Review theWellRedMage 2/5 · Nov 30, 2016
Exodus: Journey to the Promised Land (1990) reviewed by the Well-Red Mage
"Mr. Gorbachev… let my people go.”
-Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States
It’s almost Christmas. That means, for many gamers out there, the possibility of finding some great games under the tree come that hallowed morning (or evening, whatever your family tradition is). I’m personally prodding my wife daily for Final Fantasy XV or The Last Guardian. …
"Mr. Gorbachev… let my people go.”
-Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States
It’s almost Christmas. That means, for many gamers out there, the possibility of finding some great games under the tree come that hallowed morning (or evening, whatever your family tradition is). I’m personally prodding my wife daily for Final Fantasy XV or The Last Guardian.
But Christmas can also bring many disappointing memories back to mind. Remember the time you got argyle socks instead of Super Mario World? Or how about the time somebody got you tightie whities instead of Arkham Asylum? Or when you got Spiritual Warfare instead of The Legend of Zelda, Bible Adventures instead of Super Mario Bros. 2, Super 3D Noah’s Ark instead of Wolfenstein 3D, or Exodus: Journey to the Promised Land instead of Boulder Dash…? All because your loving parents felt like Christian-themed games were better for you than heathen ones ‘Course as it turns out, Wisdom Tree’s copycat games aren’t much more than vaguely “themed” around Christian concepts. Take the Color Dreams developed, Wisdom Tree published action-puzzle title Exodus. It’s Boulder Dash but with Moses in it. And that’s about it.
The biblical accuracy stops there because in Exodus, old Moses shoots blazing W’s (for the Word of God, obviously) and blows up Egyptians (rather than just burying them in the sand) as he progresses through a long series of timed levels crashing through obstacles, picking up question mark icons and items, and collecting manna to unlock the secret door. Uh huh…I’m not sure what’s worse: plagiarism or blasphemy, or a decadent combination of both. Okay, that’s a little too heavy. It’s no secret that the Wisdom Tree games are copycats but I just find it funny how much “creative license” they took with the original source material. No wonder all of their games were not officially licensed by Nintendo.
Cartridge gray, let’s play. Cartridge black, take it back.
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