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<\/a>Only desis could get away with making a video game about Emperor Ashoka<\/a> that uses figures from Hindu mythology and art just to give you something to fight:<\/p>\n\nKali is appearing in the forthcoming Emperor Ashoka <\/a>… which recreates battles from the life of a legendary Indian king who lived in the third century B.C. The game allows players to engage in bloody historic battles based in ancient temples and other antique environments. Some mythical creatures are also thrown in — in addition to Kali<\/a>, there are gargoyle-like interpretations of the voluptuous female statues that adorn sacred buildings in India, who come alive and fight<\/font>. “We wanted to have an edge,” says Indiagames<\/a> CEO Vishal Gondal. “It’s a storyline that hasn’t been seen before” [Link<\/a>]<\/blockquote>\n\nIf the game makers had been white, the blogosphere would have been up in arms with people yelling “Temple of Doom<\/a>, never again!” \n\n<\/p>\n\n
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p>For their part, the games makers are presenting this as a “serious” use of Indian history for inspiration rather than a casual ripping off of cool looking<\/a> icons :<\/p>\n\n
Indiagames flew designers from … [Cambridge] to India, where they toured classical temples such as those at Khajuraho — iconic sacred buildings dating back to the 11th century AD and known for their spectacular architecture and erotic sculptures. They also visited Indian museums and libraries to study statues from a variety of time periods and historical texts related to Emperor Ashoka’s life… [designersthen ] drew the prototypes that … Indiagames then turned into 3-D computer-generated characters. [Link<\/a>]<\/blockquote>\n\n<<\/p>\n\n
p>No word on whether there will be any cheat codes<\/a> [NSFW] concerning figures from some of the erotic sculptures, but given Indian male video game designers, I’m sure there will be an easter egg or two
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Personally, I think that Ashoka’s real life story has more than enough material to make a good video game without gilding the lily:<\/p>\n\n
A fierce warrior, his most brutal battle was fought at Kalinga, where his armies are said to have killed more than 100,000 people. [Link<\/a>]<\/blockquote>\n\nRelated posts: Father figure<\/a>, Artist attacked for blasphemy<\/a>, Religious weaponry <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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