Left Behind: Eternal Forces now free (Hurry! First 1m only!)

by Christopher Grant { Feb 6th 2008 at 11:26PM }

It's no secret that religious messageware Left Behind: Eternal Forces failed to find an audience amongst gamers (we think it's the whole "prayer is more powerful than guns" thing) so it's with a raised eyebrow and a quizzical look – and maybe even a Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor huhhh – that we greet news of Left Behind Games' "Million Game FREE Giveaway." It's simple: just stop by this website, make your order, and "increase [their] installed base of users to benefit future sales and expand distribution."

We should warn you though that it's not free free; there's a digital delivery or shipping surcharge of $5 or $6 respectively. Can't say we're filled with optimism for the plan, but apparently they know what they're doing ...

[Thanks, jc]

Tags: free, Left-Behind, Left-Behind-Games, religion

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

NESv1 @ Feb 6th 2008 11:30PM

I just have one word for this post: "WEIRD"

mietha CAG @ Feb 6th 2008 11:31PM

$5? They should pay you $5 just to download that piece of shit. What a joke.

Geist @ Feb 7th 2008 12:56AM

But...but...but...JESUS!!

ThornedVenom @ Feb 7th 2008 1:49AM

Fuck Jesus, hail SATIN.

Daran @ Feb 7th 2008 7:41AM

I like satin too.

Todd @ Feb 7th 2008 10:24AM

Uh, not even Jesus would play this game. Jesus would be playing Warcraft, laying the smack down on undead with Holy Smite!

Zegim @ Feb 8th 2008 1:52PM

Hail Satin!
Hell, I even sleep with Satin.

Vegnagun bwf @ Feb 6th 2008 11:33PM

Prayer is more powerful than guns when you pray using guns.

Poisoned Al @ Feb 7th 2008 6:16AM

It's the American way!

(sorry, I couldn't stop myself)

brainkrieg @ Feb 6th 2008 11:38PM

i am a christian and the 4.99 download fee still isnt worth it. i think it is really a shame that crap like this game is even associated with christianity. I am a gamer and a christian and i still say dont bother.

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Feb 7th 2008 12:20AM

I'm in the same boat. I'm christian and I'm not going to touch this.

brandon_r87 @ Feb 7th 2008 12:35AM

I'm also a Christian, which is why I won't be downloading a game that supports violence as a part of Christianity's beliefs. Jesus preached peace. I sometimes wonder if I should even be playing violent video games at all, but they're fun and addictive. I think if this game would have been abysmally bad, but still was a good representation of Christianity, I would get it though. Anyway, cool to see some other Christian gamers on the webosphere!

I also see Joystiq was tipped by "jc"... Wonder if that was intentional, but it's funny either way.

bak @ Feb 7th 2008 12:46AM

Yep. A bad game based on best-selling-but-cheesy books based on popular-but-bad theology... Why? Money. Result? The rest of us Christians look like jerks too; and no one that sees this will take this faith seriously. Sorry everybody.

Gangsta Smurf @ Feb 7th 2008 8:11AM

I know a guy named Christian and he wouldn't download this game either.

UltimateQ @ Feb 6th 2008 11:55PM

PASS.

Silliness @ Feb 7th 2008 12:00AM

It's about damn time!

Jeff @ Feb 7th 2008 12:02AM

Not free. Pass.

spoo @ Feb 7th 2008 11:41AM

$5 digital delivery fee is typical Christian BS. This is the first time I have ever heard of a "digital shipping fee," outside of EripoffBay. At least it isn't guilting you to pay 10% of your earnings......yet.

;P

Andre @ Feb 7th 2008 12:03AM

Anyone want to bet they won't reach their 1 million cap?

ThornedVenom @ Feb 7th 2008 1:51AM

Not if the almighty Jack Thompson can help it!

michaud.jon @ Feb 7th 2008 12:05AM

Wow... they are really trying anything to get the younger people involved in their bullsh*t!

Poisoned Al @ Feb 7th 2008 6:45AM

Nah, young people wouldn't buy this without being forced to.

DangerMouse @ Feb 7th 2008 12:09AM

This game will likely cause real-life violence, due to frustration of playing garbage and 5 dollars invested in dogshit. But who am i to question, because apparently "they know what they're doing"

Bawb @ Feb 7th 2008 12:12AM

Psh, piece of sh*t. Hail Satan!

ThornedVenom @ Feb 7th 2008 1:52AM

Move aside, petty mortal: Satin is here.

Obie @ Feb 7th 2008 12:10AM

ZOMG Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee LOVE this game!

colin @ Feb 7th 2008 2:01AM

yeah, but hillary loves bill ...
and obama is a secretly brainwashed pawn for the middle-eastern oil-financed muslim-agenda'd manchurian global corporation that seeks control of the novus ordo seclorum.

i'm thinking lesser of two evils here, and if you have to vote democratic, vote obama.

