Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
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| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
| Release | July 22, 2004 (JP) October 19, 2004 (NA) June 10, 2005 (EU) |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django, known in Japan as Our Sun Sequel: Solar Boy Django (続ボクらの太陽太陽少年ジャンゴ Zoku Bokura no Taiyō: Taiyō Shōnen Django), is a video game that was developed and published by Konami for the Game Boy Advance. Released in North America and Japan in 2004 and in Europe in 2005, it is the sequel to Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand (Bokura no Taiyou in Japan).
Gameplay
Boktai 2's gameplay is largely identical to that of the original, consisting of a series of stealth- and puzzle-oriented dungeons ending in boss battles against vampires. Additions include new weapons, the ability to forge weapons, a money system, and various subtle alterations.
Storyline
The game takes place in San Miguel, Django's home town. As Django arrives he is confronted by a mysterious vampire who steals the Gun Del Sol (Solar Gun) and somehow uses it on Django. Unarmed, he makes his way through the dungeon and is greeted by Zazie the Sunflower girl. She bestows upon him the Sol Del Vice (Solar Glove), which gives Django the ability to give ordinary weapons like a sword and enchant it with the power of the sun.
He then arrives at what is left of San Miguel. Upon arriving he finds out that the vampire who stole the Gun Del Sol has been through here. He also hears that Smith, the town blacksmith is missing. He decides to go find Smith in hope of finding out something about the vampire. He is told by Zazie that she saw Smith head towards the Cathedral. Django decides that was the best place to start looking for him. The story evolves from here into something much larger.
Characters
There are a number of new characters added in this installment of the series. Like Kid who runs the potion and armour shop. Lady, who runs the library and, who is a guild master and tarot master. Cheyenne the Wind Warrior who runs the weapon shop and then there is the coffin shop keeper. Also Solid Snake (from Konami's Metal Gear Solid series) makes a cameo as ???.
Then there are the old favorites like Master Otenko, Sabata, and Lita who now runs the item shop. Unlike in the first game you don't grow solar fruits. Lita sells them to you(the price depends on how much solar energy you collected the day before).
Money
In this game you don't use sunlight just for energy, it is now a form of currency called SOLL, which is good all over San Miguel. By Solar Charging (Holding A while the Sun Sensor is in the Sun), you build Solar Energy, or SOL. By converting SOL to SOLL via the local bank (with interest that adds to your SOLL count the more days that the SOLL sits in your bank) with a 1 SOL=1 SOLL conversion rate, you can turn energy to cash. This cash can be used to buy weapons or fruit, or anything. By selling items you have no use for, you get SOLL. You can also convert SOLL to SOL, so you can get energy, make it cash, buy things, and convert your leftover SOLL to SOL.
Unlike in the first one you don't start over from the beginning of the game when you beat it. Also unlike the first game you can unlock a minigame. The minigame is simply a cat and mouse game but it can be addictive. You have to beat the game twice to unlock it. Then talk to Nero (Kuro in the original Japanese version) and you can play it as much as you want. Prizes for high scores include photos and healing items.
Dream avenue and the Arena
Boktai featured a level named the "Azure Sky Tower" which presented a formidable challenge to players who have completed the game or were just plain skilled. Boktai 2's equivalent is named Dream Avenue. Progress through the level yields Tarot cards, Bearnuts, Sunny Clogs and more. Completing the Avenue nets you a prize, ranging from a photo to armour and eventually tonniaR. Also in Boktai 2 there is also an Arena to test the player's skills. There are four difficulty levels to the arena: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. Every time you complete a rank you get a special item, usually a photo. Completing the Platinum level gives you an armour the first time and a photo the second. After that, you are given weapons for completing the challenges. Also, any rank can be replayed indefinitely to earn items or weapons.
The arena matches are as follows:
- Bronze
- Sword, Axe, Cheyanne, Sand Worm, Lich, Serpent, Lich+
- Silver
- Duneyrr, Vampire, Durathror, Dvallin, Dainn
- Gold
- Advanced Sword*, Advanced Axe, Advanced Cheyanne, Advanced Sand Worm, Advanced Lich, Advanced Serpent, Advanced Lich+, Advanced Shademan
- Platinum
- Advanced Duneyrr, Advanced Vampire, Advanced Durathror, Advanced Dvallin, Advanced Dainn, Advanced Jormugandr
* Advanced enemies have health and attack multiplied by roughly ten when compared to the standard version.
