Break-Out the Bible
SCORE: 79
Long time readers of Family Friendly Gaming know I like to play games
from independent developers because of how fresh many of their ideas
are. Break-Out the Bible takes the concept of Break-Out and bounces it
off the Holy Bible (literally). What makes this game even more
interesting is I know the person behind this Personal Computer (PC)
game.
Break-Out the Bible has some great background graphics that show plenty
of known Christian images from our rich history. A few of them looked
stretched to me, which is not a big deal but it was noticeable. There
are scripture verses included that teach gamers wonderful lessons. The
different colored blocks contrast the background images nicely. The
special effects when certain power up items are hit is impressive.
Musically speaking Break-Out the Bible is pleasant to listen to. This is
one area I would like to see improvements in - in future releases from
Divine Games. I would like to be able to select musical tracks, or
import my own tunes. A few of the power up item sounds made me cringe
when hit repeatedly. That may be just me though.
Break-Out the Bible has a level for every book of the Holy Bible. Some
of them are quite challenging so do not expect to beat this PC game in
one sitting. You will have to work diligently to be able to complete
this game. Only one player can Break-Out the Bible at a time, so family
members will have to take turns.
My first confusion with Break-Out the Bible was no icon was loaded to my
desktop, nor did it ask me to do that. Well I said okay that's no big
deal it told me where it loaded it, and being tech savy I went and found
the executable. I started playing this game and was having a real blast
playing it. Then the ball hit the Bible and went straight down off the
screen. This happens from time to time, and turned my joy to sorrow.
This one issue is the only thing holding this game back from being an
instant classic. I could see this game ported to the Wii if that one
control issue gets cleaned up.
[UPDATE 04/21/2009]: The developer provided me a patch that improved the
physics of the bouncing ball quite a bit. The ball no longer drops
straight down at random intervals. It does however (at times) go off the
screen to the right or left and not allow me to put a new ball in play.
[UPDATE 04/27/2009]: The developer has released another patch (version
1.1) that cleans up the control issues.
It is always interesting to go from a low to a high in a video game
review. The family friendly factor of Break-Out the Bible is near
perfect. This game teaches wonderful lessons about the Holy Bible, and
how to treat our fellow man. I would love to see sequels to this
franchise, and take my hat off to the wonderful ideas behind this video
game.
- Paul
Graphics: 70%
Sound: 75%
Replay/Extras: 85%
Gameplay: 70%
Family Friendly Factor: 96%
System: Personal Computer
Publisher: Divine Games
Rating: 'NR' for Not
Rated
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