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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $27.50
New (5) Used (11) from $11.90
Rating:  505 reviews
Sales Rank: 7995
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 95
Genre: adventure_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 95
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.9 x 1.6
Model: 14146
UPC: 014633144666
EAN: 0014633144666
ASIN: B00004UE0O
Release Date: March 28, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Product DescriptionThe worlds of Eden cry out for guidance. The many tribes need enlightenment, and they'll kneel before your temple to worship you as their god. As you're influence spreads, you will grow in power and learn to cast wondrous Miracles in order to protect your worshippers and dispatch your foes. You will face many challenges and embark upon mighty quests that will test even your holy powers. But with the faith of the people behind you and with the help of your saintly Creature, you will overcome those who would rule the realms unjustly. You will become supreme god of the land. Features:Raise a kind and gentle giant to do your bidding. Perform benevolent Miracles and bring peace to the land. Preside over 5 different lands from high atop your Citadel. Seek sanctuary in a home fit for a god. WhiteCongratulations! You've always seen the glass as half full, and you're already on the way to sainthood... With qualities like these, you're well on your way to role-playing as a Good god. As this epic tale unfolds, you can choose to create wondrous miracles, rule an empire of happy citizens and send your giant Creature to shape a world of goodness and to carry out your every will. BlackYou little devil! You've got a mean streak as long as the River Styx, and as much compassion as a lump of clay. With qualities like these, you're well on your way to role-playing as an Evil god. As this epic story unfolds, you can choose to rule a realm of darkness and despair with powerful miracles and godly actions. Terrorize your followers and send your giant Creature to stamp your twisted decisions on the world.System Requirements:Windows 98/Me/XP Pentium II 350 MHz or equivalent (500 MHz Pentium III recommended) 64 MB RAM (128 MB RAM recommended) 4x CD-ROM drive (8x or faster CD-ROM)
Amazon.com Review
If you've ever wanted to play god, Black & White should definitely be on your short list. This highly anticipated game takes the concept literally, letting players navigate and influence a lush world using only the "hand of god" as an interface. Players can use the hand to uproot trees, hurl rocks, rescue (or punish) followers, and control all aspects of the camera as it zooms, dips, and swerves over the completely 3-D environments. The game gets off to a slow start, but things pick up once players get to choose their creatures. Creatures are giant animals that serve as your physical link to the mortal world, and they have a sophisticated artificial intelligence that lets players teach them how to act. In the beginning, there's only a cow, ape, and tiger from which to pick, but the choices expand as the game progresses. And for a limited time, Amazon.com customers can download a bonus creature--a magnificent horse. Click here for details. Ultimately, creatures grow, and their appearance gradually changes to reflect both their tendency toward good or evil and the treatment they've received from the player. Deny the animal access to food and it will lose weight. Pet it each time it eats a villager and you'll soon have an evil juggernaut that strikes fear into people's hearts. Most of the game's fun comes from spending time teaching your creature and simply watching the crazy things it does of its own volition. Best of all, players and creatures don't have to have the same alignment, making it possible to be an evil god with a glowing, beloved, benevolent creature. It all depends on why you choose to reward or punish the creature. Unfortunately, Black & White tries to be too many things at once, and there is rarely any real focus. It's difficult to enjoy training a creature when villages need protecting, villagers need direction, and buildings need to be built in order to expand the player's influence and ultimately win each level. It wouldn't be so bad if the villagers were half as smart as the game's creatures, but they require a lot of micromanagement to work efficiently. The single-player campaign gives players plenty of time in each mission to overcome these shortcomings, but prepare to spend many long hours administrating your holdings for every hour of pure joy that Black & White is capable of providing. --T. Byrl Baker Pros: - Great graphics and animations
- Exceptional creature artificial intelligence
- Plenty of keyboard shortcuts, greatly simplifying the complex camera controls
Cons: - Managing villagers and buildings can be a chore
- The manual is completely inadequate considering the complexity of the creature AI
Amazon.com Product Description
Black & White is a role-playing game unlike any other you've played before. You play the role of a deity in a land where the surroundings are yours to shape and its people are yours to lord over. Be an evil, malevolent god and the natives will worship you with fear in their eyes. Play as a kind, benevolent god and they will worship you with love in their hearts. Your actions decide whether you create a heaven or hell for your worshipers. Then select a creature from the land to act as your representative in the world. Raise it to gigantic proportions and teach it to do your bidding--whether the animal grows into an evil colossus of mass destruction or a kind and gentle giant is up to you. Progress through the game's rich storyline performing powerful miracles to battle other deities and become the world's supreme god.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 500 more reviews...
