About Boktai 2
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django is the second game in the Boktai series. It was released for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance in Japan on July 22, 2004, and in the US on October 19, 2004.
In Japan, the game was called 続・ボクらの太陽 太陽少年ジャンゴ (Zoku Bokura no Taiyō Taiyō Shōnen Jango), literally Our Sun 2: Solar Boy Django, where the character 続 (zoku) means "continuation."
In this game, the player character Django uses melee weapons and spells in combat instead of the previous game's Solar Gun.
Learn more about Boktai 2 by checking out the game's Wikipedia article, or from some other sites and wikis which you can find on my Links page.
How Can I Play It?
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.
Play via emulators is made possible by fan-developed mod patches which allow for in-game control of the solar sensor.
Play on original hardware is possible through the use of a flash cart with the aforementioned solar sensor patches. There is also a flash cart with a built-in solar sensor, if you want to get really authentic (out of stock at time of writing).
Fan-made translation patches also make it possible to play Boktai 3 in English.
Note: Reproduction carts can be found for purchase online, but they are sold by independent vendors who tend not to credit or benefit those whose work has made solar sensor and translation patches possible. When seeking these games out, remember that they are kept alive by a small community of dedicated fans. Support their work where you can.
My history with Boktai
When I was 10 or 11 years old I played and fell in love with the Mega Man Battle Network series. This series, via a crossover quest in Mega Man Battle Network 4, led me to discover the Boktai series.
My parents managed to find Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django for my birthday one year, and the graphics, music, story, world, and gameplay, all took root in my adolescent brain, and haven't left since.
I love these games. Looking back, I'm grateful this weird concept ever got made, much less spawned three sequels. I'm excited to finally try to build the website I wish existed, and compile all of the available information about all things Boktai in one place.
About the site
Use the four links at the top of each page to switch to the relevant information for the corresponding game. For example, clicking 'Boktai 2' at the top of the Music page will take you to the music page for Boktai 2. And so on.
This is a personal project that I'm working on in my free time, so it'll likely take a very long time before a significant amount of information is available. If you'd like to buy me a coffee for those late night site updates, you can throw me a tip on my Neocities page. Thanks!