Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand
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| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Designer(s) | Producer: Hideo Kojima |
| Release date(s) | July 16, 2003 (JP) September 16, 2003 (NA) May 14, 2004 (EU) |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone (E) PEGI: 3+ CERO: All ages |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand, known in Japan as Our Sun (ボクらの太陽 Bokura no Taiyō), is a video game released on the Game Boy Advance in 2003 by Konami. Produced by Hideo Kojima, Boktai's game cartridge includes a photometric light sensor that measures the amount of sunlight/uv rays exposed to it.
The player takes the role of Django, a vampire hunter, who uses a specialized weapon, the Gun Del Sol, that fires bolts of sunlight at enemies. In order to charge the weapon, the player must actually take the game outside in the daytime (as verified by the light sensor). If your gun runs out of light reserves and there is no sunlight available, you'll have to avoid enemies.
Another unique feature of Boktai is that before a game is started, the player is prompted to set their current time and time zone. The engine can then determine when the sun will rise/set, and will simulate the position of the sun inside the game. This way, the player has an advantage during the daytime because, according to lore, vampires cannot be exposed to sunlight. The game also simulates times of day by putting bird chirp sound effects in the morning, and giving the outdoor environment a soft orange glow around sunset.
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[edit] Gameplay
Unlike other Action RPG's, the combat focuses on stealth. An integral concept is shooting an undead in the back, stunning it then running away or finishing it off. Getting caught by a monster (indicated by a red exclamation point above the head.) will reduce the grade received at the end of a stage. The highest grade one can receive is an "S", and the lowest an "C-". A number of other factors also determine the grade received, such as total time taken to complete the level. The only weapon is the gun, but it can use a variety of different lenses which shoot different energies as well as different frames, some of which mimic real guns, with shotgun, automatic, and scatter shots; and more fantasy-based frames with energy spreads, swords, and rotating abilities. Grenades, which attach to the underside of the gun, are a limited supplement. The first kind found merely explodes with a loud sound which alerts all nearby monsters. Later grenades have special effects, such as knocking out all onscreen enemies. There are 2 sun-related varieties, in which one gives the player 4 artificial bars of sunlight for about 30 seconds. Django either shoots grenades straight upward (effect grenades) or forward (attack grenades). Django is accompanied by Otenko, a floating sunflower with a long narrow nose which guides Django through his adventure, revealing the story over time and giving tips on puzzles and fight tactics.
[edit] Characters
Django: The Solar child,also has the lunar child blood. therefore the main character. The Son of the greatest vampire hunter, Ringo and the Moon Beauty Mani as well as Sabata's younger brother. He wields the Solar Gun, Gun Del Sol. Django is guided by his master, Otenko.In all the boktai series,lots of things happen to him........
Otenko: A sunflower,which is the embodiment of sol,the sun,he django,and sabata defeated hel in boktai 1
Lita: The Earthly Maiden, Lita was put in charge of protecting the Solar tree. She and the tree were captured on the day the Immortals attacked the City of Sun, San Miguel. She is rescued from being sacrificed by The Count of Groundsoaking Blood. After rescuing her she leaves and, after Otenko worries about her not being able to defend herself, she can be heard punching a Bok to death, and says(in text) "Who wants to try me next, filth!?"
Sabata: The Dark child. The eldest son of "Red" Ringo and Mani the Moon Beauty. He is the older brother of Django, but was kidnapped as a baby by his aunt Hel, the Queen of Immortals. He wields the Dark Gun, Gun del Hell. During the course of the story, he causes Django to fight the Dark Guardians and provokes him into continuing his quest after defeating the Count. He is noted for having a relationship with Carmilla. After being defeated by Django in Dark Castle, he helps him defeat Hel in the final battle.
Carmilla: A young girl who was shunned for her powers, and turned into an Immortal by the Count. She turns Master Otenko into a stone in Sol City. After her purification, her soul is trapped in Sabata's body until it is freed during the third Boktai game.
The Count of Groundsoaking Blood: He was the rival of the greatest vampire hunter, Ringo. He led the raid on San Miguel and supposedly killed Ringo. It is debated if The Count is the king of the immortals or not, due to the nature of his romantic relaionship with Hel, the queen of the immortals, being largly undefined.
[edit] Presence in the Metal Gear Ac!d series
Metal Gear Ac!d 2 includes references to Boktai in the form of a Gun del Sol weapon with accompanying Django and Otenko as well as a Solar Bank and Dark Loans card.
The Gun del Sol was also a playable card in the original Metal Gear Ac!d. Jokingly, it had an 'Anti-Immortal' effect listed, with a footnote to the effect of 'No Immortals appear in this game'. However, it is still a powerful weapon since it deals high damage and can be loaded with any type of ammo, despite its need to be charged for 10 COST before use.
[edit] Presence in the MegaMan Battle Network series
In the 4th MegaMan Battle Network game, Django is part of a funhouse ride featuring vampires. The boss of the vampire robot, whose innards contain a story following the adventures of Django fighting the evil vampire Dracky, is ShadeMan.EXE. Django and Otenko later appears in the Undernet as part of a mini-quest to acquire the "S. Sensor" item and activate the PileDriver. He hopes that the PileDriver will delete ShadeMan.EXE, who sleeps in a coffin before Django, regaining strength to revive. The Program Advance 'PileDrvr' is done by selecting the 'GunSol', 'GunSol2' and 'GunSol3' chips at once on the chip selection, and it creates 2 large solar-generators, which each drain 400 HP from enemies between them.
[edit] Trivia
- One of the available Frames in the game is called Beatmania, a reference to another Konami game series.
- Another one of the Frames is called Gradius, a reference to a Konami series of the same name.
[edit] External links
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Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand • Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django • Boktai: Sabata's Counterattack • Lunar Knights |
