If the television show Jeopardy was written by Sunday school teachers, the result might be The Bible Game, a new trivia game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Game Boy Advance that casts players as contestants in a game show about the Old Testament.
While kids may not be tempted to reach for this disc on store shelves, this wholesome multiplayer title is ideal for the entire family — and one video game mom and dad will endorse for a change.
Playable for up to four gamers on the same television, The Bible Game first asks that you choose a male or female character before meeting the other three contestants for the virtual television show, "Do Unto Others!" Contestants not controlled by a human player will be handled by the game's artificial intelligence.
As the comedic show host explains, the round begins with you pressing a button on your controller to see which square you land on. This will determine the kind of game you will play, such as "Testament Trivia." You must quickly buzz in to answer the question; doing so correctly gives you points while incorrectly answering it takes away points, and hands control of the board over to the next contestant. The game contains 1,500 trivia questions, all based on familiar stories such as Jonah and the Whale, David and Goliath, Adam and Eve and Noah's Ark.
Other game types, such as the eight "Blessing Games," are only for the one player who is picking squares on the board. This is an opportunity to rack up as many points as you can. An example of a "Blessing Game" is "Ten Commandments," where you must place the commandments in the correct order within a predetermined time limit. The "Holy Land Scramble," on the other hand, is a tile puzzle that challenges you to swap pieces to descramble a map of the Middle East.
The Bible Game also features a dozen "Challenge Games" for all the contestants to partake in. Consider them arcade-like mini-games that range from "Red Sea" (move your player left and right to avoid obstacles as you run along the Red Sea floor) to "Jacob's Ladder" (match the onscreen arrow with the correct controller button to move your player up the ladder into the sky) to a "Pac-Man"-like "Tower of Babel," whereby you must smash stones as you build a portion of the wall faster than your competitors. Pop music from some of today's popular Christian artists — such as TobyMac, Kutless, Jeremy Camp and Newsboys — plays in the background during these multiplayer arcade sequences.
If desired, you can choose to only play these mini-games from the start of the game.
The Bible Game, which sells for $19.99, has been awarded the Dove Family-Approved Seal from the Dove Foundation (www.dove.org), a non-profit organization whose mission is to encourage the creation and consumption of family-friendly entertainment.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/marcsaltzman/2006-01-12-bible-game_x.htm
While kids may not be tempted to reach for this disc on store shelves, this wholesome multiplayer title is ideal for the entire family — and one video game mom and dad will endorse for a change.
Playable for up to four gamers on the same television, The Bible Game first asks that you choose a male or female character before meeting the other three contestants for the virtual television show, "Do Unto Others!" Contestants not controlled by a human player will be handled by the game's artificial intelligence.
As the comedic show host explains, the round begins with you pressing a button on your controller to see which square you land on. This will determine the kind of game you will play, such as "Testament Trivia." You must quickly buzz in to answer the question; doing so correctly gives you points while incorrectly answering it takes away points, and hands control of the board over to the next contestant. The game contains 1,500 trivia questions, all based on familiar stories such as Jonah and the Whale, David and Goliath, Adam and Eve and Noah's Ark.
Other game types, such as the eight "Blessing Games," are only for the one player who is picking squares on the board. This is an opportunity to rack up as many points as you can. An example of a "Blessing Game" is "Ten Commandments," where you must place the commandments in the correct order within a predetermined time limit. The "Holy Land Scramble," on the other hand, is a tile puzzle that challenges you to swap pieces to descramble a map of the Middle East.
The Bible Game also features a dozen "Challenge Games" for all the contestants to partake in. Consider them arcade-like mini-games that range from "Red Sea" (move your player left and right to avoid obstacles as you run along the Red Sea floor) to "Jacob's Ladder" (match the onscreen arrow with the correct controller button to move your player up the ladder into the sky) to a "Pac-Man"-like "Tower of Babel," whereby you must smash stones as you build a portion of the wall faster than your competitors. Pop music from some of today's popular Christian artists — such as TobyMac, Kutless, Jeremy Camp and Newsboys — plays in the background during these multiplayer arcade sequences.
If desired, you can choose to only play these mini-games from the start of the game.
The Bible Game, which sells for $19.99, has been awarded the Dove Family-Approved Seal from the Dove Foundation (www.dove.org), a non-profit organization whose mission is to encourage the creation and consumption of family-friendly entertainment.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/marcsaltzman/2006-01-12-bible-game_x.htm
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