The Indian Air Force (IAF) launched a 3D combat video game, called Guardians of the Skies, last week, developed by Delhi-based start-up Threye, which works in the field of augmented reality. The player dons the role of an IAF fighter pilot in this game, and is entrusted with the job of saving India from the attacks emanating from the fictitious country Zaruzia, which has recently witnessed a military coup. At present the player can either choose to fly a fighter jet or a combat helicopter. The game includes one training mission and two combat missions. A further eight missions are in the pipeline and the tentative launch date is October 8. Only Android users will be able to sample the game at present. The Windows Phone version is slated to release on July 8, and the iOS version is apparently set to release later this month. Some points: - Similar to Threye's Operation Morning Glory: In March, this year, Threye had released a game called Operation Morning Glory, which bears an uncanny resemblance to Guardians of the Skies. The version 2.0 of the game is out already, which added motion-based controls in the game, and has received over 100,000 downloads till date. - Issues while installing: The game size is just 44 MB, which led me to believe that it would be a breezy download. I was mistaken. I had to reboot twice before I was able to enter the game. - Sluggish game: The game itself isn’t as “awesome” as some…
