 "A screenshot from Real Steel World Robot Boxing")
Reliance Games, the mobile gaming division of Reliance Entertainment, has announced that it wants to tap into the gaming start-up market in India, encouraged by a rising smartphone penetration and low data costs. The company headed by Amit Khanduja, will be entering the Indian market after almost three years.
“From 2008-09 to 2016, there have been three big changes -- devices, data and content. With devices and data issues sorted, what is left is content and that is where we see an opportunity,” said Khanduja.
Khanduja and his company has so far focussed on the international market, which he claims has worked very well. He says they've had 80 million downloads globally for their games, out of which only about 0.5 million come from India. Almost 70% of the downloads are from Western markets, claims Khanduja.
Here are some of the popular titles that the company has worked on:
1. Real Steel World Robot Boxing - The game is largely inspired from the popular Hollywood movie 'Real Steel', which witnesses battles between robots. The game allows you to fight against the computer or match up with an opponent over the internet.
Real Steel World Robot Boxing gives players access to over 20 robots, all from the movie - to fight with and against, in over ten live events, proving your mettle as you move towards the top.
2. Pacific Rim - Inspired by yet another popular Hollywood movie, Pacific Rim is a fighting game with a twist. Similar to the story-line in the movie, the game requires its players to fight using weaponised robots known as Jaegers. The game offers two modes - Story mode, in which jockeys need to be trained in order to survive the monstrous creatures they are up against. The second mode is the Survival mode in which jockeys challenge themselves to last as long as they can in battle against the 'Kaiju'.
Pacific Rim
3. Drone Shadow Strike - If strategy and fast-paced combat is what you are looking for in a game, then Drone Shadow Strike is the game for you. This military warfare game puts players in the shoes of special operations commanders, who work their way through immersive environments and up the chain of command to beat their enemies. Whether it is covert missions, best in class equipment or basic strategy - this game lets you experience it all before you take away the prize.
Drone Shadow Strike
4. Hotel Transylvania 2 - Taking away from all the action, another popular game is Hotel Transylvania 2. The game based on the Hollywood movie allows players to build their own monster hotel with all the characters from the movie. Besides the hotel, players can create and customise their own monster world, playing mini games and winning rewards as they move along.
Hotel Transylvania 2
5. Hunger Games: Panem Run - Hunger Games works on a similar concept as popular mobile game 'Temple Run'. Players are required to endlessly run through Panem and 12 other districts, as they collect resources and avoid obstacles on their way. Sparks and materials collected by players on their path can be synthesized for an enhanced action-packed experience.
Hunger Games: Panem Run