Missions
When Lady comes back to the library you can do various missions from different characters. There are four levels and three missions for each area. You get rewards for doing the missions. At first you get tarot cards but when you repeat the mission you only get a potion of some sort. Also in some missions you get items that you can get nowhere else. Some missions have time limits and others have to be done to unlock other missions.
Black Django
In this installment Django gets a number of new abilities. Among them is the ability to transform into Black Django. Black Django has the ability to shape shift. You can become a bat, mouse, or werewolf. The werewolf form bites into your enemies and restores your health if an enemy has their back turned to you. You also get the ability to sleep in a coffin when your Black form which restores solar energy. You also can use the dark element in this form and only in this form. You also can't go outside during the rain or when the solar gauge picks up sunlight because it burns him slowly to death. Also at night after the solar tree has been fully restored if you talk to Lita three times as a vampire she will turn her back and if you change into a werewolf you will bite her and get a game over.
Red Django
Red Django is Django's normal form. In Red form, he can use Moon and Sun magic. Moon magic makes use of elements, such as Fire, Sun, Ice, etc. The element used in your magic is then implanted into your weapon. Sun magic requires the solar gauge to be at a certain level before it can be used.
Enemies
This game also features both new and old enemies. Some enemies include crows, centipede, bandits, grave keepers, hellhounds, bees, bats, spiders, serpents, skeletons, mummies, liches, and many, many more! There are also crimson enemies. Crimson enemies appear after you kill about one hundred of an enemy (i.e. kill 100 bandits there will be crimson bandits). Crimson enemies drop many items and give many exp (experience points).
The Weapons
In this game there are many new weapons. There are three main types of weapons. Spears, Swords, and Hammers. There are approximately 17 types of each weapon.
Some Sword weapons include: Bastard Sword, Long sword, Short sword, Gram, Dull blade, Claymore, Blood sword, Katana, Zweihander.
Some Spear weapons include: Short Spear, Long Spear, Partizan, Thunder Spear, Glaive, Lance, Grand Lance.
Some Hammer weapons include: Earthshaker, Bloody mace, Heavy Axe, Battle axe, Maul, Axe, Pounder, Silver flail.
Solar Forging
This game contains a new feature called solar forging. You can use solar forging after you have beaten the cathedral and saved Smith. Solar forging lets you combine two weapons into one. It does not matter if you found it, an enemy dropped it, or you bought it. To use solar forging, you must first have two weapons of any type but not the same name (i.e. blood sword and blood sword, long sword and long sword = no-no). A combination of two weapons of the same type will give another weapon of that type, while weapons of two different types will yield one of the third type (A sword with a sword will always give a sword and a sword with a spear will always turn into a hammer, for example). Something like long sword and short sword is good.
There are also rankings Smith gives you afterwards. When you forge somthing, Smith will say one of the following three things, next to them are what advantages or disadvantages you can get from them:
"Tsh. Not great, eh?" - Highest: -1 Lowest: -10
"Oooh, fine job." - Highest: +10 Lowest: +1
"Wow...superb workmanship!" - SP (Highest rank)
Connection with Megaman
When a Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter is connected to a Game Boy Advance playing Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django, you are able to connect to MegaMan Battle Network 5 (Rockman EXE 5: Team of Blues or Team of Colonel for the original title) by entering the code L R L R L L R R R R L L SELECT START SELECT START at the Link menu. This places Django in an area with the vampire enemy in Battle Network 5, Shademan, who also appears for the person playing Battle Network 5. The object is to attempt to defeat Shademan with each player's game before the other or to locate Megaman (Rockman in the original Japanese version) or Django and reduce their HP to zero. In the Nintendo DS version of Battle Network 5, by slotting Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django (Shin Bokura no Taiyoh (Boktai 3) in Japan), You may obtain "Sol Cross Megaman/Rockman", Which gives you a Gun del Sol charge shot and several other abilities. 'GunDelSol' is also a Battle chip, and there is Navi chip named Django as well.
In the 4th game, Django is part of a funhouse ride featuring vampires. The boss of the vampire robot which follows the adventures of Django fighting the evil vampire Dracky is Shademan. Django later appears in the Undernet as part of a mini-quest to acquire the 3 'GunDelSol' chips to activate the PileDriver and delete Shademan, who sleeps in a coffin before Django, regaining strength to revive. The Program Advance 'PileDriver' is done by fusing the 3 GunDelSol chips, and it creates 2 large sun-generators, which each drain 400 HP from enemies between them.
After Jormungandr is defeated, ShadeMan is available as an optional boss. After he is defeated, Django gains the Megabuster.