Black & White Platinum Pack (Mac)
by Feral Interactive
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Product Summary
Brand: Feral InteractivePrimary Contributor: Mac OS X
Format: CD-ROM
Release Date: 2004-03-16
Platform: Macintosh
Model: 243
Publisher: Feral Interactive
Product features:
- In the original Black & White, you are a god. Become good or evil, help worshippers or terrorize them, and win over converts by performing miracles or through conquest
- Help the crops grow(or burn them down), heal the sick(or give them plagues) and become the god all the people love(or fear)
- With the Black & White - Creature Isle expansion pack puts your Creature at the forefront. Start a legacy by helping your creature earn the right to mate, so he can produce offspring!
- Multiple tests of intelligence, fighting skills and fatherhood abilities -- over 25 missions to prove he deserves the right to enter the Creature Brotherhood & be with his lovely Eve.
- Also features four new creatures never before seen in previous releases
Video Game Reviews of Black & White Platinum Pack (Mac)
Customer Review: Conceptually Cool, Falls Flat Upon Further Play
Summary: 1 Stars
Black and White seems like it would be a great time. Choose your own creature from a wide variety of options, and then raise it to reflect either a just and good side or an evil one. The way that these mechanics function however, is anything but great. The creatures operate within extremely limited A.I. making interacting with them about as interesting as a Furby. Additionally, the entire game is centered around how you interact with your villagers. Being evil, this is fun for about 15 minutes, as you can throw them around and drop things on them, etc. Being good however, is an amazing hassle, as you find yourself CONSTANTLY responding to your villager's every problem. Importantly, there is NEVER a time when they are content: they always require something from you. This makes the game monotonous, tedious, and most importantly, boring. Because of all these dynamics, the expansion is not worth it either, as it only builds on this already hopeless playing style.
The worst thing about Black and White, bar none, is the way in which you control your camera view. This is the most awkward control scheme I have ever seen in a game, and makes me wonder how anyone could ever learn to use it effectively. If you have a one button mouse, forget it, you will spend your entire time being frustrated. If you have a two button mouse, it won't be much better.
Lastly, let me just clarify that this game is not fun. It is not enjoyable. And any likable quality falls short after about 15 minutes. Instead, save yourself some frustration and buy a similar old-school game that isn't terrible. I would recommend either Giants: Citizen Kabuto or Aliens vs. Predator. Both great games. This one unfortunately, is not.
Description of Black & White Platinum Pack (Mac)
Black & White Platinum gives you the opportunity to become a god and rule an entire people the way you think they should be ruled! This amazing deluxe game pack feature the original game, the Creature Isle Expansion pack, and some behind-the-scenes goodies.All games
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