The original Black & White was a strategy game that divided those who played it into two camps: those who loved its completely open-ended nature and those who felt that it was a bit too open-ended and meandering for its own good. For those waiting on Black & White 2, the good news is that the sequel is less open-ended and more structured. Indeed, this time there's a more coherent story, which makes it feel like a different game. However, this comes at the cost of some of the free-form gameplay that you may have loved from the original.
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With that said, it turns out that your primary job in Black & White 2 involves building cities. Indeed, the city-building constitutes a huge portion of the gameplay, and you can easily spend hours simply building up each city. There are two primary strategies, and both rely on building a formidable city. You can try to overwhelm your enemy peacefully by building a dazzling metropolis that causes his population to defect to your side, or you can create a huge city that supports a huge population, which supports a correspondingly large army, which you can then use to crush the other side. Or, as is often the case, you can use a blend of the two to achieve your means, conquering some cities peacefully, while conquering others through force.

When you get down to it, how you felt about the original Black & White will determine how you feel about Black & White 2. If you felt like Black & White needed more structure and "gameplay" to it, then you'll likely appreciate the changes. However, if you enjoyed the freestyle nature of the original, you may be dismayed by some of the new features of the sequel. And if you've never played Black & White, you'll find an original and refreshing strategy game with excellent production values and a fairly unique style of gameplay. After all, how many city-building, real-time strategy, virtual pet games can you think of?
just PM me if you want a full version copy. :mrgreen:
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