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Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Genre: Action/Adventure
Publisher: SEGA Developer: SEGA Release Date: Oct. 5, 2012
XBLA Review - 'NiGHTS into dreams ...'    In 1996, Microsoft had
nothing resembling a games console, Nintendo was still using
cartridges, and SEGA was getting its butt kicked by upstart Sony
and its PlayStation console. Needing a 3-D title that would show
its Saturn console could compete, SEGA's Sonic Team produced
NiGHTS into dreams…. This concept platform game allowed players
to fly smoothly through levels with previously unseen fluidity.
It even came bundled with an analog controller, since the
traditional digital d-pad didn't do it justice. While it didn't
save the console, it did capture the hearts of many gamers.
About four and a half years ago, SEGA's China studio ported
NiGHTS to the PlayStation 2. That version of the game was
Japanese exclusive, but it now forms the basis for the current-
generation remake. Rather than port