MUMBAI: Indiagames‘ Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior was awarded the People‘s Choice Award at the prestigious International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA), held last week at the Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.
The game is developed by Indiagames and Barcelona based Digital Legends for the iPhone and iPod touch and licensed through Universal Partnerships & Licensing.
A masterpiece of the 3D martial arts genre, the game is developed using motion-capture technology and features players fighting in historical locations around the world in an attempt to become the Master of Martial Arts.
Commented Indiagames Ltd CEO Vishal Gondal, "We are extremely honoured with this award and recognition and given the increasing popularity of the iPhone medium for gaming, Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior is definitely a game to look out for in the coming months and the IMGA award has given us an additional boost.
"With Digital Legends as the co-developer and co-publisher, we believe that a game based on an international legend like Bruce Lee will appeal to millions of gamers worldwide. Indiagames is constantly expanding its presence on the iPhone platform and will continue developing quality games within the mobile gaming space."
In Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior, the gameplay and controls are designed for casual as well as skilled gamers, and filled with high quality graphics, easy manoeuvrability and lively animation. The game art is developed through Indiagames with Digital Legends working on the programming art. It will be the first game to bear Bruce Lee‘s name and likeness in the iTunes App Store.
"We are very happy to have contributed with our expertise in fighting games and seven years of experience in 3D games development for smartphones teaming up with Indiagames as a co-publisher and co-developer for Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior.
"We are very honoured to win IMGA People‘s Choice ward in two consecutive years (Digital Legends won last year with iPhone game "KROLL"). This is the best reward to all the efforts, passion and dedication of Indiagames and Digital Legends teams for this title", averred Digital Legends Entertainment CEO Xavier Carrillo Costa.
The game will be available on the iTunes App Store worldwide in spring.
