<s>
Catechumen	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Roman-themed	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
N'Lightning	O
Software	O
Development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catechumen	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2000	O
,	O
to	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catechumen	B-Application
is	O
known	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
Christian	O
video	O
games	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N'Lightning	O
spent	O
nearly	O
$	O
830,000	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
disappointing	O
sales	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
Ominous	B-Application
Horizons	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Paladin	I-Application
's	I-Application
Calling	I-Application
,	O
eventually	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
disbandment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catechumen	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
A.D.	O
171	O
during	O
the	O
reign	O
of	O
the	O
Roman	O
emperor	O
Marcus	O
Aurelius	O
,	O
a	O
persecutor	O
of	O
Christians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
period	O
,	O
new	O
Christian	O
converts	O
were	O
guided	O
by	O
a	O
mentor	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
year	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
new	O
converts	O
were	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Catechumen	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
a	O
Catechumen	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
job	O
to	O
delve	O
into	O
the	O
Roman	O
catacombs	O
to	O
free	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catechumen'''s	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
many	O
respects	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapons	O
in	O
Catechumen	B-Application
are	O
functionally	O
similar	O
to	O
firearms	O
in	O
many	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
games	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gold	O
Sword	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
emits	O
rapid-firing	O
projectiles	O
analogous	O
to	O
a	O
machine	O
gun	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Lightning	O
Sword	O
fires	O
a	O
continuous	O
beam	O
of	O
energy	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Lightning	O
Gun	O
in	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solomon	O
's	O
Scepter	O
is	O
a	O
late-game	O
weapon	O
that	O
lobs	O
large	O
balls	O
of	O
explosive	O
energy	O
that	O
deal	O
splash	O
damage	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Rocket	O
Launcher	O
in	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
having	O
a	O
life	O
meter	O
,	O
Catechumen	B-Application
has	O
a	O
"	O
faith	O
"	O
meter	O
that	O
depletes	O
when	O
taking	O
damage	O
from	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
three	O
bosses	O
:	O
the	O
Minotaur	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
Leviathans	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
being	O
Satan	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
Catechumen	B-Application
and	O
Lightning	O
's	O
Ominous	B-Application
Horizons	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Paladin	I-Application
's	I-Application
Calling	I-Application
reached	O
above	O
100,000	O
units	O
by	O
October	O
2003.Catechumen	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
holding	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
53%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
a	O
religious	O
game	O
,	O
Catechumen''	O
was	O
generally	O
received	O
better	O
by	O
Christian	O
critics	O
than	O
secular	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Movieguide	O
reviewer	O
Michael	O
Ballmann	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
"	O
lackluster	O
"	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
has	O
done	O
its	O
job	O
adequately	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
Christian	O
game	O
he	O
had	O
ever	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
poor	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
outdated	O
graphics	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
"[t]he	O
only	O
thing	O
saving	O
it	O
from	O
an	O
F	O
is	O
our	O
healthy	O
fear	O
of	O
God	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
