Mahabharata games.
Aug. 31st, 2006 02:14 amAnd I thought that the board game by Lotus Brands sounded cool (and not just because it's in English)...
Syncere Arts is making a computer game. And from the scant info available on their site, it looks like they know their stuff. You get to play as Arjuna.
Right, so, now we have the official "The Mahabharata has been remade as...!" checklist.
The Mahabharata has been remade as...
1. A board game slightly less complex than Arkham Horror. Check.
2. An epic computer-game RPG. In progress.
3. An animated Japanese television show about magical transforming girls. Check.
4. Homoerotic (porno?) comicbooks. Check. (Links courtesy of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jokersama. My first impression was that these were Japanese, but the page isn't written in Japanese and the domain name extension is from Tonga.)
5. Animated Disney musical co-starring Hanuman as the jive-talking comical monkey sidekick. THIS IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. Unless they decide to wimp out and do the Ramayana instead.
The world is still waiting for the Mahabharata-inspired X-Men character, the Mahabharata-inspired arcade fighting game, the Mahabharata-inspired Lego sets, and the Mahabharata-inspired Happy Meals. I mean, there have already been Mahabharata comic books and movies (many of them!) and, come on, you know it's only a matter of time before Vyasa completely sells out.
Syncere Arts is making a computer game. And from the scant info available on their site, it looks like they know their stuff. You get to play as Arjuna.
Right, so, now we have the official "The Mahabharata has been remade as...!" checklist.
The Mahabharata has been remade as...
1. A board game slightly less complex than Arkham Horror. Check.
2. An epic computer-game RPG. In progress.
3. An animated Japanese television show about magical transforming girls. Check.
4. Homoerotic (porno?) comicbooks. Check. (Links courtesy of
jokersama. My first impression was that these were Japanese, but the page isn't written in Japanese and the domain name extension is from Tonga.)5. Animated Disney musical co-starring Hanuman as the jive-talking comical monkey sidekick. THIS IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. Unless they decide to wimp out and do the Ramayana instead.
The world is still waiting for the Mahabharata-inspired X-Men character, the Mahabharata-inspired arcade fighting game, the Mahabharata-inspired Lego sets, and the Mahabharata-inspired Happy Meals. I mean, there have already been Mahabharata comic books and movies (many of them!) and, come on, you know it's only a matter of time before Vyasa completely sells out.
