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.
have not seen the game except for what is written here, so anything possitive, well so far just the cover..it is cute...but apparently misleading...AHHHH who created the game...has the ignorant guessed....yeppers ..you voted for him......Satan!
Now thats a real fella to keep ya warm every night...and that will be the destination of too many.
It's up to us to forgive and forget, and up to Him to judge the soul....
As human gods aim for their mark
Make everything from toy guns that spark
To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark
It’s easy to see without looking too far
That not much is really sacred" - Bob Dylan
Haven't played this game so I don't really have an opinion on whether or not it is sacrilegious, but relationship with Jesus Christ is not a game. You only have one life, no second chances, so I pray you make the right choice to lead to salvation before it's too late...