July 25, 2005
LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE OF THE IMPENDING END OF THE WORLD? LOOK NO FURTHER!
"Left Behind: Eternal Forces" is a real-time strategy game set in New York during the End of Days, which will allow gamers to choose between the angelic Tribulation Forces and the demonic Global Community Peacekeepers in a multiplayer online mode. The game is set to ship before Easter.Left Behind CEO Troy Lyndon said the books have a diverse loyal reader base of more than 10 million parents, single adults, teens and kids. He said the company, which was founded in October 2001, will invest more money and resources into its first game than any Christian game has ever seen. Lyndon also said his games will be sold at Wal-Mart, which accounts for about 25% of all game sales.
"If only 10% of the readership buys our game, it will be a top hit, selling more than 1 million units," Lyndon said.
Pidgeon said that while a game success on the level of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" movie might be possible down the road with a big franchise like "Left Behind," films are still much more accessible to the Christian demographic than video games.
"'Left Behind' will not likely convert gamers to Christianity, but will need to convert Christians (the books' fan base) to video gaming," Pidgeon said.
I'm looking forward to the version with super-Ninja Jesus kicking Roman ass kung-fu style. Like, double-click the right way, and he rips Pontius Pilate's heart out. Not to mention the obvious Coliseum bonus round, where the Christian martyrs---this time with access to neXt generation Martian weaponry---go head to head with the best the zombie gladiators have to offer. Not to mention Jesus and Lazarus take on the zombie underworld--as long as the spraying holy water would make the zombies blow up into a million pieces with a cool sound effect.
Yips! from Robbo: The question is whether there's going to be a special code available that allows players to access a very special "dance" of Salome. Seems to me that Congressional hearings are called for.
Posted by Steve at July 25, 2005 09:17 AM | TrackBackMary Magdalene has some awesome weaponry in her Lara Croft-style thigh holster. And don't get in the way of St. Francis of Assisi when he launches the bird-swarm. And St. Paul? Lightning strikes, naturally.
I'm waiting until they make a videogame out of the film Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter...
Posted by: LDH at July 25, 2005 11:57 AMI am all for "converting Christians to video gaming." Wouldn't be so much fuss over every little thing.
Hey, killing zombies with water is not a new thing. Look up the old SNES game "Zombies Ate My Neighbors." Great fun, but really hard: even using invincibility cheats I had to skip some levels. Them squirt guns may work on Zombies, but not so well on little axe-murderer dolls (you have to use Soda Grenades to get them).
Posted by: TheRoyalFamily at July 26, 2005 11:50 AM
