<s>
Boktai	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
created	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
consists	O
entirely	O
of	O
portable	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
built-in	O
solar	O
sensor	O
required	O
for	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
unconventional	O
design	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
requirement	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
outdoors	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
most	O
color	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
ensured	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
only	O
a	O
niche	O
audience	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
not	O
receiving	O
a	O
release	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boktai	B-Application
3	O
:	O
Sabata	O
's	O
Counterattack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2005	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
¥4980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorcycles	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
and	O
raced	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
via	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
USgamer	O
called	O
Boktai	B-Application
similar	O
to	O
a	O
mash-up	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
although	O
remarking	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
more	O
to	O
it	O
than	O
this	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
games	O
also	O
drew	O
heavily	O
on	O
spaghetti	O
westerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citing	O
how	O
he	O
found	O
memorable	O
real-life	O
places	O
to	O
play	O
Boktai	B-Application
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
lengths	O
to	O
which	O
I	O
went	O
to	O
complete	O
Boktai	B-Application
made	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
memorable	O
gaming	O
experiences	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
enjoyed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lean-Karlo	O
Lemus	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
called	O
the	O
Boktai	B-Application
series	O
"	O
ultimately	O
a	O
victim	O
of	O
Konami	O
's	O
fickle	O
nature	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
their	O
decision	O
not	O
to	O
release	O
Boktai	B-Application
3	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
stated	O
his	O
wish	O
for	O
other	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
similar	O
techniques	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
while	O
"	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
Joy-Con	O
and	O
its	O
powerful	O
built-in	O
infrared	O
sensor	O
puts	O
Boktai	B-Application
's	O
UV	O
sensor	O
to	O
shame	O
 [ ... ] 	O
outside	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Labo	O
,	O
precious	O
few	O
titles	O
have	O
used	O
it	O
in	O
any	O
meaningful	O
capacity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
