# Black & White: Creature Isle

> 2002 video game expansion

**Wikidata**: [Q1115485](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1115485)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_&_White:_Creature_Isle)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/black-white-creature-isle

## Summary
Black & White: Creature Isle is a 2002 video game expansion add-on for *Black & White*. It was developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Electronic Arts. The expansion is available for Microsoft Windows and macOS.

## Key Facts
- *Black & White: Creature Isle* is an **expansion add-on** to *Black & White*.
- **Publication date:** 2002-01-22.
- **Developer:** Lionhead Studios (British video game developer; country: United Kingdom).
- **Publisher:** Electronic Arts (American video game company; country: United States).
- **Genres:** real-time strategy; god game.
- **Game modes:** single-player; multiplayer.
- **Platforms:** Microsoft Windows; macOS.
- **Distribution format:** CD-ROM.
- **Part of series:** *Black & White*.

## FAQs
### Q: What is *Black & White: Creature Isle*?
A: It is a 2002 expansion add-on for the video game *Black & White*. It was developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Electronic Arts.

### Q: What platforms does *Black & White: Creature Isle* run on?
A: The expansion is available for Microsoft Windows and macOS. These are the listed supported platforms in the provided data.

### Q: Who developed and published *Black & White: Creature Isle*?
A: Lionhead Studios developed the expansion. Electronic Arts published it.

### Q: What type of game is *Black & White: Creature Isle*?
A: It is categorized under the genres real-time strategy and god game. It supports both single-player and multiplayer modes.

## Why It Matters
*Black & White: Creature Isle* matters primarily as a formal extension of *Black & White* within the same series, explicitly classified as an expansion add-on rather than a standalone title. As a 2002 release developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Electronic Arts, it represents a collaboration between a British developer and a major American publisher, reflecting a common production and distribution model for PC-era expansions. Its listed genres—real-time strategy and god game—place it in a specific design tradition associated with managing systems and influencing outcomes indirectly, which helps contextualize it for players and researchers comparing game subgenres. The expansion’s availability on both Microsoft Windows and macOS and its CD-ROM distribution format also anchor it in the early-2000s PC gaming ecosystem, when physical media and cross-platform desktop releases were prominent. For cataloging, preservation, and game history work, its identifiers across multiple databases (e.g., MobyGames, Metacritic, IGDB) make it easier to reference consistently and disambiguate across languages and alternate titles.

## Notable For
- Being an **expansion add-on** specifically tied to *Black & White* (expansion_of: *Black & White*).
- A **2002-01-22** published release date.
- Developed by **Lionhead Studios** and published by **Electronic Arts**.
- Classified in both **real-time strategy** and **god game** genres.
- Released for **Microsoft Windows** and **macOS**, with **CD-ROM** as a distribution format.

## Body
### Identity and Classification
- Name: *Black & White: Creature Isle*
- Wikidata description: 2002 video game expansion
- Instance of: expansion add-on
- Part of series: *Black & White*
- Expansion of: *Black & White*

### Release and Distribution
- Publication date: 2002-01-22
- Distribution format: CD-ROM

### Development and Publishing
- Developer: Lionhead Studios  
  - Country: United Kingdom
- Publisher: Electronic Arts  
  - Country: United States

### Genres and Modes
- Genres:
  - real-time strategy
  - god game
- Game modes:
  - single-player video game
  - multiplayer video game

### Platforms
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS

### Names and Aliases
- Known aliases include:
  - Black & White Creature Isle
  - Black & White : l'Ile aux creatures
  - Black & White: l'Île aux créatures
  - Black & white : l'île aux créatures
  - 黑与白:生物之岛
  - 黑与白：神兽岛

### External Identifiers (Selected)
- Freebase ID: /m/07yqdy
- MobyGames game ID: 5778
- Metacritic game ID: black-and-white-creature-isle
- IGDB game ID: black-white-creature-isle
- OGDB game title ID: 2108
- pcgames.de ID: 16505
- gamesmeter game ID: 5042
- myAbandonware game ID: a34
- gameclassification.game ID: 4096
- pc-games-database.de game ID: 1352