<s>
Left	B-Application
Behind	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Christian	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Inspired	O
Media	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
formerly	O
Left	O
Behind	O
Games	O
)	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
news	O
reported	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
CEO	O
Troy	O
Lyndon	O
that	O
Inspired	O
Media	O
Entertainment	O
had	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Big	O
Huge	O
Games	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
engine	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Eternal	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
instead	O
,	O
titled	O
Left	B-Application
Behind	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tribulation	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
received	O
"	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
some	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
originality	O
,	O
many	O
panned	O
it	O
claiming	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
ridiculous	O
plot	O
,	O
mediocre	O
gameplay	O
,	O
poor	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
technical	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
pathfinding	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
While	O
Wired	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
exclusionary	O
religious	O
theme	O
,	O
it	O
reviewed	O
its	O
gameplay	O
more	O
positively	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
great	O
surprise	O
of	O
Left	B-Application
Behind	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
is	O
that	O
it	O
actually	O
kind	O
of	O
rocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Eternal	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
was	O
subject	O
to	O
criticism	O
from	O
various	O
watchdog	O
groups	O
claiming	O
that	O
it	O
promoted	O
religious	O
warfare	O
and	O
bigotry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
Left	O
Behind	O
Games	O
sent	O
letters	O
to	O
various	O
bloggers	O
demanding	O
they	O
remove	O
"	O
misleading	O
"	O
reviews	O
of	O
Eternal	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
from	O
their	O
blogs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
Left	O
Behind	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
invested	O
heavily	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
'	O
Eternal	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
 '	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
highly	O
publicized	O
games	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
as	O
politically	O
motivated	O
groups	O
launched	O
an	O
all-out	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
by	O
making	O
false	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
conversion	O
to	O
Christianity	O
as	O
a	O
requirement	O
or	O
gave	O
points	O
for	O
killing	O
Muslims	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
packages	O
were	O
slated	O
to	O
include	O
copies	O
of	O
Left	B-Application
Behind	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
,	O
which	O
The	O
Nation	O
responded	O
to	O
by	O
posting	O
a	O
blog	O
entry	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
"	O
kill	O
or	O
convert	O
"	O
violence	O
against	O
non-Christians	O
and	O
that	O
characters	O
shouted	O
"	O
Praise	O
the	O
Lord	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2008	O
,	O
Left	O
Behind	O
Games	O
announced	O
a	O
giveaway	O
of	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
Eternal	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
.	O
</s>
