Black & White: Creature Isle

 PC
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
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  1. Gamezilla!
    74
    This expansion has just as much potential to both infuriate and delight gamers, and will likely earn a split crowd of followers and haters.
  2. TotalGames.net
    72
    This touchy-feely emphasis might not be to everyone's taste but if sheep herding, bowling, stroking a tiger's nether regions and teaching a chicken to breakdance is your idea of fun, then Creature's Isle is the creature feature for you.
  3. Gamers' Temple
    72
    The ability to so easily change between creature types and the opportunity to concentrate on the creature's development are very nice additions to the game that should please those who simply wanted to interact with the game's incredible AI, unfettered by the incursions of rival gods.
  5. Electric Playground
    70
    While entertaining in small doses, Creature Isle does not have the kind of countervailing payoff for these frustration as the first game.
  6. PC Gamer
    68
    The immersiveness that made "Black & White" so appealing is distinctly absent. [Mar 2002, p.56]
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  7. ActionTrip
    59
    It can get tiresome, it can get too easy...it does have one big downside - your creature lacks the personality it had in the original game.
  8. Yahoo!
    50
    Its key omission, though, comes in the loss of the original's delightfully open-ended nature. There is no "good" or "bad' way to win a bowling match -- you either win or you lose -- in which case all you need to do is try again.

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#90 Best PC Game of 2002

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User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. KajukiY.
    Aug 15, 2003
    10
    New era added to the world of game by this very powerful 3d world game engine and script.This game have best 3d engine used with excellent New era added to the world of game by this very powerful 3d world game engine and script.This game have best 3d engine used with excellent graphic, best storyline ever and above all it alien of all game. I mean extraordinary.… Full Review »
  2. JayL.
    May 17, 2003
    7
    It's okay.i agree that many actions you do take a while.and there are limits that what you do.such as if you wanted to be good.its hardIt's okay.i agree that many actions you do take a while.and there are limits that what you do.such as if you wanted to be good.its hard becuase of your creature doing somethng bad.or accidental.can get frustrating.B&W 2 lets you create a militia to fight off enemy creatures.lets wait for that and get some action in it.it should turn out like the Command & Conquer sort of game or Age of Empires.… Full Review »
  3. IanC.
    Mar 30, 2002
    6
    Yeccch! It's a pretty game, but it's seriously hampered by the slow pace. The amount of time it takes for your creature to go from Yeccch! It's a pretty game, but it's seriously hampered by the slow pace. The amount of time it takes for your creature to go from point A to point B and to perform a single action can be completely exhilirating, especially if you've had enough of the original. While certainly better than the original, it's only worth checking out if you haven't much else to do. … Full Review »
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