90
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.7
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Spiritual descendant of the Populous games, Black & White is a 'god' game, where you play a fledgling diety, called upon by people in need.

Entering the 3-D world, you can manipulate objects, move people and boulders, and cast miracles. To assist you, you will discover a creature with its own intelligence and personality. Both you and the creature will evolve during the course of the game, becoming benevolent beings, cruel tyrants or somewhere in between. As you both develop, both the creature and the land itself will change, depending on your alignment.

Although the main purpose of the game is to work your way through the five lands of Eden and win the faith of as many of the tribes as possible, the game is somewhat open ended in the aspects of wandering around exploring and developing your creature.

The creatures in the game feature their own artificial intelligence and will grow like a child, both physically and emotionally. They'll learn from your example and put together their own moral codes based on what they witness and learn. You can pet or scold your creature, nurture it, spoil it, or abuse it. In the end, Black & White is part strategy game, part role-playing game, part child rearing simulator, and part self-examination of the player's personality.

Alternate Titles

  • "黑与白" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "Hei yu Bai" -- Chinese title
  • "B&W" -- Common abbreviation
  • "Black and White" -- Informal title

Part of the Following Groups


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Black & White Windows $5.50  
ebay.com
Black & White    
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User Reviews

Lionhead...what happened with this one? Aaron Jones (16) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
One step closer to 3D reality...and God-Hood Indra was here... Bronze Star Contributing Member (13175) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
A grand experiment with user interfaces and AI - but nothing more. Dave Schenet (130) unrated
Populous The Beginning meets a Virtual Pet (with some bad consequences) Kic'N Bronze Star Contributing Member (4141) 3.67 Stars3.67 Stars3.67 Stars3.67 Stars3.67 Stars
You may like it with just the black Matt Neuteboom (941) 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars
Nice in theory, bad in practice James Glover (36) unrated
An exercise in AI but really not enough of a game Shazbut (155) unrated
Its good, but not really THAT good Jason Walker Bronze Star Contributing Member (1746) 1.33 Stars1.33 Stars1.33 Stars1.33 Stars1.33 Stars
One of the worst strategy game created lately El-ad Amir (111) 2.33 Stars2.33 Stars2.33 Stars2.33 Stars2.33 Stars
Where's the fun? Santa Bronze Star Contributing Member (847) 3.67 Stars3.67 Stars3.67 Stars3.67 Stars3.67 Stars

The Press Says

GamePro Mar 28, 2001 5 out of 5 100
The Next Level May 08, 2001 A 100
IGN Mar 27, 2001 9.7 out of 10 97
Svenska PC Gamer Apr, 2001 96 out of 100 96
4Players.de Apr 04, 2001 93 out of 100 93
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Mar, 2001 92 out of 100 92
Gamekult Mar 30, 2001 9 out of 10 90
Armchair Empire, The 2002 9 out of 10 90
ActionTrip Apr 09, 2001 90 out of 100 90
GameStar (Germany) Mar, 2001 84 out of 100 84

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Obscene Hermit 11 Big John WV (23426)
Mar 18, 2009
HOW-TO: weather system 1 And Wan
Mar 03, 2009
Naming your Villagers from your email program 2 JudgeDeadd (3487)
Mar 02, 2009
Black & White Multiplayer Hints, Tips & Advice 3 stvedder Bronze Star Contributing Member (6424)
Mar 01, 2009
Creature Changer Crashing 1 And Wan
Mar 01, 2009

Trivia

April Fools Trick: During the game on April 1st, Your monster will leave smiley face foot prints in the ground instead of their regular foot prints. You do this change your computer's date to April 1st.


This entry was contributed by Kabushi (48619) and Ray Soderlund (3504)
 

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