▁N ights ▁into ▁Dream s ..., ▁not ing ▁that ▁" far ▁more ▁fun ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁gle amed ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁expl oration ▁element " ▁than ▁" the ▁tempt ation   ... ▁to ▁leg ▁it ▁through ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁levels ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁trial - like ▁way ". ▁In ▁a ▁similar ▁ve in , ▁Next ▁Generation ▁described ▁Son ic ▁R ▁and ▁N intendo ▁ 6 4 ▁contemporary ▁D idd y ▁Kong ▁Racing ▁as ▁" less ▁of ▁a ▁racing ▁title ▁and ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁driving ▁advent ure ▁game ". ▁S ega ▁Sat urn ▁Magazine ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁re play ▁value ▁provided ▁by ▁alternate ▁modes , ▁such ▁as ▁" Get ▁ 5 ▁Bal lo ons ! ", ▁but ▁conced ed ▁that ▁" five ▁tracks ▁don ' t ▁really ▁suff ice , ▁even ▁with ▁the ▁reverse ▁mode ". ▁Game Sp ot , ▁E GM , ▁and ▁Game ▁Inform er ▁also ▁expressed ▁disappoint ment ▁with ▁the ▁limited ▁selection ▁of ▁levels . ▁ ▁The ▁title ' s ▁controls ▁and ▁overall ▁game play ▁were ▁critic ised , ▁with ▁some ▁question ing ▁their ▁accuracy ▁and ▁depth . ▁Game Sp ot ▁finished ▁every ▁level ▁in ▁first ▁place ▁within ▁one ▁hour ▁using ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁initial ▁characters . ▁While ▁the ▁game ▁also ▁features ▁a ▁hard ▁mode , ▁Game Sp ot ▁concluded ▁that ▁" S onic ▁R ▁has ▁more ▁in ▁the ▁person ality ▁department ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁depth ▁department ". ▁Game Sp ot ▁and ▁Game ▁Inform er ▁c ited ▁finding ▁the ▁Cha os ▁Emer ald s ▁and ▁hidden ▁co ins ▁as