<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Christian	O
rhythm	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
by	O
Digital	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
,	O
it	O
uses	O
contemporary	O
Christian	O
music	O
with	O
gameplay	O
akin	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
games	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
wired	O
and	O
cordless	O
USB	O
guitar	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
running	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
or	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
franchises	O
,	O
popular	O
demand	O
directly	O
received	O
by	O
CEO	O
Tom	O
Bean	O
via	O
emails	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Dance	O
Praisea	O
dance	O
game	O
focused	O
on	O
Contemporary	O
Christian	O
music	O
which	O
proved	O
successful	O
within	O
its	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Dance	O
Praise	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
family-oriented	O
game	O
and	O
provide	O
a	O
"	O
positive	O
experience	O
"	O
for	O
all	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
mandate	O
,	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
consists	O
of	O
primarily	O
Christian	O
rock	O
music	O
with	O
no	O
offensive	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
additionally	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
any	O
animated	O
avatars	O
for	O
playersas	O
the	O
company	O
viewed	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
to	O
be	O
negative	O
role	O
models	O
for	O
its	O
intended	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
later	O
released	O
a	O
five-song	O
downloadable	O
pack	O
that	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
purchased	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
official	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
:	O
Stryper	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
celebrate	O
Christian	O
band	O
Stryper	O
's	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Songs	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
downloaded	O
online	O
from	O
Digital	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
games	O
released	O
as	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
full	O
games	O
in	O
and	O
of	O
themselves	O
,	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
expansion	O
packs	O
require	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
entertainment	O
site	O
ICE	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
summarizing	O
their	O
thoughts	O
by	O
calling	O
Guitar	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
"[a]	O
'	O
rock-solid	O
'	O
product	O
that	O
can	O
stand	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
Guitar	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
does	O
not	O
support	O
any	O
peripherals	O
from	O
any	O
other	O
music	O
game	O
,	O
hindering	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
existing	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PluggedIn	O
Online	O
,	O
a	O
website	O
authored	O
by	O
the	O
American	O
evangelical	O
organization	O
Focus	O
on	O
the	O
Family	O
,	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
yes	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
is	O
indeed	O
a	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
clone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tracey	O
John	O
of	O
MTV	O
's	O
Multiplayer	O
blog	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
no	O
doubt	O
a	O
slick	O
and	O
surprisingly	O
competent	O
'	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
 '	O
knock-off	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
game-playing	O
Christian	O
market	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
stayed	O
true	O
to	O
its	O
market	O
instead	O
of	O
attempting	O
to	O
re-invent	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
aside	O
from	O
songs	O
making	O
references	O
to	O
such	O
themes	O
,	O
had	O
little	O
overtly	O
religious	O
imagery	O
or	O
tones.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
U.S.	O
Military	O
site	O
Stars	O
and	O
Stripes	O
says	O
that	O
"	O
Developer	O
Digital	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
obviously	O
has	O
an	O
idea	O
that	O
strikes	O
a	O
chord	O
with	O
Christian	O
youth	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
tweaks	O
would	O
make	O
this	O
a	O
popular	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
's	O
Eliot	O
Van	O
Buskirk	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
"	O
there	O
’s	O
no	O
way	O
to	O
battle	O
the	O
devil	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
considered	O
Guitar	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
an	O
acceptable	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
and	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
for	O
Christian	O
families	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
contain	O
as	O
much	O
functionality	O
and	O
polish	O
as	O
other	O
major	O
music	O
games	O
(	O
noting	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
hammer-ons	O
and	O
pull-offs	O
in	O
songs	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
easier	O
difficulty	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
wireless	O
guitar	O
peripheral	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
sleep	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
drain	O
the	O
battery	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Digital	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
has	O
considered	O
expanding	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
include	O
support	O
for	O
full	O
band	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
also	O
actively	O
considered	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
bringing	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
has	O
considered	O
the	O
idea	O
a	O
potential	O
financial	O
risk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Digital	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
released	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
entitled	O
Guitar	B-Application
Praise	I-Application
:	O
Stryper	O
.	O
</s>
