Is Guitar Hero too sinful for your tastes? Then maybe you should try Guitar Praise.

The new video game, coming in a few weeks from Digital Praise for $100, mimics the Guitar Hero concept, but the songs are by Christian bands, including Petra and Relient K. Aside from providing more praise-worthy music, Guitar Praise provides a more wholesome playing experience, according to its maker, “with clean lyrics and a game that reaffirms a child’s self-esteem.” For example, its website says, “If you can’t keep up, the artists will take a break and stop the music” — not boo you, a PR rep added, as they do in that wicked, wicked Guitar Hero. (Of course, players can turn off that feature in GH, but let’s not mention that.) “Crank it up and try again — you’ll soon be rockin’ with the best while praising the Lord!”

Seriously, Guitar Praise surely has an audience. I think its biggest problem will be that it connects only to computers, not video-game consoles, which is kind of lame.  But I’m sure that its fans will have a good time with it.

Still, it’s hard not laugh at this great reader comment from BB Gadget’s writeup about the game:  “I heard that [the] Vatican will be releasing Bingo Hero.”

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