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Catechumen

A Christian-themed first-person-shooter, you are a Christian-in-training in the Ancient Roman times. You are battling the hordes of demons sent by the devil to corrupt Roman souls. Most of your comrades have…

27 September 2000

Catechumen is an adventure developed by N'Lightning Software Development, released 27 September 2000 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Catechumen is

Catechumen is an adventure game developed by N'Lightning Software Development and released in 2000. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Genesis3D.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A Christian-themed first-person-shooter, you are a Christian-in-training in the Ancient Roman times. You are battling the hordes of demons sent by the devil to corrupt Roman souls. Most of your comrades have been locked away by the possessed Romans. Only you, armed with a holy sword that shoots word of God, can enlighten the possessed Centurions, banish the demons, save your fellow Christians, and defeat Satan himself...
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Catechumen launched on 27 September 2000, within three weeks of Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Dino Crisis 2 and Zeus: Master of Olympus.

Released around the same time: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Dino Crisis 2, Zeus: Master of Olympus.

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When did Catechumen come out?
Catechumen was released on 27 September 2000 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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