Social Video Game About Jesus: Awesome or Awful?
SodaHead Gaming
2012/05/16 13:00:00
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Ever wonder what it would be like to watch Jesus duke it out with the Devil? Well, presumably, that's what you get to do in "Journey of Jesus," a point-and-click Facebook game by Lightside Games that's being promoted as "the first-ever Messiah-based video game." We couldn't vouch for the validity of that claim, but it's probably the first social game about Jesus. The strange game is picking up enough press to get a mention in Time magazine. So far, it's got upwards of 2 million users.
The gameplay is pretty straight-forward -- players controls a cartoony biblical version of themselves as they help Jesus and the disciples out by performing point-and-click tasks, like gathering wood to fix a cart or clearing a thorn bush to get to the baptism. The social part comes in the form of sharing -- users also get to share their progress with their Facebook friends and receive perks for doing so, kind of like "Farmville." Now, we're not sure if that fight with he devil is literal or figurative. Many of the ads show the Lord in a boxing ring with his sandal perched on Satan's chest, but that could just be because it was released on the same day as "Diablo III." Visit the game's Facebook page, click "Play Game" to give it a shot -- and let us know how you feel about the video game about Jesus.
The gameplay is pretty straight-forward -- players controls a cartoony biblical version of themselves as they help Jesus and the disciples out by performing point-and-click tasks, like gathering wood to fix a cart or clearing a thorn bush to get to the baptism. The social part comes in the form of sharing -- users also get to share their progress with their Facebook friends and receive perks for doing so, kind of like "Farmville." Now, we're not sure if that fight with he devil is literal or figurative. Many of the ads show the Lord in a boxing ring with his sandal perched on Satan's chest, but that could just be because it was released on the same day as "Diablo III." Visit the game's Facebook page, click "Play Game" to give it a shot -- and let us know how you feel about the video game about Jesus.
Top Opinion
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The Libertarian 2012/05/16 15:42:18Awesome
+9I see nothing wrong with it, for those of you of seem to have a problem with this, go make your own app and put it on facebook.
-Yes, countless behavioral psychologists have many easily available studies.
"We are rude because disagreeing with someone is rude?"
-You weren't rude until you said, "Well arent you the high tom titty!" Random insults are very rude.
Donald was very rude from the start; three completely unrelated insults to my religious views and counting is the most offensive and least civil means of any discussion possible.
Don
I think the best Christian video game would be one that takes the themes of the Bible and writes an original story using them. Something that isn't obviously the Bible, but is also something people who know the Bible will recognize as similar and which others won't realize until later.
Maybe there is another way of putting this question I will have to check my QUESTIONS FOR DUMMIES BOOK maybe there is a certain way of putting it so that the Paul or is it paul people will understand
And you want Paul in the Whitehouse. Hell with mindless zonbies like you voting for him I KNOW this country is going to hell in a handbasket. Never mind I will save myself the trouble and seek the game myself....DAMN LEARN TO READ
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