If you loved The Sims, or any type or Real Time Strategy game, then Black And White is the game for you. When you start out in the game, several villagers are in need of help because their child is about to drown in the ocean. Out of a cosmic event, you arrive in front of them in the shape of a hand for your cursor and are now known as a god to these people. It is your job to save their child from certain death.
If you loved The Sims, or any type or Real Time Strategy game, then Black And White is the game for you. When you start out in the game, several villagers are in need of help because their child is about to drown in the ocean. Out of a cosmic event, you arrive in front of them in the shape of a hand for your cursor and are now known as a god to these people. It is your job to save their child from certain death. Once you save the child, and if I'm not mistaken, or leave him in the water to die, you will be introduced to your consciousness: the good and evil egos that exist to help
guide you in your quest of becoming a powerful god. These egos tutor you in the basic knowledge of being a god for the villages, and even give you insight on what you can do.
At the various villages that you visit and take control over are different lessons that you can learn to help benefit your villagers, worshippers, and even yourself. Once placed at a village, the main objective is to take over other villages either by impressing them with a grand village of your own, or either by conquering them with a powerful army or magic spells that you can acquire along the way. But even a god has to take their precautions because the villages that are conquerable have gods of their own which can match your strength, or are perhaps more powerful than you are. However you have a pet that can help you bring your village to prosperity or cause terror throughout the land. They have an alignment as well as you do in becoming either good or evil. The deeds that you do can influence them just as they influence you. Time is essential in playing this game since you have to create a village, even from the reproduction stage, to creating a cemetery for those who have died. Various miracles and wonders also increase your power greatly as you influence more and more worshippers.
The graphics are well made when played on a good computer. Much of the controls are easy to use unless you wish to throw objects, which may be of some difficulty. The game's storyline is basic and has no specific development and is centered on what you create or destroy. However this is a great game to play over a certain amount of time and requires patience.
