5th Generation - Nights into Dreams

The action game Nights into Dreams was created by Sonic Team and released in 1996 by Sega on the Sega Saturn console. The main story of the game is based on two children who enter a dream world, where they are able to fly. The sensation of flight is achieved by the 3D graphics and a mix of 2D and 3D gameplay. 

The game has great animation and music, and the character is always in the center of the screen to keep the viewer more focused and included in the action. The environments in the game are unique since given that the story is set in a dream world it increased the possibilities for the designers to create a creative and surreal place. It used a 524MB ROM, a high color count and a 3D Control Pad as a controller.

Figure 1 - Nights into Dreams gameplay

Sega released a remake of the game for the Sony PlayStation 2 in 2008 which includes an option for playing with the original graphics of the Sega Saturn or with enhanced graphics which were made specifically for the PS2. The game also has a sequel called Nights: Journey of Dreams, which was released for the Wii console in 2007.

Bibliography:

Wikipedia.org, (2015). Nights into Dreams... [online] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nights_into_Dreams... [Accessed 5 May 2015]

Racketboy.com, (2006). Review: NiGHTS Into Dreams – Saturn [online] Available at: http://www.racketboy.com/retro/review-nights-into-dreams-saturn [Accessed 5 May 2015]