The idea is interesting, and you’re able to switch between collected costumes on the fly to solve some environmental puzzles and reach new areas for rare collectibles. The core gameplay system here involves switching between various costumes, where each grants the protagonist new creature abilities such as a longer jump, spin attack, or fire breath. It has the collectathon appeal of 3D platformers, which can be quite fun and cathartic, where the slower pace of the action is certainly more Mario and Sonic. The demo of Balan Wonderworld presents a clean and wholesome platformer, featuring an intuitive level design with simple, non-threatening gameplay. This isn’t a bad thing at all, and in fact it might just be the best way to introduce a new generation of gamers to the creative genius that created Sonic the Hedgehog. It’s probably clear by all the comparisons being made that Balan Wonderworld doesn’t necessarily try to reinvent the wheel instead it draws upon familiar ideas and elements to create a signature Yuji Naka experience. There are also hints to rather obscure and inventive projects, the most notable being Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GameCube). Not surprisingly, there is a little of Sonic the Hedgehog in there too, with a throwback to the beloved Chao Garden from the Sonic Adventure games. Furthermore, up and coming game designers continue to be influenced by him, a most recent example being Spark the Electric Jester 2 on Xbox One.īalan Wonderworld is a platformer which feels like a spiritual amalgamation of the famed designer’s past projects – the most obvious connection is with Night into Dreams, especially in the character designs and the thematic presentation. Although he wasn’t as consistent as Miyamoto, Yuji Naka continues to remain influential, as current SEGA hits like Phantasy Star Online 2 or Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 have their foundation thanks to his contributions early on.
HD remastered versions of games like Nights into Dreams and Sonic Adventure (and Sonic Adventure 2) are backwards compatible on Xbox One, but fully optimised too. Xbox One owners don’t have to look very far to experience some of the best games created by Yuji Naka: all of the best Sonic and Phantasy Star games can be readily found on SEGA Mega Drive Classics. The studio was able to launch a few modest projects here and there, most notable being Ivy the Kiwi? and Rodea the Sky Soldier on Nintendo platforms. Franchises like Sonic the Hedgehog, Nights into Dreams and Phantasy Star are all attributed to his genius, and when he left SEGA back in 2006 shortly before the disastrous launch of the now infamous Sonic the Hedgehog ’06 on Xbox 360 (perhaps the timing of his departure wasn’t a coincidence), he went on to form his own studio called Prope. Yuji Naka was part of SEGA, and during the great console wars of the 90s it was Mario vs.
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