<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Klonoa	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friend	O
Huepow	O
in	O
their	O
efforts	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
dream	O
world	O
of	O
Phantomile	O
from	O
an	O
evil	O
spirit	O
intent	O
on	O
turning	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
world	O
of	O
nightmares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Klonoa	B-Application
through	O
a	O
2.5D	O
perspective	O
;	O
the	O
stages	O
are	O
rendered	O
in	O
three	O
dimensions	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
along	O
a	O
2D	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
can	O
grab	O
enemies	O
and	O
throw	O
them	O
as	O
projectiles	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
them	O
as	O
a	O
jump	O
boost	O
to	O
navigate	O
through	O
the	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Klonoa	B-Application
character	O
was	O
designed	O
early	O
on	O
and	O
the	O
environments	O
and	O
other	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
around	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Door	B-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
clever	O
platforming	O
,	O
impressive	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospect	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
2.5D	O
platformers	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lunatea	I-Application
's	I-Application
Veil	I-Application
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
multiple	O
other	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
remakes	O
of	O
Door	B-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
:	O
a	B-Application
2008	I-Application
remake	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
a	O
high-definition	O
remake	O
in	O
2022	O
alongside	O
Klonoa	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Klonoa	B-Application
Phantasy	I-Application
Reverie	I-Application
Series	I-Application
compilation	O
for	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
moves	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Klonoa	B-Application
along	O
this	O
path	O
;	O
he	O
can	O
run	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
and	O
hover	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
can	O
grab	O
enemies	O
using	O
a	O
large	O
ring	O
inhabited	O
by	O
his	O
spirit	O
friend	O
Huepow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anthropomorphic	O
animal	O
named	O
Klonoa	B-Application
has	O
had	O
a	O
dream	O
about	O
an	O
airship	O
crashing	O
into	O
a	O
nearby	O
mountain	O
known	O
as	O
Bell	O
Hill	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
an	O
airship	O
does	O
indeed	O
crash	O
into	O
the	O
mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friend	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
ring	O
spirit	O
"	O
named	O
Huepow	O
,	O
decide	O
to	O
investigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
find	O
a	O
dark	O
spirit	O
named	O
Ghadius	B-Application
and	O
his	O
henchman	O
Joka	O
on	O
the	O
mountain	O
searching	O
for	O
a	O
magical	O
moon	O
pendant	O
so	O
he	O
can	O
turn	O
Phantomile	O
into	O
a	O
world	O
of	O
nightmares	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
while	O
kidnapping	O
the	O
diva	O
Lephise	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
prevent	O
her	O
from	O
renewing	O
the	O
world	O
with	O
her	O
"	O
Song	O
of	O
Rebirth	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
brief	O
scuffle	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
finds	O
the	O
pendant	O
under	O
a	O
bell	O
and	O
ventures	O
back	O
to	O
his	O
home	O
in	O
Breezegale	O
,	O
where	O
his	O
caretaker	O
,	O
Grandpa	O
,	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
chieftess	O
of	O
the	O
nearby	O
Forlock	O
Forest	O
,	O
named	O
Granny	O
,	O
knows	O
about	O
the	O
pendant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
Huepow	O
travel	O
there	O
to	O
find	O
Granny	O
,	O
but	O
end	O
up	O
having	O
to	O
detour	O
to	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Jugpot	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
water	O
from	O
flowing	O
backwards	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
something	O
done	O
by	O
Ghadius	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
kill	O
off	O
Forlock	O
Forest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
rescuing	O
Granny	O
from	O
Joka	O
,	O
she	O
tells	O
them	O
about	O
a	O
legend	O
that	O
involves	O
the	O
pendant	O
,	O
the	O
legendary	O
moon	O
kingdom	O
,	O
Ghadius	B-Application
and	O
"	O
the	O
dream	O
not	O
of	O
this	O
world	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Granny	O
asks	O
about	O
where	O
the	O
moon	O
pendant	O
's	O
being	O
kept	O
,	O
and	O
Klonoa	B-Application
answers	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
Grandpa	O
has	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joka	O
eavesdrops	O
on	O
the	O
conversation	O
,	O
and	O
ventures	O
off	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
pendant	O
before	O
Klonoa	B-Application
can	O
arrive	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
there	O
,	O
Joka	O
ends	O
up	O
bombing	O
Klonoa	B-Application
's	O
home	O
while	O
Grandpa	O
is	O
nearby	O
,	O
stealing	O
the	O
pendant	O
after	O
doing	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
is	O
unable	O
to	O
reach	O
Grandpa	O
in	O
time	O
and	O
he	O
ends	O
up	O
dying	O
in	O
Klonoa	B-Application
's	O
arms	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
before	O
telling	O
him	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
pendant	O
back	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
says	O
is	O
his	O
destiny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
is	O
distraught	O
by	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
his	O
caretaker	O
,	O
but	O
Huepow	O
reminds	O
him	O
of	O
their	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
flying	O
fish	O
Pamela	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
Huepow	O
head	O
to	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
the	O
Sun	O
and	O
confront	O
Ghadius	B-Application
at	O
the	O
top	O
,	O
asking	O
him	O
about	O
his	O
motivation	O
in	O
turning	O
Phantomile	O
into	O
a	O
world	O
of	O
nightmares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghadius	B-Application
answers	O
by	O
saying	O
he	O
is	O
motivated	O
out	O
of	O
revenge	O
against	O
those	O
who	O
banished	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghadius	B-Application
disappears	O
,	O
and	O
Klonoa	B-Application
ends	O
up	O
battling	O
Joka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
Huepow	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
there	O
with	O
Pamela	O
's	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
continues	O
to	O
help	O
Huepow	O
and	O
they	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
Ghadius	B-Application
,	O
whom	O
they	O
eventually	O
defeat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
nightmarish	O
beast	O
known	O
as	O
Nahatomb	B-Application
,	O
who	O
was	O
birthed	O
using	O
the	O
diva	O
Lephise	O
as	O
a	O
living	O
battery	O
and	O
Ghadius	B-Application
 '	O
own	O
nightmares	O
,	O
is	O
revived	O
just	O
before	O
