Black and White- annoyingly addictive (Black and White (PC))

Member Name: sherry284

Product:	Black and White (PC)
Date:	23/12/08 (29 review reads)
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Advantages: play God, creature is fun

Disadvantages: monotonous game playing sometimes

Black and White is a game where you play... a God. You play the hand of God and are given your own creature and realm to look after. The object of the game is to get people in the villages in your realm to believe in you for doing various things to them. You first need to decide whether you want to be a good God, or a bad one. This ultimately decides what you do in order to win your believers. Your creature will learn from you and you also have a role in moulding it into a helpful assistant by rewarding it for doing something you good (depending whether you're a good or bad God) and slapping it for doing something you don't want it to.

Playing this game, I loved having a creature to tend to and teach how to create miracles, fight and look after the place but I also found Black and White very tedious and samey. Basically, there are only about 5 or so things you can do to gain faith and it takes a while to get it going. As much as this was on the monotonous side of the game, I found it strangely and annoyingly addictive. Even after I was annoyed about the length of time I was playing and what little progress was made, I still played. Maybe I was bored and had nothing else better to do, or maybe it actually IS good?

What breaks from the monotony after a while is chance to battle with other creatures and then trying to take over another Gods' realm. This is where is gets interesting. Some of the side tasks are fun and a good break from trying to impress villagers. The growth of your creature and the option to change the type of animal mid-game also keeps it interesting.

The graphics are a little on the polygonal side but then this game is a few years old now. The creature design starts off okay but then either good or bad, the designs begin to looked warped! Still, not bad.

Overall, I do like Black and White and enjoyed playing it.

Summary: Not the best game but its strangely addictive. For anyone who wants to play God!