NiGHTS into Dreams/Reception

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Critical reception

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
90	576 KByte	1996-xx-xx	HU HU		^[1]	[details]
100	Computer & Video Games	1996-08-11	UK UK		^[2]	[details]
91	Digitiser	1996-09-05	UK UK		^[3]	[details]
80	Edge	1996-08-02	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[4]	[details]
80	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1996-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[5]	[details]
85	Famitsu	1996-06-28	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[6]	[details]
93	Freak	1996-xx-xx	IL IL		^[7]	[details]
90	Fun Generation	1996-08-14	DE DE	PAL	^[8]	[details]
92	Gambler	1996-xx-xx	PL PL		^[9]	[details]
97	GameFan	1996-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[10]	[details]
98	GamePro	1996-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[11]	[details]
85	GamesMaster	1996-08-01	UK UK	PAL	^[12]	[details]
85	Game Informer	1996-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[13]	[details]
100	GMR	2003-xx-xx	US US		^[14]	[details]
91	Intelligent Gamer	1996-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[15]	[details]
90	Joypad	1996-0x-xx	FR FR		^[16]	[details]
86	LeveL	1996-11-01	CZ CZ		^[17]	[details]
87	MAN!AC	1996-08-14	DE DE	NTSC-J	^[18]	[details]
87	MAN!AC	1996-09-11	DE DE	PAL	^[19]	[details]
88	Mega Fun	1996-08-21	DE DE	NTSC-J	^[20]	[details]
96	Mean Machines Sega	1996-08-05	UK UK	PAL	^[21]	[details]
100	Next Generation	1996-09-17	US US		^[22]	[details]
85	neXt Level	1996-08-14	DE DE	PAL	^[23]	[details]
94	Player One	1996-08-29	FR FR		^[24]	[details]
93	Power Up!	1996-09-21	UK UK		^[25]	[details]
84	Saturn Fan	1996-07-05	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[26]	[details]
85	Saturn Fan	1996-08-23	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[27]	[details]
93	Saturn+	1996-10-24	UK UK	PAL	^[28]	[details]
90	Score	1996-12-01	CZ CZ		^[29]	[details]
99	Secret Service	1996-12-01	PL PL		^[30]	[details]
92	Sega News	1996-1x-xx	CZ CZ		^[31]	[details]
92	Sega Power	1996-08-01	UK UK	PAL	^[32]	[details]
98	Świat Gier Komputerowych	1996-xx-xx	PL PL		^[33]	[details]
96	Sega Saturn Magazine	1996-07-20	UK UK	PAL	^[34]	[details]
97	Sega Saturn Magazine	1996-06-28	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[35]	[details]
92	Sega Saturn Magazine	2000-03	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[36]	[details]
73	Strana Igr	1996-xx-xx	RU RU		^[37]	[details]
93	Total Saturn	1996-08-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[38]	[details]
91	Total Saturn	1996-12-29	UK UK	PAL	^[39]	[details]
93	Ultra Game Players	1996-09-03	US US	NTSC-U	^[40]	[details]
85	Video Games	1996-07-31	DE DE	NTSC-J	^[41]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	41	91	73	100	27	Very positive
World	NTSC-J	9	87	80	97	17	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	6	91	80	98	18	Very positive
World	PAL	10	91	85	96	11	Very positive
JP	All	5	89	84	97	13	Very positive
JP	NTSC-J	5	89	84	97	13	Very positive
US	All	8	93	80	100	20	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	6	91	80	98	18	Very positive
UK	All	11	92	80	100	20	Very positive
UK	NTSC-J	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
UK	PAL	7	92	85	96	11	Very positive
FR	All	2	92	90	94	4	Very positive
DE	All	6	87	85	90	5	Very positive
DE	NTSC-J	3	87	85	88	3	Very positive
DE	PAL	3	87	85	90	5	Very positive
CZ	All	3	89	86	92	6	Very positive
HU	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
IL	All	1	93	93	93	0	Very positive
PL	All	3	96	92	99	7	Very positive
RU	All	1	73	73	73	0	Positive

