You must choose a creature for your ambassador to Eden. Choices include lions, turtles, monkeys and wolves, each having its own advantages and disadvantages. All are powered by the most versatile artificial intelligence I've seen. The game's object is to convert villages in Eden. Villages are converted by working wonders or raining holy fury.
Creatures can perform miracles to make converts.
To remain a deity, you must be worshipped by villagers, generating prayer energy that is converted into miracles at your disposal. Rivals are always vying for some villager's attention. To ward them off, you must convert your rivals' villages or eradicate them. War can also be waged via your creature and a rival's. Graphics are amazing, including the ability to zoom in right to the point where you can see a villager blink, then pulling back into the clouds in a matter of seconds.