Black & White is good for a laugh at times, especially when you have a large cow on two legs waddling around your town. It will hold your attention for six or seven hours until it gets boring. Of course, there are some gamers who will just love the laid back pace of this game, the graphics and the odd concept of it.
There is an add-on called Creature Isle which adds new challengers for you creature. There are people who love this game, however I have yet to find one who will admit to it. I have spoken to many gamers from both PC and Mac, most of them echoed exactly what I said above. Not one of them is still playing it either.
I made an effort to talk to gamers with a wide range of tastes. Black & White seems to satisfy no one, whether they be strategy types, sim types, RTS or action fans. It is the type of game that is fun once or twice but has very limited re-playability.
In the end, Molyneux tried to do too much with Black & White and actually didn't do much (besides the graphics) very well. Black & White is not a horrible game by any standard, it just could have been a whole lot more. What is the point of a game that leaves out the fun?
Black and White is rated T (Teen) by the ESRB for Comic Mischief. This game can also be found on: PC.
Article comments
1 - Jim S
I found it to be a great idea with a whole lot of potential.
The concept was fun, the creature was cool. The scripting and user interface (lack thereof?) and controls killed it for me, though. If you lasted 6 or 7 hours, you beat me by over 3... the controls were so bad that I couldn't even stick with it.
I'd love to see a sequel with some decent control or at least some options as to how it's controlled (keyboard commands, anyone??)
2 - InMarin
I couldn't disagree more. This game is fascinating both in concept and gameplay.
The idea was to create an interface with no on-screen controls. That hand you control is actually amazingly powerful - especially on a PC; right-click performs many tasks that are essential.
I think you've missed the point here. Level 1 is supposed to be spent training your "pet" to perform tasks, like gathering resources, performing miracles that will be used later to impress other villages, etc.
I've played this game for hours and hours and can't wait for B&W2.
You've found one.