Review Please...callmeYork 2/5 · Feb 13, 2022
Chandragupta is one of several Indian developed ps2 games. There was also Hanuman, Desi Adda, Don 2 and Ra.One, that I am aware of.
This one is a 2.5D action platformer, and is quite basic - the combat consists mostly of parrying enemy attacks, then attacking them yourself. There are also enemies in the background that you can fire arrows …
Chandragupta is one of several Indian developed ps2 games. There was also Hanuman, Desi Adda, Don 2 and Ra.One, that I am aware of.
This one is a 2.5D action platformer, and is quite basic - the combat consists mostly of parrying enemy attacks, then attacking them yourself. There are also enemies in the background that you can fire arrows at. Truthfully, the best means of attack is just slide tackling everyone and performing a finishing move. You can also use special attacks like a volley of arrows raining down from the sky, but the best is a stampede of elephants. Oh, and there is some light 2D platforming, but for the most part you'll just be running from left to right.
It's not a good game, but it is playable enough, and noteworthy to see Indian history told from the perspective of an Indian developer. The one shining light in this game are the environments. The eight chapters each look and feel different, and were clearly lovingly designed, at least visually. I developed a certain fondness for it over its 2 hour runtime purely because of this. It's nice to see a story from a perspective rarely seen in video games of this era. I can't really recommend it, but I am happy I played it.