Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand
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Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand is an action-adventure role-playing video game released by Konami for the Game Boy Advance in 2003, and the first game in the Boktai series. The player takes the role of Django, a vampire hunter, who uses a weapon called the "Gun Del Sol" (Solar Gun), that fires bolts of sunlight at enemies. The game made novel use of a light sensor on the cartridge which encouraged playing parts of the game in direct sunlight. The game was produced and designed by Hideo Kojima.
Infobox
Developer
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
Publisher
Konami
Director
Ikuya Nakamura
Producer
Hideo Kojima
Writer
Ikuya Nakamura
Composers
Kazuki Muraoka Masashi Watanabe Norihiko Hibino Shuichi Kobori
Platform
Game Boy Advance
Release
mw- JP: July 17, 2003NA: September 16, 2003EU: May 14, 2004AU: May 28, 2004
Genre
Action role-playing
Modes
Single-player, multiplayer
Tables
Aggregate score
Metacritic
Metacritic
Aggregator
Metacritic
Score
83/100
| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 83/100 |
Review scores
Edge
Edge
Publication
Edge
Score
8/10
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Publication
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Score
8.5/10
Famitsu
Famitsu
Publication
Famitsu
Score
36/40
Game Informer
Game Informer
Publication
Game Informer
Score
5/10
GamePro
GamePro
Publication
GamePro
Score
GameSpot
GameSpot
Publication
GameSpot
Score
8.3/10
GameSpy
GameSpy
Publication
GameSpy
Score
IGN
IGN
Publication
IGN
Score
8.5/10
Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power
Publication
Nintendo Power
Score
4.4/5
X-Play
X-Play
Publication
X-Play
Score
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Publication
Entertainment Weekly
Score
A
| Publication | Score |
| Edge | 8/10 |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8.5/10 |
| Famitsu | 36/40 |
| Game Informer | 5/10 |
| GamePro | |
| GameSpot | 8.3/10 |
| GameSpy | |
| IGN | 8.5/10 |
| Nintendo Power | 4.4/5 |
| X-Play | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A |
References
- Known in Japan as Bokura no Taiyō (Japanese: ボクらの太陽; lit. Our Sun).
- Boktai: Sun is in Your Handshttps://web.archive.org/web/20041205015917/http://www.atari.com.au/product/?action=view&id=1460
- IGNhttp://www.ign.com/faqs/2004/boktai-walkthrough-475405
- Metacritichttps://www.metacritic.com/game/boktai-the-sun-is-in-your-hand/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance
- Edge
- Electronic Gaming Monthlyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20040326081601/http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0%2C2053%2C1488230%2C00.asp
- "Famitsu Rates Boktai"https://web.archive.org/web/20160812235414/http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2003/1703.html
- Game Informerhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090727114532/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/87C66295-F122-4251-B054-E089A69F7FB5.htm
- GameProhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050308101728/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gameboy_advance/games/reviews/31060.shtml
- GameSpothttp://www.gamespot.com/reviews/boktai-the-sun-is-in-your-hand-review/1900-6075221/
- "GameSpy: Boktai"https://web.archive.org/web/20060102195426/http://gba.gamespy.com/gameboy-advance/boktai/6184p1.html
- IGNhttp://www.ign.com/articles/2003/09/16/boktai
- Nintendo Power
- "'Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hands' [sic] (GBA) Review"https://web.archive.org/web/20040226235510/http://www.techtv.com/xplay/reviews/story/0%2C24330%2C3494715%2C00.html
- Entertainment Weeklyhttp://www.ew.com/article/2003/10/17/boktai
- "Updated: Famitsu Rates F-Zero & More"https://web.archive.org/web/20030729033321/http://www.nintendojo.com/infocus/view_item.php?1058377206
- "Kojima Productions 2005 Lineup (waybacked)"https://web.archive.org/web/20051107023721/http://www.konami.jp/gs/kojima_pro/japanese/lineup.html
- "Kojima Productions TGS 2005 Day 2 Report (archive)"https://web.archive.org/web/20051127085312/http://www.konami.jp/gs/kojima_pro/english/tgs2005_report_01.html
- 1UP.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160527191102/http://www.1up.com/previews/lunar-knights_2