Posted on 07/08/2004 7:02:05 AM PDT by the_devils_advocate_666
PORTLAND, Ore. -- In the world of Christian video games, players sport the armor of God, the best weapon is a ball of holy energy known as a ''smite,'' and demon-possessed Roman soldiers drop to their knees in prayer when they're hit.
Right now, the religious-themed games represent just the tiniest fraction of an $11-billion industry, but developers expect the market to grow with the popularity of faith-based movies and books such as Mel Gibson's ''The Passion of the Christ'' and the ''Left Behind'' series of novels.
Just how to make the jump to the mainstream, finding producers for Christian games and getting them on store shelves, will be the focus of a small conference this month in Portland that about 100 people are expected to attend.
Event organizer Tim Emmerich said Christian game developers -- mostly evangelical Protestants -- want to provide a clean alternative to shoot-'em-up games like ''Grand Theft Auto."
The target audience ranges from Christian gamers eager for new thrills to teenagers and 20-somethings who have never picked up a Bible, said Emmerich, a software engineer.
Any games on Christians trying to avoid rape, enslavement and death in the hands of Muslim militias...
Is 'smiting' all anyone can do with video games? How positive is that, regardless of who smites, or who gets smitten. Sad, such a tool can't be popular in a better way.
I always use the god mode cheat so all my games are Christian.
If anyone is a good C/C++ developer, I have a great idea for a pretty substantial Christian game.
Bump for later..
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