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PS2
Nightmare Before Christmas -
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Over ten
years after NBC debuted on the silver screen, Jack Skellington and friends return for an encore on the
PS2. Ever since the movie hit theaters in Japan,
toys from Medicom, Sega, Tomy, Yujin and others have
kept fans interested in the stylishly macabre yet
lovable characters.
As the story goes, Jack finds himself in a slump once again and
decides that new scare tactics are needed to
frighten and alarm the citizenry. He ventures forth
on a mission to discover new tricks and treats.
Three mischievous troublemakers hear of Jack's
departure and rouse Oogie Boogie who wreaks havoc on
Halloweentown. To quell the shenanigans, Jack finds
himself questing for peace and normalcy once again.
Armed with a gooey, malleable wad of green ectoplasm, Jack stalks
through beautifully designed 3-D levels and smacks
foes with a prehensile rope of...mucus. Or something
to that effect. Jack may perform whirling spin
attacks to smack foes or throw the
special goo to grab objects. A third usage is a sort
of grappling hook where Jack swings like a veteran
jungle king. It's akin to Simon Belmont's whip
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Jack may
change into two additional personas during the game
- Santa Jack and Pumpkin Jack, which expand his
variety of attacks. When changing, Jack performs an
elegant flourish and morphs. Santa Jack hits hard
with snow and cold while the Pumpkin persona dishes
out fiery blows. Santa Jack also carries a sack of
toys and hands out gifts such as a
Jack-in-the-Box which dazes enemies and a snowman
that puts oncoming attackers on ice. |
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