Buddhist organisation objects to ‘Fight of God’ video game featuring warring deities
A Buddhist organisation has called for a gaming company to stop selling a street fighter-styled game titled “Fight of God”, in which depictions of Jesus and Buddha battle each other, saying the game engendered misunderstanding and entailed disrespectful acts in regards to Buddhist symbols.
Withdrawing the game would not only prevent disrespectful acts towards religious symbols but also raise humanity’s sense of self-respect, according to a letter sent by the Knowing Buddha Organisation, a non-profit organisation in Thailand, to the Taiwanese developer of the game, Digital Crafter.
In “Fight of God”, deities from different world religions battle each other, including Jesus fighting Buddha and Zeus taking on the Viking god Odin.
Digital Crafter developed the game in partnership with the UK publisher Pqube.
A trailer for the game states “The son of God is back, and he’s cross” and “Your prayers have been answered”.
Manat Chareekote, of the Knowing Buddha Organisation, described his group as a Thai non-profit agency seeking to protect Buddhist symbols from being subjected to disrespect by spreading knowledge about the proper treatment of Buddha images and statues. The organisation’s website is knowingbuddha.org.
