Author: Zachery Oliver
Zachery Oliver, MTS, is the lead writer for Theology Gaming, a blog focused on the integration of games and theological issues. He can be reached at viewtifulzfo at gmail dot com or on Theology Gaming’s Facebook Page.
God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent;
Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?Number 23:9
Why do Christian games suffer from such a negative reception? Obviously the long, infamous history of Wisdom Tree, its blatant plagiarism of established game ideas (Super Noah’s Ark 3D), and its illegal cartridge production/lockout overrides did not endear itself to the public at large. Even at an early age, I could perceive a clear different between, say, Bible Adventures and Super Mario Bros. Why did Christian companies make bad games?