Christians Code Heavenly Games

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Check this silly shit out...

http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,21...tml?tw=rss.TOP

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Instead of the health and weapons points used in other role-playing games, players collect love, hope and faith points to power their missions. When they meet foes, instead of fragging them as in Halo 2, the disciples earn their halos by praying for them or using the "finger of God" to convert them.

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Escalante admits to taking some artistic license in Timothy and Titus. In the traditional story line, Timothy was martyred by pagans, but both saints live through all the levels of the PC game, scheduled for release in November.

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He uses the time period after creation and before Noah took to the ark as the backdrop for the game, in which players battle dinosaurs, giant spiders and human enemies.

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Although Adam appears as a character (after Eve dies) and the biblical character Enoch is renamed Orion, no quotes appear from the Bible, according to Churness.

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However, Horwitz believes the recent success of Christian-themed media from companies such as Gaylord Entertainment indicates that there is a receptive audience. "I wouldn't underestimate the force of Christian content," Gaylord said.