It's the weekend before Halloween, and my mind turns to thoughts of the spooky. After recently re-watching The Nightmare Before Christmas, I suddenly remembered its sequel, Oogie's Revenge. Never heard of the sequel? Well, it wasn't a movie -- it was a videogame!
In fairness, it was a very mediocre videogame, gameplay-wise. However, what was so interesting about it was the fact that it had full musical numbers that took the form of rhythmic boss fights, and Dr. Finkelstein even got his own song.
Many of the songs were cool new takes on the original movie soundtrack, and there was a neat idea in place that had Jack able to switch between his normal, Sandy Claws and Pumpkin King forms, each with unique powers. As I say, the game wasn't all that hot, but it was still a fun idea. I'd love to see it remade with much better gameplay.
Anybody else play it? Check out the videos of some of the musical numbers. It was pretty interesting stuff.
Sally's Song, now with a giant spider. I like the faster tempo they gave it.
Dr. Finkelstein gets his own all-original song. Obviously this was due to high fan demand.
The Trick-or-Treaters boss fight. This stuff is shameless fan service.
Oogie Boogie Man in a recreated casino brawl sequence, complete with badass song.
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Did you get the new 3D version of the movie, Jim? I grabbed it because it was on sale and the same price as the regular blu-ray at Best Buy recently. It's actually very well done for an after-the-fact 3D update. Not quite as impressive as The Lion King 3D, but still very good.
TechnicolorDewDrop knows where it's at. Halloween Town in the Kingdom Hearts games is awesome. Not only because Sora, Donald and Goofy get awesome new costumes, but I also really liked using Jack as a partner. He had some bitching magic attacks. I liked the Christmas Town parts in KH2 as well, they were really cool.
When this first came out I considered getting it but I didn't have the money and it eventually fell off my radar. But god damn that Oogie Boogie song is still so good. I loved how they timed the "Whoa-oh!" parts with the throw-bombs-in-Oogie's-face parts.
Interesting that Chris Sarandon was only the speaking voice for Jack in the film, while Danny Elfman handled the singing. This game shows Sarandon could clearly handle both.
I remember getting that game a few years back when I was in college for Christmas. Stuff reminded me of Onimusha battling, rhythm hero boss fights and FF X-2 wardrobe changing. All it was missing was its fan base.... =(
I've only ever heard you mention it on Podtoid a long, long time ago, Jim. I have never heard a single other soul talk about it. It definitely looks interesting, and if I had a PS2 I would probably track it down.
My friend's fiance is a big Nightmare fan and we got the game for her birthday one time. And as you said, the gameplay was so-so, but everything else was pretty amazing. The production value was really off the charts.
It was Onimusha 3 for kids! And though it was sold to scene kids (like myself at the time, jesus), Samanosuke had all the angst...
All about the boss battles anyway.
I had this game. I liked to call it "My First Devil May Cry" because it seemed like a kids version of a DMC game with some rhythm game stuff thrown in.
I loved this game. I remember being super excited for it before it came out, and I even pre-ordered it too.
It was a damn good game, I mastered the music part and got a perfect for the final song. There was also this really cool bonus costume of Jack with a white tuxedo, and top hat.
Also I played Kingdom Hearts specifically for Halloween town. It's a shame that the franchise has been so whored out though, seeing Jack's face plastered on everything has somewhat ruined the charm of the movie.
Being a big Nightmare fan I remember wanting this game REALLY bad, but then it got pushed back a lot, and when it finally came out all the reviews actually turned me off to it.
I played it, it's fucking terrible. Using old songs with new lyrics is cheap and tacky had they come up with their own songs. All that being said I still played through it because it's was just cool seeing the characters used again, much like the back to the future game.
I played this game and rather enjoyed it. Its not a wonderful game but it could serve as a fun weekend during a gaming drought if you are a Nightmare Before Christmas fan.
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When this first came out I considered getting it but I didn't have the money and it eventually fell off my radar. But god damn that Oogie Boogie song is still so good. I loved how they timed the "Whoa-oh!" parts with the throw-bombs-in-Oogie's-face parts.
I always wondered about the other holiday doors, like, there’s a St. Patrick’s Day Town? From personal experience that place must be in ruins.
All about the boss battles anyway.
Never finished it though. Also..."Soul Robber!"
It was a damn good game, I mastered the music part and got a perfect for the final song. There was also this really cool bonus costume of Jack with a white tuxedo, and top hat.
Also I played Kingdom Hearts specifically for Halloween town. It's a shame that the franchise has been so whored out though, seeing Jack's face plastered on everything has somewhat ruined the charm of the movie.
I too enjoy watching 3D movies at home, it's great to be in the 1%. Maybe when you're down mowing my lawn, I'll let you try it out! :D