Boktai - Light-Sensitive Gaming Previewed

Thanks to Shacknews for pointing to the IGN Pocket hands-on preview of Boktai, Hideo 'Metal Gear' Kojima's new Gameboy Advance action title, due out from Konami later this year. It uses a special light sensor in the cartridge, so you can harness sunlight to power up your character - and as the preview says, ".. this sensor can only detect sunlight...it won't recognize any artificial light." Overall, we get a much better idea of how the game works - too much sunlight, "and your gun will begin to overheat as you use it", but not enough, and "you can utilize [in-game] power areas that store excess sunlight" to keep playing. Intriguingly, there's also some serious Metal Gear leanings (enemies use line of sight, you can sneak past them, you can tap on a wall to distract them.)

Comments

people playing inside?

[Anonymous Coward]

well that sounds terrible. personnally, i prefer playing games inside, so i would hardly ever see that working.

also, even if i would be outside, i live in scotland, so i could hardly ever get lots of sunlight

I wonder how it works with the GBA SP

[Scyber]

Considering the cartridge is on the bottom of the unit, does that mean you will have to play outside and upside down?