Klonoa, he of wind, champions the Disney-esque hero cause with beautifully drawn features and moxie. He'd be perfect in an animated feature and Namco supplies both action and cinematic drama in this dazzling platformer.
   Similar to his first outing, Klonoa wields a magic ring which spits out a short blast of blue light. The ray grabs enemies and billows them up to triple size. Once captured, Klonoa hefts these hapless foes and renders them mere projectiles. In one sequence, a captured creature launches when caught, zooming into the heavens with Klonoa in tow. It's energy eventually peters out and it subsequently drops Klonoa on top of a moving train. Klonoa launches himself throughout the game and his moments of aerial aerobics are boosted by flapping his prodigious ears - Dumbo league.
   The original Klonoa received a lukewarm response in Japan and the USA. NCS remembers holding stock months and months after the Japanese release and wondering if we would ever sell out of them. Alas, everything eventually sells as new customers discover old classics  and we're stuck wishing we had more Klonoa stock. It'll probably be deja vu all over again with this gem of a game.