Black & White

After an eternity in development, is Black & White a gamer?s heaven or hell?

By creating a beautiful living world in which you can do almost anything?good, bad, or in between?Black & White miraculously pulls you in and doesn?t let go until you?ve sacrificed many hours.

The heart of the game is expanding your influence by converting villages with miracles?fireballs, lightning, rain, food, and more. You also have a giant creature?at first a gorilla, cow, or tiger?whom you teach to be your physical surrogate. Thanks to impressive A.I., your creature grows incredibly smart and powerful depending on how you respond to his actions (with slapping or stroking), and it does some surprising things without your prompting.

What makes Black & White so impressive is the feeling it gives of tinkering with a real world. The islands have forests of individual trees; oceans filled with fish; fields of cows and sheep; changing weather and daylight; and you can view it all from almost any angle.

So clear your calendar and dust off your dormant megalomania. It?s time to show the people who?s boss.

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