lol whos the guy on the left supposed to be? any guesses?

I liked this better when it was introduced on the Adult Swim website as Bible Fight

The Holy Spirit?

@Gapsky412: I'm guessing that's the big G.O.D. ready to put the smackdown on a giant Muhammed...who I'm sure isn't about to use that sword he's packing. :)

I've heard depicting Muhammed was a big no-no, are yous guys gonna get in trouble for that there picture up there?

Regardless, I've never quite know what Muhammed was supposed to look like as a result, now I do (sorta.) To that end, Thanks, Kotaku...

...duh. I bet lots of folks'll get offended.

Hmm, Bible Fight looks better. This could be okay though.

Isn't putting muhammed in there asking for trouble from fuckwits?

...but I'm putting my money on Shiva, if he/she's got like 8 arms or whatever.

This can't end well. I'll be over in this fallout shelter if you don't mind. >.>

@HighlanderWolf:

Should we all run out and get 2 tons of sand and have the person on our left bury our heads?

What no Buddha?

You only get to choose from 4 deities? That's not enough!

I saw six?

I'm pretty sure this has already been done: [www.adultswim.com]

What, no John Romero?

Hey, I'm supposed to be Catholic, but Ganesh would own each and every one of them.
All it has to do is grab you by the neck with one set of arms, and violate your genitals and mouth with its other arms and trunk...

Hmm... Maybe that was religiously intolerant... Scratch everything I said please XD

@Sparx88: satan was a good character.

@Sparx88: That's totally what I thought this was at first, too. Although, it seems the aim of this one is a bit different. If you can trust the creators of this game, they're trying to get people to think differently about religious intollerance, while Adult Swim is just going for the easy offensiveness of having Bible characters take it outside.

Although, for all of Molleindustria's efforts, I'd be surprised if this had any positive effects. Those offended by the game will either avoid it or try to verbally lynch its makers and players, while anyone open-minded enough to try it probably wasn't myopic in the first place.

In short, a few people will chuckle, more will shrug it off, and potentially more will just become upset.

I'm confused as to why a separate version of the game is offered to avoid offending Muslims. If the game is really supposed to be about presenting difficult imagery that we're supposed to contend with on an ethical level (a position I can support, though I don't think this game does a great job of it) why sanitize that imagery for a particular group of people?

The reason I think the game fails is because it doesn't really address the issues at hand: first of all, it ascribes fault to the deities themselves rather than the most fanatical of their followers. Second, it doesn't really portray the way in which religion is misused to reach violent ends; instead it seems to depict a sort of Greek ethos where human suffering is a result of feuds between gods. Third, it cheapens the religions in general by misrepresenting their views (Muslims, for example, view Jesus as a prophet, and Christians still believe in the Judaic God.) A good work of satire or criticism should hit hard but fair, and this does neither.

So anyone else beat the game? Who was that the final boss supposed to be?

@dead_red_eyes:

I was wrong, there's 6 ... and that's good enough!

@Trowble (XBL/PSN):

He's there, along with Budai.

@Manjikengo:

Personally I liked Eve and Moses

P.S. no offense from the last topic, just a little friendly banter

"WORSHIP ME"

Best line in the whole game.

@GodzillaVsJapan: a giant Jack Kirby, it's the damnedest thing.

nothing but wholesome, relevant talk will come from this toipc, and i for one predict a surprising level of religious tolerance to follow.

What? No Santa?

@UltimatePancakeSensation:

Regardless of what they're trying to teach I think the meaning will get lost in translation. For this I follow the George Carlin line:

#1: Do you believe in God?
#2: No
#1: (BANG!)

#1: Do you believe in God?
#2: Yes
#1: Do you believe in my God?
#2: No
#1: (BANG!) My God has a bigger dick than your God!

Final boss is............XENU!!!

I laughed at the end.
I played Budai. I thought the end was going to be Satan, but seeing Xenu was pretty fun. Oh yeah, first post.

I'm confused as to why Muhammad is even IN it, seeing as he's the only human in that list. Also God vs Jesus? I'm still confused as to how this even reflects religious intolerance, though I guess if I played it I'd know.

You could do God vs Allah vs Yaweh and have it be a triple deity showdown... except they'd all look and play like each other, but that might be because they ARE exactly the same...

That was fun. The final boss fight was awesome. :D

LOL i just beat the game as Jesus in like 5mins its fun if you got nothing else. Great time waster.

@GodzillaVsJapan:

Xenu was the final boss, which I thought was seriously fucking awesome. Scientology is such a crock of shit.

I don't like the Jesus character design. Surely, they could draw my Lord better.

Lame flash graphics, tired gameplay, BUT because it has such a controversial character selection, it's worth talking about.

What kind of God won't let me block?

Rioting in the streets anyone?

LOL just won as muhammad... xenu was an easy boss battle.. silly xenu.. he has nukes though! Impressive.

You can play as xenu once you clock it.. YAY :D

@chardish: It's not about sanatizing imagery for a certain group of people. Muslims don't simply dislike seeing physical representaions of Muhammad, it's a part of their religious doctrine. It's not a case of them needing to be more tolerant to our desire to draw pictures of him, it's a case of us respecting an actual rule they've decided to invest part of their faith in.

@GodzillaVsJapan: Xenu from Scientology

@chardish: I do agree with your second paragraph though.

I guess I'll play the role of "fuckwit", as mentioned before by someone. Since most of you are extremely uneducated and couldn't care less about your own religions, here's a little tip. Stop trying to create an image of God. It's not cute, it's not funny, and yes, it's offensive.

I don't even know why Muhammad (pbuh) was added to this garbage game, since he's merely a Prophet of God, not a God-like figure, as is Jesus.

Any possibility this game is out there to get clicks simply because it's bound to be controversial?

Also, that "Push gamers to reflect..." line is just garbage. There's no way this game is going to do that.

yeah i dont understand why mo is in it either if its about deities or gods, wasnt he just a prophet? meaning just some dude?

Im going to hell.

@mattjop1033: So we should only serve Kosher food to respect the Jewish faith? I'm sure the creators of the game weren't Muslim so I don't believe they think they are sinning in any way.

The boss is hilarious ... heheh wow.

"Muslim readers upset at the inclusion of a physical representation of the prophet Muhammad (ie a big no-no), there's a censored version of the game should you (or anyone else not already put off the game) still want to give it a try."

...Isn't the entire concept of not offending Muslim readers completely obliterated when the picture on the story itself features a physical representation of the Muhammad character? *grits teeth* I'm not judging, but I just hope there are very few Muslim Kotaku readers, because I'd hate to be on the receiving end of any of their angry e-mails...

Since the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic God is basically the same deity they shouldn't include that deity in the game. This game should be about prophets.

I just played the game as Ganesh. He's pretty good (left, down, right+attack, right, right+attack!!), but Mohammed is an over powered b!7%$!! He can turn invisible and hail meteors?

Hmm, maybe it's time I changed faiths...

They should've made it so all the gods look and play exactly the same in every way. That would be making a statement. And then at the end they could all team up and kill Xenu.

Playing as Jesus to beat the living daylights out of Muhammad and Xenu...

Should I feel bad for enjoying that so much?

Xenu is after Buddah LOL Scientologist are so going to sue LMAO!!!! Excellent fighting game just for kicking the final bosses butt (Hint: he is a jumper).