'Moonwalker' for the Genesis is a good game. It's simple and a bit short, but very playable and not really frustrating.
The game play (not the story) in 'Moonwalker' based loosely on Sega's 'Shinobi'- as recalled by reading interviews with the programmers way back when.
The "dance attack" is an interesting way to dispatch foes (especially amusing with dogs).
The music is well done and quite accurate too. Every tune is instantly recognizable (provided you've heard it before). Jackson was actively involved in the process of making it.
It's also a game based upon a movie which wasn't a complete failure, so it's also "rare" in that regard.
I wouldn't have changed much about the game except maybe use 'Thriller' as the main cemetary level theme (instead of 'Another Part of Me') and added a racing scene to the tune of 'Speed Demon'. That would have been killer.
Looking back now, this game would have been perfect for Sega CD. Imagine.
The Master System version is okay. It's alot better than most of the unsatisfactory ports the SMS got from Genesis (it had a different final boss battle too).
Arcade game? Huh?
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