Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
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| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Release date(s) | July 22, 2004 (JP) October 19, 2004 (NA) June 10, 2005 (EU) |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen (T) PEGI: 3+ CERO: All ages |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
| Media | GBA cartridge |
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django, known in Japan as Another Our Sun: 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).
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[edit] 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 with new role playing game elements. Additions include new weapons, the ability to forge weapons, a money system, and various subtle alterations.
[edit] 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 enchant ordinary weapons, like a sword, with the power of the sun.
He 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 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.
Towards the end of the game, Django will regain his Solar Gun; however, it will be greatly damaged due to the use of it by the vampire otherwise known as Ringo. It won't be able to switch frames or elements, but its charge shot is invaluable against the final boss.
If you choose the continue option after beating the game, you will start off from where you last saved, rather than how it was in Boktai 1, where you restart. There are four different endings that are somewhat the same, other than the characters who are talking with Django, whom basically says some stuff about dark and light needing to be together in order for both to co-exist. The characters include Earthly Maiden Lita, Dark Boy Sabata, the librarian named Lady, and the Solar Smith's granddaughter named Violet (Sumire).
The way you get each ending is dependent on the number of times you have defeated the final boss, the Doomsday Beast Jormungandr. When you defeat him the first time, you are talking with Zazie. After Jormungandr's first defeat, you can not fight him again until you have completed the Megaman (Rockman) sidequest with Shademan. When that's completed and you defeat Jormungandr again, you will be talking with Violet. When you defeat Jormungandr a third time, you talk with Sabata. Defeat Jormungandr again, and you'll end up talking with Lady. One last time, and you'll talk with Lita. The cycle then repeats itself when defeating Jormungandr.
There are a total of two bad endings, like there was in Boktai 1 if you failed to collect sunlight to revive Otenko. The first bad ending is in the Spiral Tower while Django and Sabata are talking to the Black Dainn. Dainn will tell Django to become their "Dark Sun," and a choice will be appear reading “Join Black Dainn” or “Refuse!!” Choosing to “Join Black Dainn” will result in a short cut scene and then the credits. The second bad ending takes place after fighting the Ancestor Piece Jormungandr. If you fail to solar charge enough energy within the ten second time limit, Jormungandr will swallow Django and you'll have failed to seal the Doomsday Beast.
[edit] Characters
There are a number of new characters added in this installment of the series. Kid, who runs the potion/armour shop, is met at a certain point in that game. Lady runs the library, serves as a guild master, and is also a tarot master. Cheyenne the Wind Warrior runs the weapon shop once you meet and defeat him. A grim man runs a coffin shop with many specialty coffins. Also, Solid Snake (from Konami's Metal Gear series) makes a cameo as ???.
Older characters such as Master Otenko, Sabata, and Lita (who happens to run the item shop) return as well. However, Lita's function has changed somewhat; in addition to tending the solar tree, she now sells fruit, eliminating the need to grow them like in the first game. Her prices depend on how much solar energy was collected the previous day.
[edit] Money
The sunlight is no longer used just for energy, but also as 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), the player builds Solar Energy, or SOL. By converting SOL to SOLL via the local bank (with interest that adds to the SOLL count the more days that the SOLL sits in the bank) with a 1 SOL=1 SOLL conversion rate, energy can be turned into cash. This cash can be used to buy weapons or fruit, or anything. The player can get SOLL by selling unneeded items. SOLL can also be converted to SOL, so one can get energy, make it cash, buy things, and convert leftover SOLL to SOL.
Unlike in the first game, the player does not start over from the beginning of the game after finishing it. A minigame can be unlocked instead. The game has to be completed twice to unlock it. The player can gain access to this minigame by talking to Nero the cat (Kuro in the original Japanese version). Prizes for high scores include photos and healing items.
