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'''''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''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s game cartridge includes a [[Photometry (optics)|photometric]] light sensor that measures the amount of [[sunlight]]/[[ultraviolet light|uv rays]] exposed to it. |
'''''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''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s game cartridge includes a [[Photometry (optics)|photometric]] light sensor that measures the amount of [[sunlight]]/[[ultraviolet light|uv rays]] exposed to it. |
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The player takes the role of Django, a [[vampire]] hunter, who uses a specialized weapon, the Gun Del Sol, that fires |
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. |
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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. |
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 moring, and giving the outdoor enviorment a soft orange glow around sunset. |
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== Gameplay == |
== Gameplay == |
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| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Designer(s) | Producer: Hideo Kojima |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
| Release | July 16, 2003 (JP) September 16, 2003 (NA) May 14, 2004 (EU) |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
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 moring, and giving the outdoor enviorment a soft orange glow around sunset.
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 one can receive is an "S", and the lowest and F. Getting a high grade can up the level of A number of other factors determined the grade recieved An integral concept is shooting an undead in the back, stunning it then running away or finishing it off. The only weapon is the gun, but it can use a varitey of different lenses which shoot different energies, different frames, which some 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 forund merely explodes with a lound sound which alerts all nearby monsters. Later grenades have speacial effects, such as knocking out all onscreen enemies. There are 2 sun related varities, in which one gives the player 4 artifical bars of sunlight for about 30 seconds. Django either shoots grenades upward or strait.
Characters
Unlike most RPG's which have a huge number of NPC's to talk to and are important to the story, the only one who fits this description is Lita.
Two sequels have been released: Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django in 2004, and Boktai: Sabata's Counterattack in 2005.