<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1996	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
title	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
Europe	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
two	O
children	O
,	O
William	B-Application
Taylor	I-Application
and	O
Helen	O
Cartwright	O
,	O
who	O
enter	O
a	O
dream	O
world	O
called	O
Nightopia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Journey	O
of	O
Dreams	O
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
headed	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
veteran	O
Takashi	O
Iizuka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
evil	O
ruler	O
of	O
Nightmare	O
,	O
Wizeman	B-Application
the	I-Application
Wicked	I-Application
,	O
is	O
stealing	O
this	O
dream	O
energy	O
from	O
sleeping	O
visitors	O
to	O
gather	O
power	O
and	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Nightopia	O
and	O
eventually	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
creates	O
two	O
"	O
Level	O
One	O
"	O
Nightmaren	O
:	O
Nights	O
and	O
Reala	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nights	O
rebels	O
against	O
Wizeman	O
's	O
plans	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
imprisoned	O
inside	O
an	O
Ideya	O
palace	O
,	O
a	O
gazebo-like	O
container	O
for	O
dreamers	O
 '	O
Ideya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
William	B-Application
Taylor	I-Application
and	O
Helen	O
Cartwright	O
are	O
two	O
children	O
who	O
live	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Bellbridge	O
(	O
a	O
fictionalised	O
version	O
of	O
London	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
that	O
Wizeman	O
is	O
plotting	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
dream	O
world	O
and	O
consequently	O
enter	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
children	O
and	O
Nights	O
resolve	O
to	O
stop	O
Wizeman	O
,	O
but	O
face	O
resistance	O
from	O
the	O
Nightmaren	O
he	O
commands	O
,	O
particularly	O
Nights	O
 '	O
sibling	O
,	O
Reala	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reala	B-Application
arrives	O
to	O
stop	O
their	O
efforts	O
and	O
accepts	O
Nights	O
 '	O
challenge	O
to	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Reala	B-Application
,	O
the	O
trio	O
prepare	O
to	O
face	O
Wizeman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nights	B-Application
:	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
is	O
split	O
into	O
seven	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
My	O
Dreams	O
"	O
connects	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Forecast	O
Channel	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
change	O
the	O
weather	O
conditions	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
"	O
My	O
Dream	O
"	O
world	O
according	O
to	O
real-world	O
forecasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Journey	O
of	O
Dreams	O
features	O
four	O
different	O
control	O
options	O
:	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
controller	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
itself	O
,	O
Nights	O
 '	O
flight	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
pointing	O
it	O
at	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
offers	O
two	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
:	O
"	O
Battle	O
Mode	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Speed	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
playable	O
only	O
online	O
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
with	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Air	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
outlined	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
subsequently	O
developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
with	O
motion	O
control	O
being	O
a	O
central	O
element	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naka	O
expressed	O
reluctance	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
sequel	O
after	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
discontinuation	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
noted	O
in	O
2003	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
interested	O
in	O
using	O
the	O
licence	O
of	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
to	O
reinforce	O
Sega	O
's	O
identity	O
as	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
designer	O
Takashi	O
Iizuka	O
said	O
"	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
I	O
'm	O
with	O
Sega	O
,	O
I	O
will	O
create	O
Nights	O
again	O
"	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
concerning	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumours	O
regarding	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
continued	O
to	O
appear	O
when	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
upcoming	O
games	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Japanese	O
developer	O
G.rev	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
an	O
unspecified	O
Nights	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nights	B-Application
:	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
was	O
first	O
conceptualised	O
in	O
November	O
2005	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
's	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Air	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
,	O
Iizuka	O
stressed	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
always	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
sequel	O
and	O
asserted	O
that	O
Sega	O
's	O
exit	O
from	O
hardware	O
manufacturing	O
had	O
no	O
effect	O
on	O
the	O
delay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
realised	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
upcoming	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
family-orientated	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
factored	O
in	O
its	O
online	O
features	O
and	O
user-friendly	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
Journey	O
of	O
Dreams	O
to	O
revolve	O
around	O
a	O
dramatic	O
storyline	O
in	O
the	O
hope	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
find	O
it	O
more	O
engaging	O
and	O
intuitive	O
,	O
as	O
Iizuka	O
thought	O
the	O
original	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
was	O
not	O
user-friendly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
recreate	O
the	O
experience	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
tested	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
controller	O
schemes	O
which	O