/joking

though i will bet a nickel that our next president will be a white male.

Ebola @ Feb 7th 2008 12:13AM

OMG!!
Thank god it's free!!!!!!
thank the maker!
Jesus tap dancing christ!!!!!

Mr Snuffle @ Feb 7th 2008 12:16AM

God I'd love to see a competent (and secularized) adaption of the Rapture-Apocalypse. I find the hypothetical situation fascinating... there is so much you can do with it.

I've played this game however, and it's not worth the postage. I guess there are some campy video clips in there, you might get a kick out of them.

Yourself @ Feb 7th 2008 12:43AM

Well, there's a game about the "Rapture"...

mike @ Feb 7th 2008 12:17AM

why charge $5 for download distribution? No way their bandwidth is costing them that much and even if it was, ever heard of bit-torrent? Release it there, upload for a day or 2 and cut off and let it continue. Its just to make money. boo.

And I just checked, you can find it on the big public torrent sites already anyway.

Steve @ Feb 7th 2008 1:31AM

"why charge $5 for download distribution? No way their bandwidth is costing them that much and even if it was, ever heard of bit-torrent?"

Mike, that's because God always seems to be broke. That's what you get for trying to do the whole "build it in 7 days" thing. To get quality work done with, animals, and trees and shit included and working right out of the box in a week would have cost a fortune! Not my problem, go talk to the Pope, he's got a few bucks.

As for me, I'm holding out for Billy Graham's Bible Blaster.

Korova @ Feb 7th 2008 6:58AM

I am holding out for Wrath of God 3: Finish the Apocalypse. Now that would be a Christian game worth playing - the Book of Revelations has some gaming potential.

Hollywood Ron @ Feb 7th 2008 12:25AM

Temptation got the better of me. I ordered it. I fail.

Anticrawl @ Feb 7th 2008 12:25AM

Hahaha, I love how games are totting "Kotaku.com reviews" on their boxes and in commercials now-a-days. Hilarious.

dan stabbingworth @ Feb 7th 2008 12:33AM

I'd love to see the rest of that kotaku quote because it looks VERY out of of context.

Anticrawl @ Feb 7th 2008 12:48AM

Indeed it is, much like those Kane & Lynch quotes on the boxes and initial batch of ads. They were taken completely out of context. In fact a few of them were intended as sarcastic remarks.

Geist @ Feb 7th 2008 1:01AM

Review site: "Yeah, I might say that this game is great, if I was a retarded idiot on some hallucinogenics, but I won't. Because it blows!"

Kane & Lynch box "...this game is great..! - Review site"

Hollywood Ron @ Feb 7th 2008 1:09AM

I looked the review up, it's actually surprisingly complimentary.

Corey @ Feb 7th 2008 1:12AM

I searched for this quote and it was in fact on Kotaku in its entirety, and, believe it or not, it was genuine. However, this was from an E3 2006 preview and was ONLY talking about the gameplay, not the story and premise. So, essentially, they took a quote from a previewer who was impressed that the game had competent, yet generic, gameplay.

Anticrawl @ Feb 7th 2008 1:20AM

@Corey

Yeah that is usually the case. Most publishers grab quotes from news articles or previews of the game and not an actual review. Though it isn't just because said articles/previews are easier on the game than a full review. Sometimes it is just because the review isn't written yet, but generally the companies get to read rough drafts of the reviews before they are officially published.

Player1 @ Feb 7th 2008 10:17AM

I'm just amazed they found a quote from Kotaku that wasn't about Crecente's or Ashcraft's kids.

upz @ Feb 7th 2008 11:42AM

What's Kotaku? Joystiq is my only friend. (Can I have a by for the next Joyswag contest?)

Player1 @ Feb 7th 2008 1:11PM

Kotaku is this gaming blog that spends half their time posting stories about their kids that no one cares about expect the commentors who kiss their ass so they don't get banned for daring to have a different opinion. Oh, and they are only bloggers when it's convenient, otherwise they are serious journalists. They also have to make posts that are just lists of their "orginal posts" so they don't look like they just rip everyone else off, but half of their orginal posts are just stories about their kids or pics of cakes.

DarkNessBear @ Feb 7th 2008 12:47AM

Dude joystiq. Take this shit down. Don't advocate this. Its freaky as crap. Seriously.

BigD145 @ Feb 7th 2008 1:08AM

I abide by no religion and I don't need a game to tell me that these people should be paying me just to breathe the air on my planet. No wait. Nevermind. No amount of money is enough to share this planet with people that want it to end!! Get off my planet you a$$hats.