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Learn about evolution and lizard men with Shootanto photo

Ask any true blooded bible thumper and they'll tell you that evolution is a crock. Our great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great (etc.) grandparents were two naked people living in a garden of bliss without fear or hate. And they couldn't eat apples. 

Ask the developers of the WiiWare game Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem and they'll tell you that evolution is real, but Darwin got it all wrong. See, in their game they nail how evolution actually occurred. A monkey had to shoot lizard men in order to survive and be the more dominant species, and every time he shot enough lizard men he would advance a "level" in evolutionary terms, and in that way would advance through time until he is a human shooting lizard men.

The sad thing is that both of those concepts sound equally ridiculous if you take them literally, yet one is a downloadable WiiWare game coming NA side this Fall thanks to Hudson, and the other is a biblical story that many people interpret as literal fact. I'm getting way off track here since blind religious fervor makes me grumpy. The point is there's a fun looking, B-grade shooter coming from Japan to North American WiiWare this Fall that involves monkeys shooting lizards and then evolving. If this is how they rework evolution, you have to wonder what they did for the sequel, which takes place during WWII.

[Via Joystiq]








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BulletMagnet's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 12:04
BulletMagnet
Bah, this debate was already settled back in the SNES days by E.V.O. Or was it Congo's Caper?
Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 12:07
Chris Carter
@Bullet
I still replay E.V.O to this day.
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 12:10
SnakeDude4Life
Fun fact: The Eden fruit may have not been an apple
The "fruit" is commonly referred to the fruit of knowledge, the word apple in middle ages english was commonly used to describe a lot of fruit, not just an apple.
Electrium's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 12:12
Electrium
@ SnakeDude4Life - Or it might not have been a fruit at all, I'd say it was more of a metaphor.
Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 12:18
Chris Carter
RELIGIONTOID

It could have been anything.
adultswim810's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 12:18
adultswim810
EVO is amazing, lets talk about it
Lunacy's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 12:36
Lunacy
In the sequel, the Nazis are lizard men. If that's not a premise for a video game, I don't know what is.
dunderdolt's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 13:00
dunderdolt
Video games and the bible. Both involve silly fiction.

Video games are fun, though.
reindall's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 13:26
reindall
@dunderdolt: Are you kidding me? The Bible is fun as Hell!
Airship Aciddent's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 13:42
Airship Aciddent
My grandma told me the Eden fruit was a mushroom.
The Silent Protagonist's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 13:51
The Silent Protagonist
Potential circle-jerk discussion? Not falling for it.

Only important thing to note is monkeys make everything better.
Agent's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 14:07
Agent
I hope this doesn't turn to a religious debate. Us Americans are force fed that crap waaay to often.
ran24's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 14:24
ran24
rabble rabble rabble Destructoid Bias Against Christianity rabble rabble rabble.
Noah's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 14:37
Noah
"The sad thing is that both of those concepts sound equally ridiculous if you take them literally"

I thought at first you were comparing the monkey-shooting thing to the actual evolution theory, since they both have the same probability of happening. OH SNAP

Not everyone who disagrees with evolution are "Bible thumpers", and not every person who believes in Creative Design is a "Bible thumber". Way to polarize your audience, though Mr. Mathew Troll Razak.

I understand Dtoid's concept is to be hardcore, independent and "edgy"...but offensive doesn't have to be part of it. (Tell me Bible thumper isn't derogatory...) Sterling walks the fine line between offensive and edgy beautifully... maybe he should edit your posts the next time you feel like ranting against a common people group.

Some of you might be wondering 'Why is this guy making such a big deal out of something so little?" The first reason is because it's Sunday and i have free time...the second is that I don't appreciate derogatory names like "Bible thumper"...as playful as it sounds being used so freely to no longer just describe rude, in your face Christians but any and all Christians that believe in Creation.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 14:45
Darren Nakamura
Ugh. This game will only set us back in terms of what the uneducated think the theory of evolution involves. It is sad how many people still ask the question "If man came from monkeys, then why are there still monkeys?" not even understanding that nobody in the scientific community believes that man came from monkeys.
Matthew Razak's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 15:29
Matthew Razak
@Noah

I actually didn't insult the religious or most Christian in any way. I in fact said that a bilbe thumper would say that and in no insinuated that all people that do not believe in evolution are Bible Thumpers. You actually put that spin on it yourself, not I. Bible thumper is an insulting term which is why I used to to describe someone who fanatically believes in a literal interpitation of the Bible, which is, I admit, something I find ludicrous. I'm sorry if you took offense at the term, but it wasn't directed at all Christians or all people who believe in Creationism (or any other creation belief). I'm not sure why you would assume I was calling everyone who does not believe in evolution a Bible Thumper since I really didn't at all, but I'm actually a little offended you think I'm that shallow. Please don't place your stereotypes on me either.

Thanks.
woodPecker's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 16:18
woodPecker
Thanks to Colette for managing to talk about this game without mentioning religon. You just took the focus off of the game and onto yourself.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 16:36
Jonathan Holmes
Grumpy!
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/11/2009 16:57
Xzyliac
I'm SO glad I didn't have to jump on the whole apple thing. I'm a bible nerd admittedly but truthfully and humbly I must say anyone who takes 5 seconds to know the story can learn it was a forbidden fruit. No one ever said it was an apple until people decided it was for whatever stupid reason that was.

Gee I sound cranky.
Noah's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/12/2009 20:10
Noah
@Matthew-

Rereading your story, my post and your reply I see that I was really out of line. Sorry for my accusations. I don't know why I was in such a defensive mood yesterday, regardless I shouldn't have said those things, especially on the internet trying to call people out like a troll. Sorry bro...hope we can still be internet friends
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