included	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
—	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
left	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
preferred	O
using	O
a	O
traditional	O
controller	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
used	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
by	O
having	O
the	O
player	O
point	O
it	O
at	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
team	O
discovered	O
that	O
its	O
motion	O
sensors	O
would	O
not	O
pick	O
up	O
small	O
movements	O
,	O
so	O
Iizuka	O
created	O
an	O
alternative	O
hybrid	O
motion-pointer	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
believed	O
would	O
retain	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fun-to-fly	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
interview	O
,	O
Iizuka	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
from	O
scratch	O
and	O
used	O
a	O
new	O
engine	O
specifically	O
designed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
decided	O
to	O
give	O
all	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
voices	O
as	O
Iizuka	O
believed	O
that	O
full	O
dialogue	O
helps	O
add	O
depth	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
designed	O
the	O
Nights	O
franchise	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
distinctly	O
British	O
style	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
American	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
consisted	O
of	O
26	O
members	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
while	O
all	O
sound	O
work	O
and	O
CGI	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomoko	O
Sasaki	O
reprised	O
her	O
role	O
of	O
lead	O
composer	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
rejoined	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
veterans	O
Naofumi	O
Hataya	O
and	O
Fumie	O
Kumatani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
created	O
primarily	O
by	O
Jun	O
Senoue	O
,	O
better	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
musical	O
compositions	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sasaki	O
elaborated	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
used	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
internal	O
music	O
sequencer	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
them	O
more	O
control	O
over	O
changing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
progressed	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
only	O
played	O
the	O
recorded	O
music	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
tools	O
and	O
software	O
used	O
during	O
development	O
were	O
Digital	B-Operating_System
Performer	I-Operating_System
and	O
Pro	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
,	O
which	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Hataya	O
,	O
were	O
the	O
standard	O
tools	O
used	O
in	O
music	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nights	B-Application
:	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
:	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
26	O
January	O
2008	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
contains	O
three	O
separate	O
CDs	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
featured	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
over	O
50	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
became	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
on	O
Spotify	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nights	B-Application
:	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
Louis	O
Bedigan	O
felt	O
that	O
Nights	B-Application
:	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
lacked	O
the	O
"	O
eye-popping	O
effects	O
"	O
of	O
other	O
contemporaries	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Dickens	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
more	O
akin	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Govan	O
of	O
GamesTM	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
struggled	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
cutscene	O
's	O
visual	O
fluidity	O
with	O
its	O
actual	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
that	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
owners	O
would	O
be	O
unfazed	O
by	O
its	O
graphical	O
prowess	O
,	O
unlike	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
owners	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
disliked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
many	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
was	O
awkward	O
and	O
difficult	O
to	O
master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bozon	O
condemned	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
refined	O
flight	O
control	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
easier	O
to	O
use	O
either	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
or	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Scullion	O
said	O
that	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
control	O
schemes	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
was	O
the	O
least	O
accurate	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VanOrd	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
poorly	O
implemented	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
,	O
and	O
Rosenberg	O
thought	O
its	O
controls	O
were	O
overly	O
responsive	O
and	O
unpolished	O
;	O
both	O
reviewers	O
recommended	O
using	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
's	O
analogue	O
stick	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dickens	O
recognised	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
benefit	O
from	O
an	O
analogue	O
stick	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
therefore	O
surprised	O
at	O
how	O
the	O
sequel	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
control	O
scheme	O
crisis	O
"	O
:	O
multiple	O
control	O
schemes	O
might	O
add	O
confusion	O
for	O
new	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Govan	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
reason	O
why	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
alternative	O
control	O
schemes	O
was	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
wanted	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
original	O
Saturn	B-Device
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
reviewers	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
's	O
motion	O
controls	O
did	O
not	O
work	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
