<s>
Joshua	B-Application
&	I-Application
the	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Jericho	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
Christian	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Wisdom	O
Tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
themed	O
on	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Jericho	B-Application
described	O
in	O
the	O
Book	O
of	O
Joshua	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Israelites	O
topple	O
the	O
defensive	O
wall	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Jericho	B-Application
by	O
encircling	O
it	O
and	O
blowing	O
their	O
trumpets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
tile-based	B-Application
action	B-Application
puzzle	O
game	O
,	O
Joshua	B-Application
&	I-Application
the	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Jericho	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Christian	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
day	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
adhere	O
strictly	O
to	O
a	O
Bible	O
quiz	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Wisdom	O
Tree	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
it	O
to	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
1991	O
's	O
Exodus	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
redesign	O
of	O
Crystal	O
Mines	O
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
title	O
developed	O
by	O
Ken	O
Beckett	O
for	O
Wisdom	O
Tree	O
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Color	O
Dreams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Exodus	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
no	O
background	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
in	O
Crystal	O
Mines	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
a	O
gun-wielding	O
robot	O
who	O
mines	O
a	O
newly	O
discovered	O
exoplanet	O
,	O
Joshua	O
is	O
a	O
tribal	O
leader	O
of	O
Israel	O
who	O
infiltrates	O
and	O
pillages	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Jericho	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joshua	O
's	O
trumpet	O
blasts	O
(	O
called	O
"	O
toots	O
"	O
in-game	O
)	O
also	O
destroy	O
blocks	O
of	O
Jericho	B-Application
's	O
wall	O
;	O
"	O
Israelite	O
discontent	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Achan	O
's	O
sin	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
foreign	O
idols	O
"	O
(	O
cult	O
images	O
)	O
are	O
likewise	O
represented	O
by	O
destructible	O
tiles	O
.	O
</s>