Sales

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Software charts

References

↑ 576 KByte, "Október 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 36
↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-11), page 54
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1996-09-05)
↑ Edge, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-02), page 70
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 25
↑ Famitsu, "1996-07-12" (JP; 1996-06-28), page 1
↑ Freak, "8/96" (IL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 72
↑ Gambler, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 9: September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 24
↑ GamePro, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 88
↑ GamesMaster, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-01), page 40
↑ Game Informer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 42
↑ GMR, "October 2003" (US; 2003-xx-xx), page 91
↑ Intelligent Gamer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 58
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 82
↑ LeveL, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-11-01), page 81
↑ MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 44
↑ MAN!AC, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-11), page 71
↑ Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 66
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-05), page 56
↑ Next Generation, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-17), page 174
↑ neXt Level, "September 1996" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 64
↑ Player One, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-08-29), page 74
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, September 21, 1996" (UK; 1996-09-21), page 1
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 15" (JP; 1996-07-05), page 164
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 18" (JP; 1996-08-23), page 72
↑ Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 28
↑ Score, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-12-01), page 110
↑ Secret Service, "Grudzień 1996" (PL; 1996-12-01), page 59
↑ Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 12
↑ Sega Power, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-01), page 42
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-20), page 72
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-11 (1996-07-12)" (JP; 1996-06-28), page 231
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11
↑ Strana Igr, "Oktyabr 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 69
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue One" (UK; 1996-08-xx), page 34
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 40
↑ Ultra Game Players, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-03), page 95
↑ Video Games, "8/96" (DE; 1996-07-31), page 106

NiGHTS into Dreams

Books: NiGHTS Nice Night Tours (1996) | NiGHTS Kouryaku Guide (1996) | NiGHTS Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (1996) | NiGHTS Koushiki Guide Book (1996) | Prima's Secrets of the Games: NiGHTS into Dreams: The Official Strategy Guide (1996) | Sega Saturn "NiGHTS" Original Soundtrack (1996)
Music: NiGHTS Theme Song: Dreams Dreams (1996) | NiGHTS Original Soundtrack (1996) | A NiGHTS Remix: Another Dreams (1997) | NiGHTS into Dreams: Perfect Album (2008) | NiGHTS into Dreams (2024)
Videos: Sega Official Video Library Vol. 6: NiGHTS into Dreams (1996)

Demos: NiGHTS into Dreams Sampler (1996) | NiGHTS into Dreams Special Sampler (1996)

Prototypes: 1996-05-14

[:File:576KB_HU_1996-10.pdf_p36-1] 576 KByte, "Október 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:CVG_UK_178.pdf_p54-2] Computer & Video Games, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-11), page 54

[digitiser1996-09-05-3] Digitiser (UK) (1996-09-05)

[:File:Edge_UK_036.pdf_p70-4] Edge, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-02), page 70

[:File:EGM_US_086.pdf_p25-5] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 25

[6] Famitsu, "1996-07-12" (JP; 1996-06-28), page 1

[7] Freak, "8/96" (IL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-09.pdf_p72-8] Fun Generation, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 72

[9] Gambler, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0409.pdf_p24-10] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 9: September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:GamePro_US_097.pdf_p88-11] GamePro, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 88

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_046.pdf_p40-12] GamesMaster, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-01), page 40

[:File:GameInformer_US_041.pdf_p42-13] Game Informer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 42

[:File:GMR_US_09.pdf_p91-14] GMR, "October 2003" (US; 2003-xx-xx), page 91

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_04.pdf_p58-15] Intelligent Gamer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 58

[:File:Joypad_FR_056.pdf_p82-16] Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 82

[17] LeveL, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-11-01), page 81

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-09.pdf_p44-18] MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 44

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-10.pdf_p71-19] MAN!AC, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-11), page 71

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-09.pdf_p66-20] Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 66

[:File:MeanMachinesSega47UK.pdf_p56-21] Mean Machines Sega, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-05), page 56

[:File:NextGeneration_US_22.pdf_p174-22] Next Generation, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-17), page 174

[:File:NextLevel_DE_1996-09.pdf_p64-23] neXt Level, "September 1996" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 64

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_067.pdf_p74-24] Player One, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-08-29), page 74

[25] Power Up!, "Saturday, September 21, 1996" (UK; 1996-09-21), page 1

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-15_19960719.pdf_p164-26] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 15" (JP; 1996-07-05), page 164

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-18_19960906.pdf_p72-27] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 18" (JP; 1996-08-23), page 72

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_04.pdf_p28-28] Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 28

[:File:Score_CZ_36.pdf_p110-29] Score, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-12-01), page 110

[:File:SecretService_41_PL.pdf_p59-30] Secret Service, "Grudzień 1996" (PL; 1996-12-01), page 59

[:File:Sega_News_2_CZ.pdf_p12-31] Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 12

[:File:SegaPower_UK_83.pdf_p42-32] Sega Power, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-01), page 42

[33] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:SSM_UK_10.pdf_p72-34] Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-20), page 72

[:File:SSM_JP_19960712_1996-11.pdf_p231-35] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-11 (1996-07-12)" (JP; 1996-06-28), page 231

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p11-36] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11

[37] Strana Igr, "Oktyabr 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 69

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_01.pdf_p34-38] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue One" (UK; 1996-08-xx), page 34

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p40-39] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 40

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_089.pdf_p95-40] Ultra Game Players, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-03), page 95

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-08.pdf_p106-41] Video Games, "8/96" (DE; 1996-07-31), page 106

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