Battle Chess and Klonoa Video Games Crossover

Development of the game began in October 2007. The company chose to remake the original Klonoa: Door to Phantomile for its 10th anniversary, using it to determine if the series would be suitable for a proper revival, and chose to develop it for the Wii due to its wide appeal, allowing the game, like the original, to appeal to both older and younger players. Development įollowing the merger of Namco and Bandai to form Bandai Namco Holdings in 2005, Namco Bandai Games vice president Shin Unozawa expressed interest in reviving the Klonoa series due to its large fan community. The remake also includes an unlockable Reverse Mode in which players play through mirrored versions of each stage, each containing hidden challenge areas, as well as unlockable costumes based on other games in the series and a Time Attack mode. The remake features fully 3D graphics as opposed to the original game's mixture of 2D sprites and 3D environments, as well as full voice acting in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish or Japanese, depending on the game's region, in addition to the 'Phantomilian' language from the original game. The remake additionally adds an optional 'Whirlwind' move that can slow down enemies. These enemies can be thrown in multiple directions to attack enemies or break obstacles, or launched from to perform an extra jump in mid-air and attack enemies from above. Players control Klonoa as he runs and jumps through each stage, using his ring to fire a 'Wind Bullet' that can inflate enemies. The game follows the eponymous Klonoa and his companion Huepow as they journey to save the songstress Lephise from the evil Ghadius. Klonoa is a side-scrolling platform video game, serving as a remake of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile. Klonoa carrying an inflated enemy in the game's first level. The Klonoa series would not see another entry in over a decade until Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series, a compilation consisting of remastered versions of Klonoa and Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil, which was released in July 2022. Despite being released to positive critical reception, with some deeming it one of the best titles released on the Wii, it was a commercial failure, resulting in Bandai Namco abandoning its planned revival of the franchise at the time. It was produced by Hideo Yoshizawa, the director of the original Door to Phantomile, who brought in other former team members. The game was conceived in an effort to revive the series for its 10th anniversary. It was released in Japan in December 2008 and in North America and Europe in May 2009.

It is a remake of the 1997 PlayStation game Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, the first game in the Klonoa series, updating the game with fully 3D graphics, additional content, and gameplay changes. Klonoa is a side-scrolling platform video game for the Wii developed by Paon and published by Namco Bandai Games.

Battle Chess and Klonoa Video Games Crossover