[edit] 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 highly 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 rM. 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 that has increased exponentially when compared to the standard version.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Solar Boy: Red Django
Red Django is Django's normal form. In Red form, he can use Luna and Sol magic. Luna magic makes use of elements Flame, Frost, Cloud and Earth. The element used in your magic is then implanted into your weapon. Sol magic requires the solar gauge to be at a certain level before it can be used. Sol Magic includes Freeze, Dash, Healing (For Plants), and Dynamite.
Combat wise, Red Django is Sol Element. He swings slower then his Vampire form, but has double the magic.
Red Django can be played in multiplayer right from the beginning.
[edit] Vampire Boy: Black Django
In this installment Django gets a number of new abilities after he is bitten by a vampire. 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 gain the ability to sleep in a coffin when in your Black form, which restores solar energy. This form is the only one capable of using the Dark Encant Magic. Eating any Solar Fruit as Black Django gives him a Stomach Ache (Causes the screen to become blurry when moving). You also can't go outside during the rain or when the solar gauge picks up sunlight, as it burns Django slowly to death (You may use the Rain Coat and the Sunscreen to prevent the damage) Using the Gun Del Sol also causes similar damage.
Black Django is playable in Multiplayer after you purify the second Immortal.
[edit] Dark Boy: Sabata
During two parts of the game, you gain control of Django's dark brother, Sabata. He only has one weapon and armor: Gun Del Hell, which fired shots or charge for a Spining Spread; and Mail of Luna, which makes him resistant to all elements. Sabata also does a Darkness Charge (gaining energy out of darkness) instead of a Solar Charge. Sunlight causes him damage when exposed to it, which can be prevented with Sunscreen. He has two unique Dark Magic abilities: Zero Shift, which instantaneously moves him, and Black Sun, which completely blocks out the solar sensor.
Gameplay wise, Sabata is Dark element.
Sabata is playable in multiplayer after you clear the Spiral Tower dungeon.
[edit] 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, and liches. 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 rare items and give many EXP (experience points), but have much more Life and Attack.
[edit] Weapons
Boktai 2 features many new weapons. There are four main types of weapons: Guns, Spears, Swords, and Hammers.
Guns: Guns have the longest range and can be charged to do a powerful shot or a spinning spread. Two of the guns are the games unique weapons: Gun Del Sol and Gun Del Hell.
Swords: The swords are the quickest melee weapons with short range, swinging completely in front of you. Different Swords include: Bastard Sword, Long Sword, Short Sword, Gram, Dull blade, Claymore, Blood Sword, Katana, and Zweihander.
Hammers: Slowest, yet the most powerful of the melee weapons, hammers can break boxes and move levers that are jammed. Different Hammers include: Earthshaker, Bloody mace, Heavy Axe, Battle axe, Maul, Axe, Pounder, and Silver flail.
Spears: Traveling in a straight line, Spears have the longest Melee range and move slower than the sword, but faster than a hammer. Different Spears include: Short Spear, Long Spear, Partizan, Thunder Spear, Glaive, Lance, and Grand Lance.
Fists: Unarmed, Django can punch rapidly. The strength of this attack depends on your current level.
[edit] 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. Two weapons of the same name will produce another of the same name, which is useful for creating SP weapons later on in the game. (i.e. blood sword and blood sword = blood sword SP (when done properly), long sword and long sword = long sword). 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 types. (For example, a sword with a sword will always give a sword and a sword with a spear will always turn into a hammer.) Something like long sword and short sword is good.
There are also rankings Smith gives you afterwards. When you forge something, Smith will say one of the following four things; next to them is what advantages or disadvantages you can get from them:
"Tsh. Not great, eh?" - Highest: -1 Lowest: -10
"Not terrible." - No modifier
"Oooh, fine job." - Highest: +10 Lowest: +1
"Wow...superb workmanship!" - SP (Highest rank)
[edit] Connection with Megaman Battle Network 5
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 reduces 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.
After Jormungandr is defeated, ShadeMan is available as an optional boss. After he is defeated, Django gains the Megabuster.
