Everyone’s favourite Nintendo Entertainment System video game containing the word Bokosuka in its title!
Bokosuka Wars puts players in the heat of the action in 1965-era feudal Japan. Players take control of young Ryo as he attempts to be the most productive farmer for the Emperor and win the heart of the Emperor’s daughter – having been torn from her chest earlier that afternoon.
In order to do this, players can use the standard NES controller: the directional pad moves, the ‘B’ button plants seeds and uses farm equipment, and the ‘A’ button must be tapped repeatedly in order to work up the player’s “will” to “get out of bed” – a highly innovative concept.
The other control option is the NES Zapper light gun, which is used by pointing the barrel into the player’s mouth. Light sobbing triggers the Zapper’s motion sensor, while the splashing of tears activates the lens-based controls.
All in all, Bokosuka Wars is one of the best simulators of the feudal Japan genre to ever be released.
Definitely the best of the genre.
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