Black & White

The way magic is handled in Black & White is revolutionary in three ways

Spells directed against you can be anticipated. You always have time to react to spells. And time to cast an appropriate counter-spell in time.

Lionhead have developed a new technology – ‘Gesture Recognition’ technology – which allows spells to be cast, practised and perfected by mouse movement. To cast a firewall, for example, you must sweep the mouse in a circle. From this gesture, Lionhead’s GR technology can sense the type of spell you wish to cast and (according to how accurately the spell was executed) determine how strong it was.

Your worshippers are all-important in that they provide the lifeforce (energy) you need to cast spells. In the heat of battle you can order your followers to increase their worship rituals. The more frenzied the dancing and chanting, the more energy they will provide for you. But when you push them too hard, some will be unable to maintain the pace and will die in the process.

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