Hungama Mobile and Excel Entertainment have launched two games based on the Bollywood movie ‘Don’. The game is available in two versions – one is the ‘Race and Chase’ in which one has to chase and capture the Don, and in the other, one has to help find a secret disc. I haven’t tried either. The games are available on Hutch, Reliance, Airtel, Tata Indicom and Idea, and also available with Hungama Mobiles global distributors.
They’ve also launched an online multiplayer game at http://www.gaminghungama.com. Locations in the game are from the movie – the Petronas Towers, the ‘Secret Lab’ and ‘Train Yard’ and the characters are based on Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Arjun Rampal.
I have been critical of the games at gaminghungama.com in the past, but to give credit where it is due, I think they’ve done a decent job with this one. With two characters fighting against each other, both you and your opponent are allowed to plan three moves ahead at a time, so it isn’t just another version of street fighter. The problem with the site is that there just isn’t enough number of people playing it so you sometimes have to wait for an opponent. Even when play does begin, it may take too long for the opponent to move, so that’s frustrating (this, coming from a person who likes chess). Hungama has tried to stop people from quitting games midway by allowing users to report opponents (screencap); three such reports will have a player banned for a day. I’m not sure if there are those who play daily, though.
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