06-08-2009, 05:48 AM
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Gaming review: Hanuman: Boy Warrior
Gaming review: Hanuman: Boy Warrior
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Hanuman: Boy Warrior is not meant for hardcore gamers." That's what anyone even remotely associated with the game would tell me whenever the topic came up. It was a pre-emptive defense for any negative criticism I may have towards the game. But more than a weak defense, it was a bold claim; they were insinuating that this is a game for the casual gamers.
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And I'm here to tell you that it isn't. India's first PlayStation 2 game is a disgrace to a great gaming platform, and no one should have to suffer through it, especially those who will buy a PS2 especially for this game and end up being turned away from gaming forever.
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People in the industry keep telling us journalists to go easy on Indian developers; to give them a chance. I gave Hanuman: Boy Warrior a good chance and I even promised myself I would finish the game before I wrote this review.
But I just couldn't bring myself to play it all the way through. This game is a perfect example of why we criticise Indian developers. There is an appalling lack of originality here. Just an Indian setting with a mythological storyline and characters doesn't make it original.
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And they're a proud bunch too, Indian developers. They're too good to make low-budget creative games that actually work. Instead, they want to create complete 3D action games and follow standards set by great games like God of War. That's what Hanuman: Boy Warrior tried to do.
The menus seem lifted straight from God of War and even the save points look identical to the fountains of light from Sony's blockbuster.
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