Review by SegaSaturn2kX  "A dream game"  NiGHTS for the Sega
Saturn is the game that went up against Mario 64 during the 1996
holidays. If I remembered correctly, this game even outsold
Mario 64, for a time, in Japan! Still this game has always been
unfairly compared to 3d platformers since it really is not a 3d
platformer. The game is better described as a racing score
attack game. The majority of the game is played on rails in a
2.5d presentation. A lesser portion of the game is completely in
3-d, but there is almost no gameplay in this portion.
Unfortunately Sonic Team neglected to add any real function to
it other than walking around as the Eliot or Claris until the
gamer finds his/her base.  Graphics -- 9/10 NiGHTS is a
beautiful game. Very few games, if any, come close to matching
its artistic beauty. Sonic Team did a tremendous job in creating
a dream like environment. No doubt popup and flickering are
constantly present and even more noticeable when the gamer walks
around the level as Eliot or Claris.