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Summary

Lunar Knights – known in Japan as Boktai DS – is the fourth entry in Hideo Kojima’s Boktai series and drops you into a gothic sci‑fi world with two very different heroes. Lucian is a dark‑slinging vampire hunter who can fuse with his terrennial Nero to build a Trance meter and turn into a blood‑draining vampire, while Aaron is an apprentice sharpshooter who partners with the sunny terrennial Toasty to blast undead foes with Solar Guns.

The game revolves around tenable terrennials that embody the elements – dark, sun, flame, earth, cloud and frost – each granting a climate that can be changed in Sheridan’s Mansion via the paraSOL system. Switching weather among balmy, rainforest, continental, desert and arctic conditions unlocks hidden dungeons and boosts certain drops, turning weather into a strategic resource.

DS‑only tricks shine: inserting any Boktai GBA cartridge into the W‑Gate feeds the in‑game solar sensor for extra sunlight, and blowing into the microphone makes your character whistle, luring enemies and powering terrennial techniques. When a boss is defeated you launch its Casket Rocket using the stylus, fire lasers with taps, and watch the stratospheric purging in a short cutscene.

Critics responded favorably, with Metacritic scoring the title positively and Famitsu awarding 32 out of 40 points.

Storyline

Lunar Knights opens with the Lunar Knight Lucian overhearing a conversation about a flame‑controlling vampire. He hunts the Dark Tribe’s Duke, enters a mansion, meets solar gunslinger Bea, and upgrades his weapon with Professor Sheridan’s aid. After shielding Bea from the vampire’s bolt, Lucian purifies the creature, gaining the flame Terrenial Ursula and learning he must collect three more Terrenials.

Meanwhile, Solar Knight Aaron receives a guild warning, escapes a rooftop undead chase, and claims the Solar Terrenial Toasty. He, Ernest, Kay and Bea battle the Poes, board a train to the vampire tower, and after purifying the Poes secure the Wind and Earth Terrenials Alexander and Tove. Inside the Dark Castle they confront the Duke, who teleports away, then defeat Baron Stoker and hear immortal Polidori speak, learning the ParaSol is a Planet‑Eater.

The final showdown sends Lucian and Aaron into space, where a four‑phase battle destroys Polidori and Perrault rescues them. A post‑game Vamberry tower lets them defeat a resurrected Polidori, learn Dumas was rebuilt, and hear a warning that humans and vampires may need to unite, though Lucian refuses.