Comments on: Praise th' Lawd and Pass th' Ammunition! http://drl2.com/blog/2006/06/praise-th-lawd-and-pass-th-ammunition/ Infinite Monkeys, Infinite Keyboards Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:17:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: drl2Blog http://drl2.com/blog/2006/06/praise-th-lawd-and-pass-th-ammunition/#comment-5 drl2Blog Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:39:48 +0000 http://www.drl2.com/blog/?p=10#comment-5 [...] So the “Left Behind: Eternal Forces” game mentioned a few times here has shipped, and Wal-Mart is under fire by critics of the game for stocking it. Personally, rather than having it pulled from the shelves, I’d rather see the game fail miserably on its own merits or lack thereof. Wishful thinking, I know – these days, slapping a Christian theme onto a mediocre product is a sure way to boost sales. Just look at the success of Mel Gibson’s “The Jesus Chainsaw Massacre” movie a few years ago. [...] [...] So the “Left Behind: Eternal Forces” game mentioned a few times here has shipped, and Wal-Mart is under fire by critics of the game for stocking it. Personally, rather than having it pulled from the shelves, I’d rather see the game fail miserably on its own merits or lack thereof. Wishful thinking, I know – these days, slapping a Christian theme onto a mediocre product is a sure way to boost sales. Just look at the success of Mel Gibson’s “The Jesus Chainsaw Massacre” movie a few years ago. [...]

]]> By: L http://drl2.com/blog/2006/06/praise-th-lawd-and-pass-th-ammunition/#comment-4 L Sun, 04 Jun 2006 02:32:18 +0000 http://www.drl2.com/blog/?p=10#comment-4 The report is very inaccurate. The game does not have the player try to establish a theocracy or kill people who don’t convert. In fact, you are penalized for killing people, even though Christian forces are fighting against the anti-Christ’s army. See more about the nature of the game, with quotes from secular reviewers who have actually played it: http://christiancadre.blogspot.com/2006/06/truth-about-left-behind-video-game.html The report is very inaccurate. The game does not have the player try to establish a theocracy or kill people who don’t convert. In fact, you are penalized for killing people, even though Christian forces are fighting against the anti-Christ’s army.

See more about the nature of the game, with quotes from secular reviewers who have actually played it:

http://christiancadre.blogspot.com/2006/06/truth-about-left-behind-video-game.html

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