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Category Point-n-Click/Keyboard, Arcade/Puzzle/Adventure/Children
Release Date

February 2005

Developer/Publisher

Digital Praise
Digital Praise
Description

Third Person

Editor's note: This game is one of a six-part series of Christian-based, family-oriented games suitable for ages 8 and above. Based on the Adventures in Odyssey radio series, these games promote and reinforce values and virtues rather than encourage violence and mayhem. The Sword of the Spirit features three characters from Odyssey: Whit, Eugene and Connie.


"This game highlights virtues such as patience, self-control, and cooperation. These concepts are presented subtly within the context of the story, and some of the game's activities are so amusing that they had me laughing out loud.

"The story, which is set in and around the town of Odyssey, revolves around the sword of the title -- an ancient artifact discovered by Peter McAlister in the 1800s and engraved with nine Greek letters, each representing a virtue. After an introductory cut scene, our adventure begins as Whit, Eugene, and Connie become aware of the sword and start discovering clues concerning its whereabouts.

"Unfortunately, greedy art dealer Gustav Schmidt knows about the artifact as well...He demands that our trio lead him to it.

"The artifact is reached by way of a path called the Gauntlet of Virtues, devised by Peter McAlister to insure that whoever finds the sword will be of suitable character to possess such a treasure. The negotiation of this path takes up a major portion of the game.

"The Gauntlet consists of nine tests of character representing the virtues depicted on the sword. These are mastered by successfully completing puzzles and arcade-style games, and navigating through a series of mazes (which aren't bad -- honest!). Each activity has multiple parts based on a common underlying structure. All must be completed in order to advance the game.

"I do have one problem related to the number of tasks required in order to successfully complete the game's activities. These activities can contain up to 30 different variations. Some can be a little tricky, necessitating a lot of repetition...This seems a bit much to me, particularly for young children -- especially considering that each part of an activity must be mastered in order to proceed with the game...I would have preferred a more reasonable number of tasks in each activity.

"Overall, I found this game to be most enjoyable. By the time I finished playing it, I felt as though I'd even learned a thing or two about myself -- and I'd actually had fun doing it. You just can't beat a combination like that."

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Grade - Review

A-
Box Shots
box front
Screenshots
Game GoodiesDemos, desktop themes, sounds, etc.
Walkthrough Click to go to WalkthroughTips & Tricks - click Adventures in Odyssey then Sword the of Spirit
Minimum System Requirements

PC Icon PC REQUIREMENTS:

  • 300 MHz Pentium® II
  • Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP
  • 100 MB available hard drive space
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 8X CD-ROM drive
  • 4 MB DirectX® 8.1 compatible video card
  • DirectSound® 8.1 compatible sound card

Mac Icon MAC REQUIREMENTS:

  • G3, G4, or G5
  • Mac OS X v10.0 or later
  • 100 MB available hard drive
  • 128 MB RAM
  • CD-ROM drive
  • 4 MB Video memory
  • Speakers
Media CD-ROM

 

 

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