The Bible Game
Encyclopedia
The Bible Game is a Christian-themed
party game developed by Crave Entertainment
. It is aimed at Christian
s and is "family-friendly". There are a variety of trivia questions related to the Old Testament
. The main two modes are "TV Game Show" and "Challenge Games". The latter lets you choose any minigame
.
In the Game Boy Advance
version players explore different maps searching for demons. When the player finds one, they must hit the demon with their Bible. At this point the demon challenges you to Bible trivia in exchange for a piece of key (which opens the end level destination, the church).
This game features music from Toby McKeehan
and other Christian artists. The Cover art for the packaging was illustrated by Dave Titus, a freelance illustrator who also created the original Netscape mascot, Mozilla
.
The Game Boy Advance version was poorly rated by IGN
and GameSpot because while the game was aimed at children it had hard questions that most children could not answer. Additionally, the levels had scrolls with answers, but they can only be used once and can't be referenced later. The game lacked a battery save and had long load times which are normally uncommon with Game Boy Advance games.
Christian video games
Christian video games were first marketed successfully by BibleBytes in the early 1980s on several different microcomputer platforms and in the late 1980s for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Wisdom Tree. Now they are made by many different developers...
party game developed by Crave Entertainment
Crave Entertainment
Crave Entertainment is an American video game company. It was founded in 1997 by Nima Taghavi. Its headquarters is in Newport Beach, California...
. It is aimed at Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
s and is "family-friendly". There are a variety of trivia questions related to the Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
. The main two modes are "TV Game Show" and "Challenge Games". The latter lets you choose any minigame
Minigame
A minigame is a short video game often contained within another video game. A minigame is always smaller or more simplistic than the game in which it is contained. Minigames are sometimes also offered separately for free to promote the main game...
.
In the Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
version players explore different maps searching for demons. When the player finds one, they must hit the demon with their Bible. At this point the demon challenges you to Bible trivia in exchange for a piece of key (which opens the end level destination, the church).
This game features music from Toby McKeehan
Toby McKeehan
Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
and other Christian artists. The Cover art for the packaging was illustrated by Dave Titus, a freelance illustrator who also created the original Netscape mascot, Mozilla
Mozilla (mascot)
Mozilla was the mascot of the now disbanded Netscape Communications Corporation.Mozilla takes the form of a green and purple cartoon lizard. Programmer Jamie Zawinski came up with the name during a meeting while working at the company. Mozilla was designed by Dave Titus in 1994.The name "Mozilla"...
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Reception
Sites like IGN.com and GameSpot gave the game an average rating on the console versions , the only major problem being that the mini-games (based on events in the Bible itself) have no connection to the Bible stories. However, it is arguable that the minigames have a connection to the Bible and its stories, but isn't as connected as other games. The only 2 exceptions are the games "7 days" and "Leap of Faith". The games were considered great for children to play, but would turn-off the older, more religious gamers.The Game Boy Advance version was poorly rated by IGN
and GameSpot because while the game was aimed at children it had hard questions that most children could not answer. Additionally, the levels had scrolls with answers, but they can only be used once and can't be referenced later. The game lacked a battery save and had long load times which are normally uncommon with Game Boy Advance games.
External links
- The Bible Game Official Site
- The Bible Game at GameSpotGameSpotGameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...
- The Bible Game at IGNIGNIGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
- The Bible Game at GamePraise