Sunday, 22 December 2024

Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (Sega Saturn review)

Developer: Sonic Team
Publisher: Sega
Released: 1996

Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams is a themed promotional sampler of Sega's 1996 title Nights into Dreams (Sega Saturn). 

+ A terrific way to demo Nights' joyous gameplay and there's a surprising amount of content for a would-be teaser. 

+ Allows you to experience Spring Valley as Elliot, and you can also unlock Sonic's first 3D outing as he battles Dr. Eggman.

+ Some fun diversions are on offer, including the exclusive Link Attack and Time Attack modes that challenge you in new ways.

+ Unlocking presents via the tile-matching game is addictive, and changing the console's date opens up hidden secrets.

+ Graphics are sublime and it's clear the developers made a serious effort to incorporate the holiday spirit into the demo.

- Graphical makeover does unfortunately result in noticeable frame-rate dips and slowdown not found in the original game.

- Karaoke mode is a nice idea, but the highlighted words lag so far behind the song that it's pretty much pointless!


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