Black & White 2 of course places you in God's shoes, and lets you control more then your people. You have miracles in your arsenal and you can control some nature elements. In fact, creating troops to defend your city is impractical, just pick up a boulder and drop it on the enemy. Graphics are awsome, your conscience is pretty funny, and when the armies do fight its not the same repeated move from each, they throw their swords at each other, knock em down and stab their head, then pull out the sword and swing away. It makes the game very exciting even during slow moments, you could torture your people.
I'll just narrow it down to this. If you like RTS, this game is a definite buy. Its an original game in a genre thats becoming over used, it stands out, and you can tell.
When the original Black & White hit shelves, back in 2001, it was a very ambitious title. Combining god-game, with pet-simulator, with city building. And it pulled it off with surprising fluidity. The only problem, was t... Read Full Review
I loved Black and White's originality and sense of abnormal gameplay, and I expected the sequel to improve on those magnicifent factors, or at least not lose the arresting feel to it. But BW2 really went off the prequel... Read Full Review