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Post by Mistress Rell on Dec 14, 2006 8:28:22 GMT -5
NEW YORK (AP) - Targeted largely at conservative Christians, it's a violent video game with a difference: Combatants on one side pause for prayer, and their favoured interjection is "Praise the Lord." Critics say "Left Behind: Eternal Forces" glorifies religious violence against non-Christians. Some liberal groups have been urging a boycott, and on Tuesday they urged Wal-Mart to withdraw the game from its shelves. However, Troy Lyndon, CEO of Left Behind Games Inc., defended the game as "inspirational entertainment" and said its critics were exaggerating. He expressed greater concern about poor reviews from some video-game aficionados, saying the company would offer a free technical upgrade by Dec. 24. Lyndon's company, based in Murrieta, Calif., has a licence to develop games based on the popular "Left Behind" novels, a Bible-based end-of-the-world-saga that has sold more than 63 million copies. Full Article~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IF this game depicts people of other beleifs as the enemy, as some critics have stated, then it should be removed from the stores. In this age of relegios tension, the last thing we need out there is a game that basically states "Kill anyone who isn't a Christian."
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Post by Shooshoo on Dec 14, 2006 19:17:09 GMT -5
I'm in total agreement Rell.
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Post by Aaron on Dec 14, 2006 22:29:12 GMT -5
Very true but then again it's interesting..after all there are christian's out there that are like "it's sooo tough being us and we are beaten up all the time. But, if you are such and such you'r not beaten up at all..not an ounce". Kinda like calling the pot black?
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Post by The Goddess Alexia on Dec 14, 2006 22:35:37 GMT -5
I agree with you all. here is what i don't get....why is it they christans can make violent vieo games but regular gaming companies can't? WTF???
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Post by Mistress Rell on Dec 15, 2006 8:27:53 GMT -5
I agree with you all. here is what i don't get....why is it they christans can make violent vieo games but regular gaming companies can't? WTF??? Lol, have you seen some of the games out there? Mortal Combat, any game based off of a Tom Clancy novel, Evil Dead.... ....and I think that's what the makers of this game are saying, 'Our game is no more violent than anything else out there', which is true. I just don't like what the content is implying. It's ok to kill someone, as long as you pray for forgivness? WTH?
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