Sony launches 'Hanuman: Boy Warrior' on PS2

The first ever Indian-developed console game - Hanuman: Boy Warrior was launched today in Mumbai, with a surprisingly large mainstream media contingent in presence. Clearly, the idea of an Indian PS2 game based on Hanuman has people interested and taking notice. Regardless of how this game fares quality-wise, it at least gets the ball rolling and marks an important milestone for console gaming in India.

In the next few months, there will be more Indian-developed PS2 and even PSP games announced and released, and they can only get better from here on out. Forget for a minute about how Hanuman: Boy Warrior will play and think of how far-fetched the idea of a console game wholly developed in India seemed just five years ago. We’ve come a long way.

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"Hanuman is our very own classic hero and is ever popular across India and with Indians abroad. The launch of the game has marked a very significant milestone in the Indian game development industry," Bose said.

The game was conceived and made at Aurona's Hyderabad studio in about 9-months period, Aurona Technologies CEO, Santosh Pillai, said.

Aurona Technologies, a subsidiary of the Pyramid Samira Group, is a leading developer of video games and entertainment services. The games division of the company develops consoles, PCs, handheld mobiles and online games for clients.

The other game we’ve been talking about, is to do with rural India and the games played there. It’s being developed by Game Shastra. That game is being developed for the PS2 as well as the PSP. So you will start to see Indian developers starting to work across platforms.

'Hanuman-Boy Warrior' game will be available in the Indian market at a retail price of Rs 499/-

Hanuman is our very own classic hero and is ever popular across India and with Indians abroad. The launch of the game has marked a very significant milestone in the Indian game development industry.