The sequel to Lionhead's open-ended god game, Black & White, attempts to offer more focused gameplay and larger scale. The player assumes yet again the role of a God and chooses if he will be Good, Evil or something in between.

As a deity that interferes directly with mortal affairs, the player will help his followers, the Greeks, survive and prosper in a mythical land. A good god will improve the city of his followers and eventually attract the inhabitants of neighbouring hamlets, be they neutral or even hostile. An evil god will recruit armies and conquer them.

The player once again has an animal avatar of his choice (between Lion, Ape, Wolf and Cow) which can be trained or left to its own devices. Its A.I. is much more advanced now and revolves around "lessons" learned. Each action it considers to do can be encouraged or discouraged by the player (by slapping or petting) so that a creature does something always/frequently, occasionally, rarely or never. The Creature can harvest, build, entertain, fight, specialize in one of these fields or just wander aimlessly, eat rocks and trees, gag and poop randomly. Depending on its alignment it will also eat or help villagers accordingly.

The divine being can also summon Miracles powered, as always, by faith. The ultimate goal is defeating the ruthless Aztecs by conquering or befriending the other two races (Norse and Japanese). The player also discovers three kinds of scrolls in the game. Gold ones are those that advance the plot, Silver ones are optional quests granting Tribute points which can be invested in buying new features and Bronze ones are tutorial scrolls.

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Alternate Titles

"黑与白2" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
"Hei yu Bai 2" -- Chinese Title

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Black & White 2
	Painkiller Black Edition (DVD)	Windows	$29.99
	Black Mirror (Jewel Case)	Windows	$15.00
	Learn to Play Chess with Fritz and Chesster 2: Chess in the Black Castle	Windows	$24.99
	Delta Force Black Hawk Down Team Sabre	Windows	$19.99
	Baldur's Gate 2: Ultimate Collection (Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal)	Windows	$9.97
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User Reviews

From God game to city builder, with a very unpleasant transition	Matt Neuteboom (939)
I'm sure it wasn't the developer's fault...	Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (12559)
Sick of the guy upstairs not answering? Make a house call!	Kain Ceverus (33)

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The Press Says

GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Oct 12, 2005	91 out of 100	91
IGN	Sep 28, 2005	8.8 out of 10	88
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Oct, 2005	87 out of 100	87
UnderGroundOnline (UGO)	2005	B+	83
GameSpot	Oct 04, 2005	8.2 out of 10	82
Game Captain	Nov 16, 2005	80 out of 100	80
Playback	Nov, 2005	4.75 out of 6	79
Playfuls	Nov 08, 2005	7.7 out of 10	77
GamePro	Oct 04, 2005	3.5 out of 5	70
1UP	Oct 07, 2005	5 out of 10	50