Jesus Christ was the ultimate “Christian Pacifist” – He laid down His life. I’m disturbed that SJR thinks that this is somehow a bad thing.

There has been in incredible amount of MISINFORMATION published in the media and in online blogs here and elsewhere.

Pacifist Christians and other groups are taking the game material out of context to support their own causes. There is NO “killing in the name of God” and NO “convert or die”. There are NO “negative portrayals of Muslims” and there are NO “points for killing”.

Please play the game demo for yourself (to at least level 5 of 40) to get an accurate perspective, or listen to what CREDIBLE unbiased experts are saying after reviewing the game at http://www.leftbehindgames.com/pages/controversy.com

Then, we’d love to hear your feedback as an informed player.

The reality is that we’re receiving reports everyday of how this game is positively affecting lives by all who play it.

Thank you for taking the time to be a responsible blogger.

I was actually going by the article I read on the New York Times on the subject, which only mentioned the recruiting aspect. I went to the main website and found little else on the game, though you’re right, it’s an RTS which makes it far more interesting as a video game than I was originally led to believe.

Just as a note: I don’t hate Christianity, as I am a Christian. But as a Christian, I’m not entirely sure that a “WAR GAME” that features “a lot of violence and gore” is really a “Christian” thing.

It’s a game. It may turn out to be an awesome video game, but it’s just a game. You can put angel wings on the cover, but don’t try to convince me that God is endorsing this venture.

That said, I was covering the New York Times article on the subject. It wasn’t meant to be a review of the game, as I haven’t played it. It was mainly a mention of the game and a general overview of the Christian gaming market as it stands.

Thanks for your comments. :)

Well for one, the persuading neutrals to fight for you is actually a cool idea and probably is just a tiny part of the game that is called “resource gathering” – like gathering crystals in C&C or getting gold in WC3 was that “fun to watch”

This game is a Strategy RTS WAR GAME (did you forget that bit?) and it involves war and players can take the role of Good or Evil (didnt mention that eiher did ya?) and you also can play multiplayer that way.

Its going to feature a lot of violence and gore as well. I read a far better article on this upcoming game in a magazine called “Computer Gaming World”

I think the author either A: Hates Christianity and wants to make Christians look bad or B: Totally forgot about 95% of the game.