A Nights into Dreams demo with a christmas look and many extras...and its awsome!

User Rating: 9.5 | Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams... SAT
Nights into Dreams was a hit when it was released. So, Sega decided to released a special demo of the game the same year it was released as a christmas present...a demo disc of the game with its own story, a christmas theme, and plenty of extras. Even thought it is a demo disk, its almost like a full, fun game.

The story of Christmas Nights starts off in the streets of Twin seeds. Everybody is out christmas shopping for their families and friends. Then Claris and Elliot, the main characters, notice that the star on top of the towns christmas tree has gone missing. Then, with the help of Nights, they decide to find it and get it back.

Gameplay is exactly like the first game, so i cant say nothing here other than its really good. However, there is more than just a christmas themed level. There is just the normal level and plenty of extras called presents. After you beat the boss of the level, a matching game will come up. If you match two pictures, it will unlock an extra. There are many extras such as artwork, videos, music, and even a mode that lets you play as Reala and another mode that lets you play as Sonic!

The graphics and style are like Nights into Dreams. Only most of the game is in a chirstmas theme. Nights even gets a makeover to make him red and white in chistmas mode. However when not in christmas mode, the level is exactly the same as Spring Valley from the original game.

The music has the same feel to it as the music from the regular game. Its magical, and dreamy. The christmas music is some of the best christmas music tracks you will hear in a game. There is almost no voice acting, other than the narrator at the beggining and end, and the occasional grunt of pain from Nights, Elliot, or Claris.

Story:8.0
A simple and warm story that you would expect from a Nights game.

Gameplay:9.5
Its exactly like Nights into Dreams, so it has some of the best flying gameplay. Also, the extras are pretty cool as well.

Graphics:8.5
Nice christmas worlds and basic Sega Saturn graphics...what more can I say?

Sound:9.5
Beautiful music thats dreamy, magical, and christmas like.

Overall:9.0
A great game that in some ways, rivals the full game. Its many extras give a reason to replay this. Its fun to play at christmas, and is definitely, one of Sega's gems. If you like this game, it is strongly recommended to play Nights into Dreams.