Saladin (or at least his Saracen forces) appears as an opponent in the last two scenarios of the Barbarossa campaign. Years later, he chooses to turn down Saladin's offer to recover his freedom and continues serving him willingly. The knight soon becomes fascinated with the chivalrous Saladin and Saracen civilization in general. He is found by, and surrenders to, Saracen horse archers (who he initially mistakes for Turks), and they take him to their leader, the titular Saladin. The campaign is narrated by an anonymous knight from Normandy who gets lost in the desert while en route to join the Crusader invasion of Egypt. The player plays as the Saracens, and the player color is green. The Saladin campaign consists of 6 scenarios. But will it be enough to save their homeland? In response to European vileness, the once-cultured Saracens have become treacherous.
In response to European Crusades, the Saracens have organized a Jihad. The Saracen king, Saladin, rallies his troops in an attempt to drive back the invaders. Now four European kingdoms have sprung up in the desert. Outraged that the Holy Land is ruled by the Saracens, knights from Europe have descended upon the Middle East in a series of Crusades.
