<s>
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
handheld	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Klonoa	B-Application
series	O
to	O
place	O
him	O
in	O
a	O
fully	O
two-dimensional	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
established	O
the	O
system	O
that	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
titles	O
later	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Klonoa	B-Application
as	O
he	O
runs	O
,	O
jumps	O
,	O
and	O
fights	O
his	O
way	O
across	O
several	O
worlds	O
,	O
solving	O
small	O
puzzles	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
defeats	O
enemies	O
by	O
picking	O
them	O
up	O
using	O
a	O
special	O
weapon	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
wind	O
bullet	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
ring-shaped	O
object	O
inlaid	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
blue	O
jewel	O
that	O
can	O
fire	O
a	O
small	O
burst	O
of	O
wind	O
straight	O
forward	O
and	O
draw	O
in	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
Klonoa	B-Application
to	O
pick	O
them	O
up	O
over	O
his	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
he	O
has	O
them	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
can	O
either	O
throw	O
them	O
straight	O
forward	O
,	O
taking	O
out	O
any	O
enemies	O
they	O
happen	O
to	O
hit	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
them	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
double	O
jump	O
,	O
giving	O
him	O
access	O
to	O
places	O
he	O
otherwise	O
could	O
not	O
reach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
by	O
holding	O
the	O
jump	O
button	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
can	O
hover	O
in	O
midair	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
duration	O
by	O
flapping	O
his	O
large	O
ears	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
slightly	O
increases	O
his	O
jump	O
distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
stage	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
must	O
find	O
a	O
door	O
which	O
is	O
unlocked	O
by	O
finding	O
all	O
3	O
stars	O
within	O
the	O
vision	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
can	O
also	O
find	O
hearts	O
that	O
can	O
replenish	O
his	O
health	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
1-up	O
items	O
that	O
look	O
like	O
Klonoa	B-Application
's	O
hat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
Museum	I-Application
stars	O
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friend	O
Huepow	O
as	O
they	O
come	O
across	O
a	O
young	O
crying	O
girl	O
who	O
tells	O
them	O
that	O
the	O
moon	O
has	O
been	O
divided	O
into	O
fragments	O
and	O
stolen	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
group	O
of	O
artists	O
that	O
reside	O
in	O
the	O
nearby	O
Moonlight	O
Museum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
Huepow	O
must	O
fight	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
five	O
worlds	O
within	O
the	O
Museum	O
itself	O
before	O
finding	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
all	O
their	O
troubles	O
and	O
restoring	O
the	O
moon	O
to	O
the	O
sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moonlight	O
Museum	O
was	O
announced	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
April	O
1999	O
as	O
a	O
side-story	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
Klonoa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lunatea	I-Application
's	I-Application
Veil	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
headed	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Yoshizawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Klonoa	B-Application
2	I-Application
team	O
focused	O
more	O
on	O
"	O
action	O
"	O
,	O
Moonlight	O
Museums	O
crew	O
was	O
instructed	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
puzzle	O
"	O
aspect	O
,	O
a	O
trend	O
that	O
would	O
continue	O
for	O
subsequent	O
handheld	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
Museum	I-Application
entered	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
as	O
the	O
10th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
an	O
import	O
version	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
a	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
platformer	O
that	O
's	O
cute	O
,	O
cuddly	O
...	O
and	O
painfully	O
average	O
"	O
finding	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
decent	O
(	O
if	O
not	O
a	O
little	O
dull	O
)	O
"	O
and	O
visuals	O
that	O
did	O
n't	O
push	O
the	O
limits	O
of	O
the	O
handheld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
equally	O
well	O
on	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
's	O
horizontal	O
or	O
vertical	O
display	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
audio	O
was	O
"	O
decidedly	O
above-average	O
"	O
despite	O
limited	O
background	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
simplistic	O
and	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Staff	O
at	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
listed	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
games	O
for	O
its	O
cute	O
character	O
designs	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
