Catholic Pokémon Go-style game features Moses instead of Mewtwo

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A new augmented reality smartphone game blends the gameplay of Pokémon Go with lessons on Catholic dogma. enables young players to travel real-world streets hunting not for catchable monsters but for Catholic saints and biblical figures. Available for iOS and Android, it also encourages players to pray when they pass by locations like churches and hospitals, reports the Catholic news site Crux. The game was released as part of preparations for World Youth Day, a Catholic youth event set to be held in January in Panama. The game also features virtual billboards playing messages about the Bible, Crux reports.

Pokémon Go Clone Has You Collecting Catholic Saints

The Vatican has commissioned a mobile game called Follow JC Go, an AR title which is almost identical to Pokémon Go, only you're out there collecting Saints and "blessed characters from the Bible". It works exactly the same as Niantic and Nintendo's blockbuster: you hit the streets and run into things you can capture, only instead of battling monsters, you just need to answer some questions from Saints and other Holy Folk. Corriere reports that in addition to tracking a user's "hydration and nutrition", it'll also take note of your prayer count, and while the game features transactions, they come in the form of donations to charity. Follow JC Go was made for World Youth Day in Panama early next year, but the app's already out, albeit just in Spanish. There are more languages coming soon.

Vatican launches Pokémon Go-like game where you collect Catholic saints

according to Pokémon Go has been copied in the past - but never quite like this. You build up a Sunday school of saints and other biblical characters by going out and about. Your biblical bros will be added to your team if you simply answer some of their questions. One interesting feature allows you to donate to charity via the app and receive in-game funds at the same time. It's not the first time Pokémon Go has been copied - The Walking Dead: Our World, Ghostbusters World and Jurassic World Alive spring to mind.