 It's a great game. June 13, 2008
I never got the game in the mail... but I've downloaded the demo and I've also played it before on a friends computer. I think it's a really fun game.
I'm not good at reveiws so that's pretty much all I have to say. Get it and try it out for yourself. You won't be disappointed.
 Not as fun as they say June 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this game because of the insane reviews it got from gaming sites like ign.com, but after playing, i dont think its really THAT fun.
the game is a very creative concept, has great controls, great interface, great music. But as other reviews have pointed out, theres too much micro management for my taste. For example, if one of my villages is running low on people, i would have to drag people from other villages over one by one, stuff like that.
Dont let this discourage you. it is still a good game (i give it 4 stars), but i just dont think its as good as ign.com says it is. Personally i like simcity better.
An average simulation game June 8, 2007
Well, I admit it. I didn't do my research and bought this game because I heard great things about it. I wish I had done a little more research before I bought it. Controling the creature is probably the funnest aspect of the game, while the constant micromanaging of the villagers is the biggest letdown. This would have been a sure fire winner if I didn't have to worry about getting the villagers food and wood every 3 minutes. Overall, if you enjoy simulations and don't mind some tedious micromanagement, this might be a game for you. If not, take a pass on this one.
Pretty Good Game November 20, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a game where you area a god ( well, a hand acually), and you have a pet creature. As a god you can control different villages any way you like. You can even play catch with your villagers if you want. Your creature can be a cow, monkey, or a tiger. You can teach your creatue to be bad or good. You and your creature can perform good and bad miracles such as storm, rain. This game is great .You should probably buy it if you want to have a new gaming experience
Very enjoyable strategy game, but not the best November 16, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love strategy games, especially those where you play an "all powerful" diety like Populous. Black and White was very enjoyable to play, but there are better games out there. It requires a lot of patience, so as other reviewers have mentioned, if you like quick results then look elsewhere. The creature AI is great if you have the patience to train him. If you enjoy games that require strategy but a finite set of tasks to perform like Mahjong or Solitaire, then you might find micromanaging the villages to be enjoyable. Otherwise, village management can get old.
I won't review the details of the game - other reviewers have done an excellent job below. I will, however, say that the game is possible (in fact, not too difficult) to complete if you have the right strategy and a ton of patience. If you don't care for spoilers, then read no further. After "winning" world four, you can start building Nordic wonders. Build about eight or ten of them in your largest village (the village should have about 2,500+ belief - don't build the wonders until you have a village that large) until you are able to produce about 50,000 or more wood with a single cast. Send about 1,000,000 or more wood through the vortex into world five. Also send through a lot of scaffolds for good measure. Set a 6-scaffold near the vortex (but not so near that it is dragged in). Your villagers will come to build it and when they do, they'll get sucked into the vortex. Recruit a ton of breeders and they'll produce a steady stream of villagers that walk into the vortex. When you finally go to world five, you should have plenty of resources to win. Build about twenty or more farms to ensure the villagers produce more food than they eat and zap the patooties out of the enemy creature every time he steps foot into your teritory. Ignore your creature and work the entire level as if you don't have one. If he gets in a fight with the enemy, let him loose. Hope this helps.
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