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'Boktai' is a series of Action-RPGs for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance System, produced by Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear series, and written and directed by Ikuya Nakamura. The first game in the series, Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand , was released in Japan on July 17, 2003 and in the US on September 16, 2003. The game is unique in that its cartridge contains a solar sensor which allows the player to harness the power of real sunlight in combat and puzzles. It was praised by critics at the time fo
In Japan, the game was packaged with a UV-sensitive card that players could set in the sun to gauge the level of UV radiation on a given day. Learn more by checking out the game's Wikipedia page(s) , or by perusing the Links and Media pages.
Unfortunately, Boktai has not been released on any modern hardware since its initial release. It is likely that the game's defining characteristic, its solar sensor, makes this difficult. Its very small following is another likely factor.