NiGHTS Into Dreams to get HD remake

NiGHTS Into Dreams, Sonic Team's beautiful flying adventure, is to get an HD remake. Sega has been teasing the possibility for a few days, but the project has now been confirmed.

Originally released on the Saturn console in 1996, NiGHTS follows the adventures of two children who must navigate a series of dream lands, aided by the eponymous jester-like character. The game was a visual marvel at the time, with beautifully detailed landscapes and a clever amalgamation of 2D scrolling gameplay and 3D camera navigation. A re-make followed on the PS2, and a Wii sequel Journey of Dreams arrived in 2007, overseen by NiGHTS co-creator, Takashi Iizuka.

The HD version will come to Xbox Live, PSN and PC in the autumn, complete with widescreen compatibility, support for leaderboards and achievements. There's no word on whether we'll get the extra Christmas NiGHTS levels, originally released in special bundled editions of the Saturn console, or if we'll see any of the extras included with the PS2 port, including the huge art gallery.

But still, this is lovely news for veteran Sega watchers, and something we're likely to see more of since the company's shift to a largely digital business model.

This article was written by Keith Stuart, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 5th July 2012 17.35 Europe/London

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