<s>
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2001	O
's	O
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
download	O
via	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
physically	O
represented	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
as	O
an	O
avatar-like	O
creature	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
giant	O
anthropomorphic	O
ape	B-Language
,	O
lion	B-Algorithm
,	O
wolf	O
,	O
turtle	O
,	O
cow	O
,	O
or	O
tiger	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
god	O
simulation	O
and	O
city-building	O
elements	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
,	O
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
features	O
elements	O
of	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
controllable	O
warfare	O
and	O
fighting	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
more	O
conventional	O
heads-up	O
display	O
(	O
HUD	O
)	O
system	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
the	O
experimental	O
HUD-less	O
gameplay	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
HUD	O
notifications	O
that	O
inform	O
players	O
of	O
their	O
creature	O
's	O
state	O
of	O
mind	O
,	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
their	O
actions	O
on	O
their	O
creature	O
,	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
villages	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
is	O
almost	O
button-less	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
cast	O
miracles	O
for	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
"	O
Prayer	O
Power	O
"	O
(	O
in	O
essence	O
,	O
"	O
Mana	B-Application
"	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
comes	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
believers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
ordinary	O
miracles	O
:	O
fire	O
,	O
lightning	B-Architecture
,	O
water	O
,	O
shield	O
,	O
heal	O
,	O
and	O
meteor	B-Language
,	O
(	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
thrown	O
or	O
poured	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
epic	O
wonders	O
:	O
siren	O
,	O
hurricane	O
,	O
earthquake	O
,	O
and	O
volcano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
three	O
ways	O
:	O
Good	O
,	O
Evil	O
,	O
or	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
tribes	O
include	O
Egypt	O
,	O
Norse	O
,	O
Aztec	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
create	O
disciples	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
job	O
in	O
certain	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
while	O
the	O
player	O
tends	O
to	O
other	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
several	O
creatures	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ape	B-Language
,	O
lion	B-Algorithm
,	O
wolf	O
,	O
cow	O
and	O
tiger	B-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
tiger	B-Application
is	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
creature	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
taught	O
miracles	O
through	O
repetition	O
,	O
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
'	O
buy	O
 '	O
creature	O
miracles	O
with	O
'	O
Tribute	O
 '	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
this	O
,	O
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
revisit	O
everything	O
they	O
've	O
taught	O
their	O
creature	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
alter	O
and	O
fine-tune	O
it	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
original	O
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
only	O
allowed	O
changes	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
as	O
the	O
creature	O
repeated	O
an	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
comes	O
upon	O
a	O
scene	O
of	O
a	O
Greek	O
city	O
being	O
devastated	O
by	O
a	O
huge	O
Aztec	B-Application
army	O
after	O
being	O
summoned	O
from	O
a	O
"	O
pure	O
prayer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
player	O
saves	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
people	O
,	O
their	O
people	O
are	O
transported	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
land	O
with	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
refugee	O
worshipers	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
re-establish	O
a	O
power	O
base	O
from	O
which	O
to	O
eventually	O
defeat	O
the	O
Aztec	B-Application
empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
conquer	O
the	O
Norse	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
the	O
Aztecs	B-Application
,	O
either	O
by	O
peace	O
or	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Battle	O
of	O
the	O
Gods	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
creature	O
,	O
new	O
lands	O
,	O
miracles	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
challenges	O
and	O
the	O
tiger	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
Special	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premise	O
involves	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
return	O
to	O
Eden	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
discover	O
that	O
the	O
Aztecs	B-Application
have	O
raised	O
their	O
own	O
evil	O
deity	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
confronted	O
head-on	O
for	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
