Development was led by Sonic Team veterans Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Takashi Iizuka. The game is presented in 3D and imposes time limits on every level, in which the player must accumulate points to proceed.ĭevelopment began after the release of Sonic & Knuckles in 1994, although the concept originated in 1992, during the development of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Players control Nights flying through Elliot and Claris's dreams to gather enough energy to defeat Wizeman and save Nightopia. With the help of Nights, an exiled 'Nightmaren', they begin a journey to stop the evil ruler Wizeman from destroying Nightopia and consequently the real world.
The story follows the teenagers Elliot Edwards and Claris Sinclair, who enter Nightopia, a dream world where all dreams take place.
Nights into Dreams is a 1996 action game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn.