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PC | Strategy | Black and White

Boxart for Black and White
Black and White 42 screen shots
  • GRAPHICS: 5.0
  • SOUND: 5.0
  • CONTROL: 5.0
  • FUN FACTOR 5.0
  • AVG USER SCORE 3.8
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 4.8
Winner of the GamePro Editor's Choice Award

First Look: Black & White

First Look by Danny Lam | 11/24/2000 | 14:47:41 PM PST

It's not easy being a god. But that's exactly the position gamers will find themselves in Black & White, a 3D-strategy game that anoints you as supreme being.

It's not easy being a god. But that's exactly the position gamers will find themselves in Black & White, a 3D-strategy game that anoints you as supreme being. You'll begin in Eden, a peaceful land inhabited by eight races like the Egyptians, Japanese, and Greeks. Villagers worshipping you will give you mystic energy to cast spells like Shield and Storm, and what you do affects the game and its environment dramatically. Developer Lionhead Studios is working on "Gesture Recognition" technology used in B&W for a unique control method. For example, to cast a firewall spell you'll move the mouse in a circular motion. GR will recognize this movement and determine how strong and accurate it was and cast the spell. If it works, GR technology may mean a whole new way of interacting with games. Look for the colorful Black & White later this year.


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