<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Paon	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1997	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Klonoa	B-Application
series	O
,	O
updating	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
fully	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Yoshizawa	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Door	B-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
,	O
who	O
brought	O
in	O
other	O
former	O
team	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
released	O
to	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
deeming	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
titles	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
abandoning	O
its	O
planned	O
revival	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Klonoa	B-Application
series	O
would	O
not	O
see	O
another	O
entry	O
in	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
until	O
Klonoa	B-Application
Phantasy	I-Application
Reverie	I-Application
Series	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
consisting	O
of	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
Klonoa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lunatea	I-Application
's	I-Application
Veil	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
his	O
companion	O
Huepow	O
as	O
they	O
journey	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
songstress	O
Lephise	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
Ghadius	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Klonoa	B-Application
as	O
he	O
runs	O
and	O
jumps	O
through	O
each	O
stage	O
,	O
using	O
his	O
ring	O
to	O
fire	O
a	O
"	O
Wind	O
Bullet	O
"	O
that	O
can	O
inflate	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
merger	O
of	O
Namco	O
and	O
Bandai	O
to	O
form	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Holdings	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
vice	O
president	O
Shin	O
Unozawa	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
reviving	O
the	O
Klonoa	B-Application
series	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
large	O
fan	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
chose	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
original	O
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
for	O
its	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
using	O
it	O
to	O
determine	O
if	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
be	O
suitable	O
for	O
a	O
proper	O
revival	O
,	O
and	O
chose	O
to	O
develop	O
it	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
its	O
wide	O
appeal	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
both	O
older	O
and	O
younger	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
formed	O
of	O
former	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Klonoa	B-Application
Works	O
development	O
studio	O
,	O
including	O
chief	O
planner	O
Tsuyoshi	O
Kobayashi	O
,	O
Yoshihiko	O
Arai	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
designer	O
Kanako	O
Kakino	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
2D	O
character	O
sprites	O
in	O
3D	O
environments	O
,	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
features	O
3D	O
graphics	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
2001	O
sequel	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lunatea	I-Application
's	I-Application
Veil	I-Application
,	O
with	O
cutscenes	O
recreated	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshizawa	O
stated	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Klonoa	B-Application
closer	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
vision	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
transparent	O
water	O
and	O
sunlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
cast	O
includes	O
Kumiko	O
Watanabe	O
as	O
Klonoa	B-Application
,	O
Akemi	O
Kanda	O
as	O
Huepow	O
,	O
Yuko	O
Minaguchi	O
as	O
Lephise	O
,	O
and	O
Bin	O
Shimada	O
as	O
Joka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
international	O
version	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
released	O
a	O
public	O
survey	O
which	O
proposed	O
a	O
region-specific	O
redesign	O
of	O
Klonoa	B-Application
with	O
more	O
cat-like	O
ears	O
,	O
as	O
Yoshizawa	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
design	O
would	O
be	O
considered	O
too	O
"	O
old-fashioned	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
cute	O
"	O
for	O
Western	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
decided	O
to	O
scrap	O
the	O
redesign	O
and	O
keep	O
Klonoa	B-Application
's	O
original	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
international	O
release	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Western	O
release	O
also	O
dropped	O
the	O
Door	B-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
subtitle	O
from	O
its	O
title	O
and	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
whirlwind	O
"	O
attack	O
which	O
utilized	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
motion	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Klonoa	B-Application
:	O
Phantasy	O
Reverie	O
Series	O
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
compilation	O
of	O
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
and	O
Klonoa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lunatea	I-Application
's	I-Application
Veil	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
remastered	O
title	O
in	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Encore	O
series	O
following	O
remasters	O
of	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
,	O
Kotoba	B-Device
no	I-Device
Puzzle	I-Device
:	I-Device
Mojipittan	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Mr.	B-Device
Driller	I-Device
Drill	I-Device
Land	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
of	O
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remake	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
HD	O
graphics	O
and	O
updated	O
character	O
models	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
poor	O
commercial	O
performance	O
resulted	O
in	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
scrapping	O
plans	O
for	O
reviving	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
including	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
second	B-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
a	O
new	O
third	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
compared	O
the	O
graphics	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
successor	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
would	O
later	O
include	O
the	O
title	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Six	O
Obscure	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Editors	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
named	O
Klonoa	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
30	O
"	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Essentials	O
"	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
63rd	O
greatest	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
in	O
their	O
farewell	O
issue	O
the	O
following	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
38th	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
50	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
