The WhatsNext verdict
If you enjoy experimental hardware-driven mechanics and action adventures with unusual resource pressure, Boktai delivers a memorable sunlight-powered premise. Players wanting convenient, weather-independent handheld play may find its central idea more frustrating than immersive.
What it does best
A sunlight mechanic that changes what a handheld game can be
Sunlight becomes a resource you desperately manage
What might put you off
Dependence on real sunlight
The setup
What you are walking into
Hideo Kojima, the man that's most known for bringing the Metal Gear Solid series to life, has come up with an extremely ambitious idea for the Game Boy Advance: harness the energy of sunlight for a videogame. Enter Boktai, a vampire-hunting action and adventure game that not only encourages players to get outside and play in the fresh air...it almost requires it. Utilizing a special cartridge with a built-in a sun sensor, the amount of sunlight outside the game determines how much sunlight shows up in the actual adventure. And since the player's gun is actually fueled by sunlight, the more sunlight you can get the stronger and more capable you are in the game.
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