Not what it is hyped up to be.
The good: Incredible graphics even on medium settings. The fact that u can zoom in close to see the individual blade of grass and then zoom out to take in a view of the entire world is pretty cool. Your creature will also change in appearance depending on whether u do good or evil. The epics spells like 'Volcano' or 'Earthquake' are pretty spectacular n will permanently change the landscape when u cast them. Also, the interface has got to be one of the most user friendly 1've seen, u can play the whole game without touching the keyboard, as everthing can be done using the mouse. The city building, to me is kinda fun, kinda like a Roman/Greek version of Simcity. The creature fights are freaking awesome, I mean, ever imagine King Kong fighting a giant Wolfman?
The bad: The attacking options are severly limited, just build an army, rush the bad guys n pray u have enough men to win, creature training seems dumbed down from previous B&W games. Basically, the game just seems to be waiting for your peons to collect all the raw materials before u assign them to build up your city. The first few cities are fun, after that it gets kinda tedious.
Verdict: U know, I still can't figure out whether to like or hate this game. I like the slow city building part where I can just sit back n enjoy the view of my city, play with my peeps n creature, but strip away this from the game and what u have left isi'nt much to shout about.