Hive Studio announced that they have successfully obtained a license to produce a game which based on Thailand’s action movie, Ong-Bak. A studio which is also based in Thailand was claimed that they would create a high-quality action game for gamers without forgetting the essence of the film.
Lyndsay Moir: The minds over at Ong Bak have been working closely with the game developers to ensure that the game has an authentic Ong Bak feel to it. Even the movies main protagonist, Tony Jaa, has lent his likeness to the game character, to give it that true Ong Bak atmosphere. With the game in final development, and the team working towards an imminent Winter release, it won't be long until we can trial out the game ourselves! The CEO at Immanitas Studios himself commented that, “we are confident that we will be able to deliver a game that will appeal to both gamers who love great action games as well as fans of the franchise”.
What do you think of the franchise extending into games, will you be buying it? And are you excited?
OOoo i loved this movie, one of my favorite fighting movies. Tony Jaa is amazing and i hope he comes out with more movies soon. Ong bak 2 and 3 were terrible imo but The Protector was awesome!
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I don't know i though Ong Bak 2 was freakin amazing! better story, good actors, great atmosphere and design (that mystic was fucking epic) and he displayed MANY fighting styles other than just muay thai. I don't really see how that's terrible
Yes, please! I absolutely love the Ong Bak series! 3 was a little slow, but it's still worth a watch. :)
I hope it's better, arkham city combat is great but take away gadgets and it's horridly shallow and unsatisfying IMO
I disagree man. It's simple and you constantly have to be aware of your surroundings to make sure nothing breaks your combos. In the Ong Bak game where there would be no gadgets they could just add different Muay Thai take downs in place.
Only the first movie was good, it slowly declined with the sequels, IMO. Anyways...if they can get the combat right and just satisfying to likes of Batman or more so, Sleeping dogs, would be good.
With clients such as Square Enix, Lucas Arts, Namco Bandai, Top Cow, and Stan Lee’s POW Entertainment, Studio HIVE is Thailand’s number one art outsourcing studio for concept art, comic book illustrations, and images for various branches of entertainment. Close to celebrating the company’s second year of existence, founders Skan Srisuwan and Kan Supabanpot have gathered an impressive track record of clients. Their next goal is to do the same with videogames with their first big game project being based on the well-known Ong Bak movie license for next-gen consoles and PC.
Last week, Thai developer Studio HIVE and film studio Sahamongkol Film International announced that the popular muay Thai martial arts movie series Ong-Bak would be adapted into a game. To find out more about the title, PSLS held an exclusive first interview with Kan Supabanpot, General Manager at Studio HIVE, about Tony Jaa’s involvement, the game’s background and which type of genre it will be. - PSLS
This just peaked my interest more i love Ong-Bak series.
Edit:Since were on the topic of Martial arts games how about a game of IP man??If you don't know that movie you need to watch is asap.
Anything from Donnie Yen would kick butt.
Flash Point game would be wicked, or even KillZone. Heck Dragon Tiger Gate would be a great spinoff to the Dragon Ball Z games from Namco.
Donnie Yen reminds me of Bruce Lee, but reinvented. He's a international actor that doesn't have any boundaries with his martial arts skills. If there's a fighting style he doesn't know, he'll learn it. Amazing guy.
Considering we're talking about Donnie Yen, I might as well point out Jacky Wu Jing as well. He's a very talented martial artist that hasn't got the fame he deserves. Donnie Yen fights him near the end of KillZone. He's a Incredible martial artist.
I'll definitely be on the lookout for more information on this game, I'm curious as to how the gameplay will be seeing as it is a side-scrolling game.
