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"Black and White - Next Gen"

*Drool froths from mouth*

Man i cannot beleive how much this game is going to rule! I have played the PC version a little round a few mates houses, my PC is crap :p

But it looks soo cool! Its definately on my most wanted list now, I found a passage in an XBM "Free" booklet about Xbox games

"Black and White was and is a masterpiece of PC gaming. Marrying different styles of gameplay: managment, strategy and (bizarrely) the virtual pet game, it created a unique and magical gaming experiance. And now its coming to Xbox! The idea is this. You play a god and your objective is to rule over the land of Eden. You go about this by convincing the local tribesmen to beleive in you and helping them to reproduce - after all, the more tribesmen there are, the more people there are to beleive in you and the more power you have. With more power you'll be able to defeat your rival gods and convert their worshippers to your cause. The xbox version will be different to the PC one in many respects. Apart from looking a lot nicer (check the furry creatures!) the control of your creature will be done directly through the joypad. Your creature will also be used for casting miracles (spells) and fighting other gods creatures aswell."

Its meant to be out 2003.

Meh it's an ok game and real addictive for a while but like the sims i got bord after a while.

I thought the game was brillaint. Yes Mav/Garbe you may not of liked it, Thats your opinion and your entitled to it.

I thought the game was brillaint and i think lionhead will come up with a nice console version of the PC classic.

I agree 100% with garbe.

Sure, it seemed a nice idea at the time, but after a week or so of play it got extremely boring. Raising the creature was a real nuisance and burden, rather than a fun task and the rest was just repetitive and tedious.

It isn't a patch on classics such as Roller Coaster Tycoon and Deus Ex.

I really did think this game was very poor! The fights were controlled by the quick of click of the mouse and the creatures were really boring to train. I still can't believe that this is IGN's highest scoring PC title, it doesn't touch on the likes of Half Life and Deus EX and as a strategy game the Command and Conquer games are a lot better. The PC version didn't reward the player with anything substantial enough to make it any better than the first island.

The choice to select this is an Xbox game remains nothing else to me at the moment than a choice. I will probably stay away from this game unless the interface and gameplay is improved.

Maverick42 wrote:
> Black and White was terrible. Full stop. I'm just hoping Doshin the
> Giant will be that bit better.

That maybe your opinion, Not mine.

Black and White was terrible. Full stop. I'm just hoping Doshin the Giant will be that bit better.

Garbes right, the PC version sounded great, but was in fact complete crap.

I'm still hoping that the sequel will be as good as the first one was supposed to be.

I can't wait for this game. It will rule!!!!!!!

All I know is that its being converted into a more console friendly game. I'm guessing that you still train your creature, but the things to do so are probably being made easily accessable (i.e the leash).

I'm sure it'll end up being a really good game. :-)

So it's completely different?

You can't train the creature and play with him?

That takes the fun out of the game!