Hanuman becomes first Indian-developed game, exclusive to PS2

PlayStation India is making big strides. SCEE will publish the first video game to be completely developed by an Indian game development team, Hanuman: Boy Warrior. This PS2 exclusive is about a young boy who must defeat enemies by freeing them of bad karma. "Good triumphs over evil," and it does so without the violence typical of most modern games.

Hanuman is rooted in Indian mythology and will be presented in both English and Hindi. "We are very proud to launch the first Indian game on PS2 with localized content, completely developed in India," said SCE's Atindriya Bose. "The launch of Hanuman: Boy Warrior has marked a very significant milestone in the Indian game development industry and also signifies the importance we attach to the Indian market and the Indian Game development industry."

Sony is one of the first companies in the industry to seriously focus on expanding the Indian gaming market. By investing in local development, Sony plans on making India a larger piece of the global gaming scene.

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Very cool - the more developers there are in the world with original ideas, the better.

Good for them.

The cover reminds me of the PS2 game with Egyptian lore. What was that called? It was a great platformer. Lots of fun

That's the one! That game was awesome!

Cool. I wonder if it will be released in the US? lol

sounds interesting. and seeing as how the PS2 Slim JUST launched the in India last year, I suppose Sony will most likely keep the PS2 going for another 4 or 5 years....

You, down in front, holding the corner of the box! What did I tell you about eating your momma's lipstick?

This is a really sweet read, you guys should pick up the Mahabarata and um the other one that is based on this story. I wish I remembered it, good story, a lot like lord of the rings....but about indian folklore and an awesome monkey.

I think Hanuman is from Ramayana. My spelling might be wrong though. Maybe he might have shown up in Mahabarata too I don't know but he has a super big role in Ramayana. Hanuman is one of my Heroes of all time.

I want to see gameplay.

And it's hard to believe this is the first major Indian-developed game. Game development really has a lot of expanding to do. Hopefully the rise of digital distribution will continue to facilitate that even more.

Indeed. Right now it's basically North America, Europe and Japan developing large-scale commercial games and that's it. I'd like to think that that with the different experiences and cultures that are creatively untapped in gaming, the potential for awesome original ideas, and maybe even whole new genres of games are possible.

i want to give it a try. will they be spreading the karma to america?

Funny thing. That's not a costume. That's the kid's normal attire. Sans the goatee of course.

Hanuman becomes first Indian-developed game, exclusive to PS2

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