When we heard that Electronic Arts is transforming Dante’s Inferno into a video game, we unanimously exclaimed, “WTF?!”  Did the folks at EA take a look at one of our “Classic Literature FPSs” articles or something?  The idea certainly is bizarre, but maybe, just maybe, EA can pull it off.

Ok, so we didn’t see much gameplay, but what we saw looked promising.  Apparently, you can attack baddies with a nice looking crucifix.  That’s right.  Beat the heathens with the power of Christ!  Who knows?  Perhaps the Good Book could be used as a secondary weapon.  It’s certainly large enough.

You’ll need all the weapons you can get in order to survive the nine circles of hell: limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, wrath, heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery.  The game is set to release sometime in 2009.  After this is done, I want a game based on George Orwell’s 1984.  Make it happen EA!