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- Reviewed on: 04/24/2006
- Updated on: 04/26/2006
- Released on: 04/24/2006
- Originally published on GameSpot: Black & White 2 - Battle of the Gods (PC) Review
Six months after Black & White 2 hit stores comes Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods, an expansion pack that adds some new content for would-be gods everywhere to enjoy. Like any expansion, Battle of the Gods features new levels and abilities to play with, though you may find that it's just more of the same. Still, when talking about Black & White 2, that isn't such a bad thing.
The creature remains one of Black & White's most-unique features, and he can be trained to be the ultimate warrior.
Battle of the Gods once again puts you in the role of a nameless god whose existence depends upon having devoted worshippers. The game takes its name from the fact that you can be as good or as evil as you want, from being a benevolent god in a happy land to being an evil god in a dark and twisted land. As you'd expect, Battle of the Gods picks up after the events of Black & White 2. Just when you thought that everything was okay, a new undead god appears, complete with an undead army of skeletons--not to mention a cool, undead new creature. Once again, it'll be up to you to crush this rival god on various isles by nurturing your followers and building a flourishing civilization that lets you either assimilate the Aztec god's followers peacefully or militarily.
The core gameplay remains pretty much unchanged in the expansion, though you do get to battle it out on a handful of new islands, some of which feel downright huge compared to those seen in Black & White 2. If you played Black & White 2, you can import your existing creature to Battle of the Gods, but if you didn't play that game, you can jump into the expansion immediately with a new creature. There are two new creatures to choose from, as well, boosting the total up to six. Regardless of whether you import an existing creature or start anew, you'll begin the expansion with a boatload of tribute points, and you'll have to purchase the buildings and powers that you'll start with.
Again, it's simple and easy to build up your follower's cities, as pretty much the entire game can be played without ever touching the keyboard. Just use the mouse to do everything from laying out cities to picking up and dropping citizens around on the map. You can also use the mouse to punish or reward your creature for its behavior, so it's easy to quickly train it to do what you want, from fertilizing fields with its manure to knocking down enemy walls.
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