IGN Reviews: Lunar Knights

Lunar Knights retains a lot of the elements that made the Boktai experience so much fun, and opened things up by taking out the sun sensor that essentially tied a hand behind gamers' backs. I'm right there with you: I loved the concept of a real-world sun driving a videogame experience, but it definitely forced when and where I played it. The DS game frees up the Boktai gameplay even as it still has similar, but now in-game restrictions.

The game does, admittedly, lose just a little bit of its individuality, not just due to the lack of its sun sensor, but also in its move towards a more action focus. Konami already has a vampire-slaying action adventure in the form of Castlevania, and even though the storylines and universes are completely independent of each other, it's hard to ignore the similarities.

Still, it's really nice to experience the already-great Boktai game on my terms, and the Nintendo DS is a worthy follow-up to the franchise. Even if it officially isn't one.

Score: 8.2

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