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Eureka! This year Christmas will be ours!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: October 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Wow! How addictive! They really did a great job with this game on pretty much all aspects.

The animation is really great. Though it is obviously computer generated graphics, it looks like the same stop motion models in the movie. It really makes you feel like you are in the movie. There is one level where the scenery is completely black and white. This totally reminds me of something out of an Edward Gorey book (a big influence of Tim Burton). It was an awesome level to play.

The story is really creative and cute. Before playing the game, my expectations weren't that high. I was a little if-ey on the fact that the whole game was Oogy getting revenge. I was expecting it to be a bit of a sellout, unoriginal and cheesy. However, they did a great job with the storyline. The writers for the game stayed so true to the `feel' of the movie. They totally captured the same essence. Basically, Jack leaves Halloween Town for a while and when he comes back the town is abandoned. It turns out that when he was gone, Lock, Shock and Barrel helped revive Oogy. Oogy then developes a plan to take over all the holidays. It is up to Jack to stop him from messing up all of the holidays, armed pretty much only with his Soul Robber (a weapon that Dr Feinkelstein gave him).

The Soul Robber is fun but a tad disappointing. I feel like there was little skill and planning involved in using it. I think there could have been more combinations and stuff. I found little use for the pumpkin Jack and Santa Jack aside from burning barricades and getting ghosts out of barrels. I wish there were more things I could have done with them.

Not only do you kill a lot of mobs etc., but there are puzzles and secret areas in the game. Viewing the movie actually does payoff as there is a bit of trivia from Corps Kid that pays you some money.

I thought the camera angles and flow were really cool. The camera angels were fixed so you didn't have a lot of free reign to look around. This took some getting used to at first, but was fine once I did.

The controls were pretty simple for the most part. It didn't take very long to get used to them at all.

The music throughout the game is all from the movie. I love the music from the movie so naturally I love hearing it in the game, but you do hear it repetitively while playing, so it will get stuck in your head when you're not playing it. Just like the movie, singing plays a large role in the game. In fact, it even plays a role while fighting. If you collect enough musical notes while fighting a boss, then you go into this sort of bonus fighting mode. The voice acting was superb as well. They got several of the original voice actors from the movie; and the ones that were not from the movie sound very close to the originals.

I think this is a great game for fans of the movie to get. It stays very true to the movie and just feels like a continuation of it. You really get the feeling you are in Halloween town fighting as Jack. The game does get a bit redundant at times, but overall it's pretty awesome.

Soul Robber!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you are a fan of the movie, then this game is for you. The storyline sticks to the movie and you'll see all of the main characters pop up at one point or another. Gameplay is fun and can be challenging at times with a mixture of fighting and puzzle solving. The game is straightforward and flows smoothly from one scenario to the next.

There are a few flaws in the game though, that really detract from the gameplay overall. The music, also (for the most part) from the movie, can be a bit repetitive as can the character comments. The camera is fixed so you are not able to look around, which can be a bit frustrating at times, especially when the scenery is blocking the action.

You can agitate enemies to gain bonus points by slapping the soul robber (the main weapon) to the ground, this is a huge flaw because the camera zooms in on Jack and you can't see anything around him, which usually leads to a swipe or two from an enemy. Use of the soul robber also ilicits an announcement of "Soul Robber!" EVERY SINGLE TIME you use it, which is just stupid if you ask me and quite irritating. Also, the soul robber could have some more combo attacks since it is the weapon of choice throughout the game. The other character costumes, which come with other powers are used primarily for specific tasks and the soul robber can't be used with either alternate character form so you're stuck flame throwing (until your red souls quickly run out) or tossing presents and screeching "Merry Christmas" at everyone, which also has limited effect. The graphics are good but can be grainy in spots.

The voice work is excellent, with most of the original cast from the movie lending a hand. Being familiar with the original movie pays off with some trivia games thrown into the puzzle mix. Overall, it is a good game that seems well thought out and true to the original movie.

Best I've Seen in a LONG Time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Where to begin? I'm normally not the family gamer -- that honor goes to my mother -- but I'm utterly, terribly addicted to this game. I bought it sight unseen, and only because I love the movie; yet it is easily my best video game purchase ever.

The only points I'd really like to make are:

1. The animation is GORGEOUS. I cannot get enough of watching it. They really put a lot of love and care into crafting it. The world seems utterly real and plausible, even spatially. Also, the voiceovers are very true-to-character. (I swear my mother spends half her game time yelling at the screen, "Kiss! Make Jack and Sally KISS!" It really looks and sounds that much like the movie.)

2. Others have apparently bemoaned the Soul Robber, but I LOVE it. I especially like that it only has two combinations. It's a simple-to-learn weapon for non-gamers (like me) that swiftly becomes very intuitive. Ten minutes into the game and I was whippin' skeleton hiney like a pro.

I predict that very few people will be disappointed with this game. NBC fans, especially, will get a kick out of it.

good game with a few flaws.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

first of all the ambiance of the game is trully amazing it sticks very loyal to the movie. is the best videogame based on a movie in terms of scenarios, and the characters are very well crafted.
the game on the other hand have a few flaws like the camera it gets very frustrating at times, the map sometimes doesnt help at all in one of the latest stages.
the graphics are very good they could be better but they are good.
I took about 7 hours to finish it and the replay value is high due to the extras it have like change the clothes in jack and to get better your ranks from the stages.
overall the game is good with a few flaws but you would not be bored thats for sure. rent it first but if you are a fan of the movie buy it now you would not be desapointed.

Great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I got this game for Christmas--now I'm not a serious gamer by any means at all, but I enjoyed playing it (I have only gotten to like the 3rd level so I guess I don't really know). The characters are lifelike and stick to the movie; one complaint I have is the camera is fixed so you can't see enemies approaching in certain areas. But that's just nitpicky. Overall, The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge is a MUST for game fans.

we will see oogie fall!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: October 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this game is the best ive played in years the soul robber is cool santa jack is better but the pumpkin king is the best im on the 17 chapter and im heading straight for the hinterlands to defeat oogie once and for all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and teach lock shock and barrel a lesson! about serving oogie (if they actualy listen this time) its wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better then ultimate spider-man and the casino clash to hit oogie grab a dice by pressing y then x and you cant twirl it for long and only do it when oogies mouth is open otherwise it wont do as much damage hint if your on the level runaway clown heres what you do go to dr finklsteins lab but igor wont let you in so go get a bone biscuit from the witches shop but they will be sold out and corpse kid will have it after you get it go to igor and he will let you through but a lightning bolt will come so go to the right door and burn it with the pumpkin king and pick up a rock by pressing y and press x to smash the junk piles until you reach the generator and when its destroyed you have to get to the dr in 1 minute its easy and when you reach the dr oogie switched his brain and when you battle him get half his real brain and put it in front of him then the back and open his head then get infront of him and throw his brain in and do it again and get the bone driver and be santa jack and stop clown with your presents and get behind him and pause it click on item and use the bone driver

hi again

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: November 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

im the one who wrote the we will see oogie fall review and you just go to dr finklstein on the level runaway clown and get the bone driver i hope this helps you by

Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Hours of fun! I play the game daily! Can't put it down!

Nightmare before christmas: Oogie's Revenge

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is the type of game that once you start playing you can't stop thus far it has to be one of the most intertaning games that I have played in a long time. I highly recomend this to anyone!

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