Black & White 2 Plus refreshes Lionhead's classic RTS with a ton of new content

In a few months, Black & White 2 will celebrate its twentieth anniversary of release. Unfortunately, this once-powerful brand has now been pretty much forgotten, as none of its entries are available to buy digitally, not to mention that the chances of a third installment in the series are practically zero. However, one devoted fan decided to take action and developed a major mod called Black & White 2 Plus. A few days ago, a new version of the project, numbered 1.4, was released.

The goal of the project is not only to improve the game but also to significantly expand it. The new elements are so extensive that they practically double the content in Black & White 2. The modification adds two new regions (Norse and Aztec), based on original plans from Lionhead Studios that were ultimately abandoned. Additional campaign missions, new enemies, and previously unknown powers were also introduced.

Detailed features of the mod include:

1. Follow the original story of black & white 2, expanded with two new lands and some new cut content!
2. Brough from the code graveyard of the game the forgotten second Norse land and the second Aztec land!
3. The second Aztec land solves a major plot hole on the game, now it is finally fixed.
4. Prepare your skills! This mod makes the game harder, use what have you learned on this adventure to win!
5. New balance changes to make the game more challenging!
6. Defeating the final enemy will send you to your original Greek homeland, restored after the Aztec attack!
7. Post game content: Play any of the previous lands in the order you want, also access to the new story!
8. Enjoy a new story, traveling back to the ancient god lands, unlock a new temple, get new powerfull miracles and explore 9 new lands!
9. Defeat a new god, a new entity with a power that you have never seen on the game, everything after the events of battle of the gods

All in all, Black & White 2 Plus is currently the best way to play this game. It addresses the most significant issues with the original, and the new content is based on discarded ideas from Lionhead, making it a perfect fit for the rest of the game.

It’s a shame that Black & White 2, like its predecessor, can’t be purchased from any digital store. This is due to a complicated legal situation. Both titles were published by Electronic Arts, but the rights to the brand were shared with Lionhead Studios, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2005 and shut down eleven years later. As a result, there is currently no single entity holding all the rights necessary to re-release the old entries in the series. One can only hope that these legal obstacles will eventually be dealt with —because this series doesn’t deserve to be forgotten.

1. Download Black & White 2 Plus mod from our FTP (the author has given us permission to host a mirror)

Black & White 2

October 7, 2005

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