Produced By: Michael Jackson
Developed by: Sega
Platform: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
Year of Release: 1990
Genre: Action/Platformer
 
It’s a Michael Jackson game based on the movie of the same name. Being a Michael Jackson fan, and loving this game, it’s going to be hard to complain about anything in the game, but I’ll try.
 

STORY-5

Not much in the way of story. Mr. Big has kidnapped all of the kids to turn them into druggies (watch the movie), and Michael has to stop him. I have no idea why they all look like Katy; at least the arcade version had more variety.
 

GRAPHICS-9

Almost perfect for a Genesis game. Michael looks enough like in the movie for my tastes. The zombies look cool and I love the fog effect in the woods. My only graphics complaint is that nobody has a detailed face.
 

GAMEPLAY-10

This is my favorite part. Much better than the Master System version. Your normal attacks all spray out fairy dust, giving you a slight range. You have a specials button that does different specials the longer you hold it: You can throw your hat regularly, throw it far in both directions, and heavily damage all on-screen enemies by making them dance. On certain stages if you save a certain kid first and touch a blue orb that falls from the sky, you temporarily get an invincibility bonus that turns you into Mecha-Jackson from the movie. Each time you save all the kids on the stage, Bubbles comes in and leads you to the boss.
 

FUN FACTOR!-10

Defeating lots of enemies with punching, kicking, fairy dust, and dancing? What’s not to love? The music also enhances the experience, even though the graveyard doesn’t have Thriller. I love the ending credits. Wanna know why? Well you’ll just have to beat the game and find out.
 
 

FINAL NOTE-7

I love this game. And most of you will too, provided you get good enough at it. It’s pretty loyal to the movie by having all the major sections, even though the graveyard wasn’t even in the movie.

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