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'Convert or die' game divides Christians
Topic: Games 8:25 pm EST, Dec 14, 2006

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Be advised, this is NOT a spoof. I repeat: this is not a spoof.

In Left Behind, video game players must try to convert others to Christianity. If nonbelievers won't convert, players must kill them.

Set in perfectly apocalyptic New York City, the Antichrist is personified by fictional Romanian Nicolae Carpathia, secretary-general of the United Nations and a People magazine "Sexiest Man Alive."

The CEO speaks out:

Situations resulting from the stories' post-apocalyptic time-frame are used to encourage gamers to think about matters of eternal significance, a topic largely ignored by modern games.

In the initial missions, there is little emphasis on physical warfare and gamers are introduced to powers of influence which result in a battle for the hearts and minds of people. As missions progress, there are no ‘objectives' to cause war physically. However, physical warfare results when the player is required to defend against the physical forces of evil; led by the Global Community Peacekeepers.

From IGN:

The units just aren't smart enough to take any initiative here so you'll spend the majority of your time micromanaging the particulars rather than planning out your overall strategy.

And this:

There are a lot of Christian rock acts featured in the clue screens between missions. While it's not everyone's cup of tea, the selections here are enjoyable and typical of the genre. The style of music, however, serve as an unintentionally amusing commentary on the game's decision to cast electric guitarists as the minions of evil on the Antichrist's side.

And finally:

The company's ultimate goal in offering the game: to bring parents and kids together to talk about the Bible.

'Convert or die' game divides Christians



 
 
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