Dhoom 2 Videogame?!
No, that's not a misprint. I'm not talking about id Software's venerable FPS series. I'm talking about the ridiculously popular smash-hit Indian film Dhoom 2 starring the frighteningly hot Hrithik Roshan. Indian videogame developer FXLabs Studios is hoping that the release of the Dhoom 2 videogame for PC later this year along with a couple other projects will raise enough money to continue making more games based on Bollywood properties. (Oddly, one of the two other projects they're working on is a licenced Archie game called Archie's Riverdale Run. Go figure.) India currently contributes only .25% of the $29 billion videogame industry, and they're looking to change that.
If you haven't seen Dhoom 2 (and you probably haven't), it's totally worth throwing in your Netflix queue. It's an overblown action movie with a couple cops traveling the globe to stop to stop this smoking hot international thief who often walks around with his shirt open and his equally hot female partner in crime. I'm sure the game will be full of car chases and gunplay, but seeing as how Bollywood flicks are known for their impromptu musical numbers, why couldn't they also have some DDR-style rhythm games in the mix? Because that would be beyond awesome. Especially since the songs in Dhoom 2 were so good. What? A boy can dream, can't he?
After the break, you'll find the opening musical number so you'll understand what I'm talking about.
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Wootini
Posted to Video Games on 12 September 2007
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Dude, Bollywood is awesome! The bad movies are fun as hell, and the good movies are always huge tear-jerkers, with Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham being my favorite. I must rent Dhoom 2.
Dhoom seems like a perfect candidate for a game. But I'd like to see a game based on something like Hum Tum. Minigames could feature the cute lil' cartoon characters!
And may I add: Mmmmm, Abishek Bachchan!!
You're right about Abishek, Fuzzy...nice! Heck, I even think his dad's kinda hot (for a man his age, that is). I'd like to see Abishek, John Abraham and Saif Ali Khan perform in something together...like a bed! ;p.
Not sure I'd play a game based on any particular Bollywood movie, though...but a DDR style game would make a lot of sense.