Tag Archives: handheld

Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django, Game Boy Advance

Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django is the 2004 follow-up to the excellent Boktai: The Sun Is Your Hand – a clever isometric adventure designed by Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Koijima.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Game Boy Color

Let me say: I’m no fan of Harry Potter. I haven’t read any of the books or seen any of the films. But I do like this Game Boy Color game…

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Game Boy Color

Before you skip the page, just a second while I quantify something… This game – and its successor, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – are both really good games… Even though they are based on something that I don’t care about. Harry Potter. I haven’t read the books (and I do like to read), and I haven’t seen the films (and I love films). Harry Potter just doesn’t interest me… But I do like both of these Game Boy Color Harry Potter games. They are fun RPG/level-grinders, with turn-based combat and Zelda-like adventure sections. They have good interfaces and lots of interesting items and spells. They are different.

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Kung Food, Atari Lynx

This terrible scrolling beat ’em up was released for the Atari Lynx in 1992.

Kung Food features poorly-drawn, downright silly, food-related characters and enemies and takes place mostly inside a refridgerator.

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Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite!, Game Boy Color

Hamtaro is a series of video games based on a successful anime series for kids.

Ham-Hams Unite! is the first game in the series to receive an official English translation.

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Astro Boy: Omega Factor, Game Boy Advance

Astro Boy: Omega Factor is a fun and visually spectacular scrolling beat ’em up on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance.

The game was created by famous Japanese development house, Treasure – in association with Hitmaker – and was published by Sega in 2003.

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Mother 3, Game Boy Advance

The third and final game in the Mother series, Mother 3, was released in Japan only in 2006 for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance.

Nintendo published the game, with development by Brownie Brown and HAL Laboratory – directed by Nobuyuki Inhoue and written by series creator Shigesato Itoi.

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Medal of Honor: Infiltrator, Game Boy Advance

The second Medal of Honor game on the Game Boy Advance, and a fantastic, all-action overhead shooter, first released Electronic Arts in 2003.

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Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge, Game Boy Color

This colour remake of Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge was released as part of the Konami GB Collection Vol. 4 compilation in 2000.

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The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, Game Boy Color

Which came first? Oracle of Seasons or Oracle of Ages? The answer: neither. They were both released at exactly the same time (February 2001), and both games are companion pieces to each other.

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