The devil and video games is a theme that comes up every now and then when a conservative group feels like alarming parents to the harms of video games.

This time it’s a group in Philadelphia that wrote the family paper The Bulletin, claiming video games are destroying Christian values.

The article, ““Buyer Beware: Satanic-Themed Video Games Concern Parents”, intends to warn parents about the increase of satanically-themed video games that target God and Christianity. They also point out that the games “invite players to make pacts with the devil, and elevate Satan to hero status.”

The examples given by 32 year old Lance Christian are very odd choices though:
“I feel that the devil has a new tool to work with in this age of technology, and the majority of adults in a position of responsibility are left in the dark,” he told the paper citing the following examples”

* Tecmo’s Deception: Invitation To Darkness–Players “make an unholy pact and sell their soul to Satan in exchange for power” with the object of the game being to ensure the resurrection of Satan and obtain his power.

* Nocturne—A game in which the hero (a demon) destroys the three Archangels St. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, then goes on to destroy God.

* Shadow Hearts—The hero uses his power to intercept and destroy God and “save the world.”

* Dragon Age: Origins—The game revolves around the story of God going mad and cursing the world. A witch attacks believers and players can “have sex” with her in a pagan act called “blood magic” so she can “give birth to a god.” Another scenario allows players to have sex with a demon in exchange for a boy’s soul.

But he does includes Dante’s Inferno, Guitar Hero, Devil Summoner, Koudelka, Trapt, Bayonetta and Darksiders.

[source Game Politics]