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By Erin Bell
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Empire-building sim includes religious human sacrifice.
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GodZ
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What's It About?
In GODZ, players take on the role of a fledgling god tasked with building an empire of "believers" to prepare for the return of an evil deity named Afexha. Players build structures to harvest resources and produce troops to send into battle against other empires (both computer- and player-controlled). Religion features prominently in the game. Players build temples and train prophets to recruit believers, who then can be sacrificed at an altar in exchange for special bonuses in battle. You also can found a religion and invite other players (both friends and strangers) to join. A religion functions like a clan or guild; members can send in-game messages to each other and share resources.
Is It Any Good?
GodZ is a straightforward sim that's easy to pick up and play, but it doesn't offer a whole lot of depth or advanced strategy. Quests are pedantic and predictable (build a lumber mill, harvest lumber, build more lumber mills, level up the lumber mills, harvest more lumber…), and the game doesn't do enough to generate interest in its story, which basically disappears after a few introductory comic-book panels at the beginning. GodZ has fun elements of competition and conquest, but it's not sophisticated enough to be truly great.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can discuss the strategies presented in this game for conquering other empires: military war, using thieves to steal resources, and using priests to convert followers.
Families can explore early religions and discuss some of their practices, such as human sacrifice.
Game Details
- Platform : Facebook
- Subjects : Language & Reading : following directions
- Skills : Self-Direction : work to achieve goals , Collaboration : meeting challenges together
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Available online
- Publisher : Yucca Studios
- Release date : September 10, 2013
- Genre : Simulation
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : June 20, 2022
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