, and everyone. 9/10Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition launches on July 15 for PC.