Christians are not above a little violence. They've had millennia to perfect their techniques, to terrify the masses into compliance and supplication. So considering the amount of gore and blood-thirst in the average computer game, why hasn't the Christian game developer body ever had a smash hit interactive product? God only knows.
Well, according to Newsweek, their time is now. Left Behind: Eternal Forces has had a whole lotta cash behind it (as the article says), giving it a more commercial feel:
the top-shelf design, which offers an eerily authentic reproduction of the game's Manhattan setting, and a level of violence reminiscent of Grand Theft Auto.
The irony of the last statement must not be overlooked.
However will the US anti-games deal with this? Well, according to the CEO of developer Left Behind Games:
"We've thought through how the Christian right and the liberal left will slam us," says Lyndon. "But megachurches are very likely to embrace this game."
Dear sweet Jesus. If what they say about the link between computer games and violence is true, we're in for one hell of a holy war.
