Champion of the Raj is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Level 9 Computing and published by Personal Software Services.
Critics praised its colourful graphics and storyline, but strongly disliked the long load times and frequent disk swapping.
A woman soon frees the player, and informs them of their task to either conquer India or persuade rival political factions to unite through diplomacy.
The majority of the game is presented through an in-game headquarters screen which displays a map of India, a book detailing information about individual Indian states, and a group of icons which allow the player to issue commands.
[2] Fiona Keating of CU Amiga praised the game's entertaining storyline and colourful graphics, but criticised its sound, labeling it a "shortcoming".
[3] Jonathan Davies of Amiga Power criticised the simplicity of the gameplay, stating that despite the "impressive" graphics, the game "was not meant for a few minutes of playtime".
[4] Gary White of Advanced Computer Entertainment heavily criticised the visuals, stating that it had an "appalling" presentation and poor sound quality.