he	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
Huepow	O
eventually	O
defeat	O
Nahatomb	B-Application
and	O
restore	O
peace	O
to	O
Phantomile	O
,	O
with	O
Lephise	O
thankful	O
of	O
her	O
rescue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
a	O
noticeably	O
guilt-ridden	O
Huepow	O
finally	O
tells	O
Klonoa	B-Application
the	O
truth	O
;	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
never	O
from	O
Phantomile	O
at	O
all	O
and	O
that	O
all	O
the	O
memories	O
they	O
had	O
shared	O
together	O
prior	O
to	O
their	O
adventure	B-Application
were	O
fake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
is	O
distraught	O
by	O
the	O
news	O
and	O
initially	O
thinks	O
of	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
lie	O
,	O
but	O
Huepow	O
reaffirms	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
truth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Huepow	O
then	O
mentions	O
that	O
when	O
Lephise	O
sings	O
the	O
Song	O
of	O
Rebirth	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
will	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
stay	O
in	O
Phantomile	O
any	O
longer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moments	O
after	O
,	O
Lephise	O
begins	O
to	O
sing	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
vortex	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
sky	O
,	O
slowly	O
sucking	O
Klonoa	B-Application
forcefully	O
back	O
to	O
his	O
own	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
realizing	O
that	O
the	O
bond	O
they	O
shared	O
was	O
truly	O
real	O
despite	O
the	O
fabricated	O
memories	O
,	O
Huepow	O
chases	O
after	O
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
grabs	O
his	O
Wind	O
Ring	O
,	O
with	O
Klonoa	B-Application
himself	O
clinging	O
on	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
not	O
wanting	O
to	O
leave	O
Phantomile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
ring	O
slips	O
from	O
Huepow	O
's	O
hands	O
,	O
and	O
Klonoa	B-Application
is	O
taken	O
back	O
to	O
his	O
home	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Yoshizawa	O
as	O
his	O
tenth	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshizawa	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
having	O
previously	O
directed	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
Door	B-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
originated	O
when	O
Yoshizawa	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
cinematic	O
game	O
following	O
his	O
dissatisfaction	O
with	O
other	O
developers	O
not	O
prioritizing	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
wide	O
audience	O
,	O
thinking	O
the	O
adventure-like	O
aspects	O
would	O
be	O
enjoyed	O
by	O
children	O
and	O
the	O
emotional	O
plot	O
twists	O
would	O
be	O
appreciated	O
by	O
adults	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
other	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Yoshihiko	O
Arai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
designs	O
of	O
Klonoa	B-Application
had	O
a	O
shadow-like	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
called	O
"	O
Shady	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Klonoa	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
and	O
other	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
around	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
Huepow	O
's	O
movements	O
in	O
cinematics	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
cinematic	O
animators	O
acted	O
out	O
their	O
own	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
professional	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
cinematics	O
were	O
made	O
with	O
LightWave	B-Device
3D	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
were	O
designed	O
in	O
Softimage	B-Device
3D	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
previews	O
,	O
both	O
IGN	O
and	O
GameFan	O
compared	O
the	O
2.5D	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Pandemonium	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
stated	O
they	O
hoped	O
the	O
cartoonish	O
antics	O
of	O
Klonoa	B-Application
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
children	O
,	O
their	O
target	O
demographic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
1997	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
with	O
playable	O
demos	O
and	O
an	O
actor	O
in	O
a	O
Klonoa	B-Application
costume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Door	B-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
compilation	O
of	O
Namco	O
games	O
titled	O
NamCollection	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
exclusive	O
compilation	O
commemorated	O
Namco	O
's	O
50th	O
anniversary	O
and	O
included	O
five	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
games	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
for	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
PSone	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
labeled	O
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
as	O
Namco	O
's	O
first	O
notable	O
3D	O
platformer	O
and	O
a	O
bid	O
for	O
creating	O
a	O
gaming	O
mascot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Character	O
"	O
for	O
Klonoa	B-Application
at	O
the	O
1997	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
is	O
remembered	O
for	O
its	O
blend	O
of	O
2D	O
gameplay	O
and	O
3D	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
,	O
Polygon	O
,	O
and	O
GamesRadar+	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
5th	O
,	O
10th	O
,	O
and	O
25th	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
of	O
all-time	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
called	O
it	O
"	O
arguably	O
the	O
best	O
platformer	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
"	O
and	O
GameSpy	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
2.5D	O
game	O
ever	O
and	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
platformers	O
of	O
its	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
a	B-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
sequels	I-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Klonoa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lunatea	I-Application
's	I-Application
Veil	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
remade	O
as	O
Klonoa	B-Application
in	O
2008	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
developed	O
with	O
key	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
team	O
,	O
including	O
director	O
Yoshizawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
featuring	O
a	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
of	O
Door	B-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
Klonoa	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Klonoa	B-Application
Phantasy	I-Application
Reverie	I-Application
Series	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
is	O
built	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remake	O
but	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
film	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
as	O
Door	B-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
then	O
canceled	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
