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Summary: Sequel Already in the Works
Review: Black and White has a lot going for it, bit if you're thinking of buying it now, consider waiting. This game has been around for a while, and Black and White 2 is already in development. Save your money and just get B&W2 when it is released.
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Summary: a useful review...
Review: Black and White is a great game in that at the time, there was nothing quite like it. It does seem very much like Populous, but with more of a feeling of being deity-like, in that you can take more control over a lot of the environment.You can play 'skip the person' across expanses of water, or with most anything else. Sacrificing people to bolster your power, having them worship you, and toppling the other deity's worship base by flinging fire at their towns until they feel that worshipping you would be better. Now, the game gives you a pet that you can beat, torture, starve, or have torment the population. This may all seem fun and good, but it does have consequences. Your pet becomes darker, your people fear you so they will worship, and the tone of the game just goes more towards... well, you know. The overall mission of the game is to gather followers, which will involve granting them food, making it rain, gathering wood, etc. Your followers will make demands of you, which if you grant will have their loyalty not diminish. You will be given powers eventually(make rain, food, you get it) which you can teach your pet. This will enable it to use the powers in positive ways, and if it uses them poorly you can punish it. Sometimes this involves a painful leash, or you can be more corporal with your punishment by slapping it around. Now enters your rival will come to make your day unhappy by stealing your followers, and in doing so taking some of your power. Now is the time for your pet to shine, as it can be told to attack the other town, or the other pet. It does give a fair amount of control with the environment, and this just makes for an amount of fun. For some, like me, the temptation to just play with everything is just too overwhelming that as you get a few levels into it(each level will take an hour minimum), it begins to become like a tricky game. Now, there are enough variations across the different levels(like an 'unkillable' person, which is very important) that it does not become old very quickly. I only came by to re-buy a copy as I've lost my license key...
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Summary: Excellent in every way
Review: First off, i have had no compatibility issues using Windoze XP w/ a 2GHz Athlon XP. Secondly this game is one of the best i have played. Sure the graphics are really outdated but its the gameplay that makes a game worth the money. It is so very engaging because of the level of flexibility you have in how you play. Of course, you do follow through a quest but you do so in your own time and in your own way. You get to take care of a creature, cast miracles, steal villages from other gods and best of all: you can throw people. Its a great game that I would reccomend to anyone who enjoys good god games.
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Summary: WORKS GREAT must place
Review: I have a brand new computer and thought to start putting some games on. so i bought the deluxe version of b&w and it is unable to play. i've tried updating drivers, it's just the game that sucks. don't uninstall the windows hotfix kb82...141 that some jerks tell you to uninstall. when i did that it made my computer go into an unending cycle of trying to reboot. i had to reinstall windows to get it working again. i hate lionhead games for still selling an obviously flawed game without usefull support or patches.
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Summary: Totally ruined my hopes
Review: I have the original version of Black and White, it was a compelling game with great graphics at the time it was made. When I got my new PC loaded with XP. It would not work. The box (which I saved for some reason) did not indicate XP as a compatible OS. I was upset but kept it anyway, just in case. Then the Deluxe was offered and I read the box carefully; XP compatible it said. I was excited to get home only to be disappointed once again. They say they are going to fix it but I think not as B&W2 is due out this year. Save your money. Then wait, don't buy B&W 2 until you read the beta reviews to ensure you wont be disappointed again by Lion Head Studios (EA is not to blame, they just finance the operation the programming is done at Lion Head Studios. DONT BE SNOOKERED OUT OF $15
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Summary: XP?This is how.
Review: I have Windows XP and no matter what I did, even following all the little helpful guides provided online and by the company, this game never ran correctly on my computer.
I've been wanting to play this game since it first came out but now after buying the original edition, this deluxe edition and the game guide, I have a bunch of useless software and paper on my hands. A total waste of money for me and probably for most XP owners too.
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Summary: XP compatible
Review: I have windows XP and the game works great for me. My friend had the problem of it not working, though, and we found that his computer was too fast for it. If you have anything over a 2.0 processor the game will not work.
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I really enjoy this game. You become a god and must decide whether to help the people or punish them. You also get a creature to care for and train. Creature Isle, the expansion included, adds many new adventures to the origional game by letting you learn new miracles, play games with your creature, and much more. This game is a lot of fun and i highly recommend it.
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Summary: XP compatible
Review: I have windows XP and the game works great for me. My friend had the problem of it not working, though, and we found that the computer was to fast for it. If you have anything over a 2.0 processor the game will not work. It said that on the box it came in if you want to check. '
I really enjoy this game. Besides getting to care for a creature and help your villagers survive, there are many other things to do such as side missions and exploring. The game is a lot of fun and will go on for hours.
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Summary: Thank God!
Review: I installed XP last week and I've been trying out a lot of games. Black & White always wowed me and now on XP with the 1.2 patch it works mighty fine. I had not problems whatsoever. In fact, it runs better than Win98SE because I was unable to alter the graphic options. Now I can play in higher res and with more detail with XP going and a ATI 9700 video card. I'm using an older version of the game and don't have the add on yet. Another patch, 1.3, is for people who have this special glove that really looks as if it would enhance the game. This game designer almost never disappoints me. Since my Amiga days I've bought most of his games from Populous to this. Keep em coming! :)
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Summary: It will work on XP.
Review: I must say this is a fun game. It has great points in lots of stuff! Although EA won't tell you this it won't run because of KB 824141-x86-enu. If you have that go to the remove programs application and choose to unistall it.WARNING: Some games may need this and also it makes you less secure. If that won't get it too run you may have a 3D card it doesn't like. Although they shouldn't have said it was XP compatible if you have to do that when they don't tell you to do that.
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