Michael Jackson's Moonwalker

Developer(s) Sega
Publisher(s) Sega
Platform(s) Mega Drive/Genesis
Master System
Game Gear
Release date(s) US: August 24, 1990
Japan: August 25, 1990
Europe: August 26, 1990
Genre(s) Beat 'em up/Platformer
Mode(s) Single player
Rating(s) ESRB: N/A
Media Cartridge
Input methods Joystick

Home versions of the game were released for Sega's Genesis/Mega Drive and Master System home video game systems, though the gameplay was completely different from the arcade version. The home console versions of the game were actually based on an evolved version of the home computer version of the game (with gameplay somewhat similar to the Shinobi series), in contrast to the arcade version which was a three-quarters view shooter/fighter type game. The game involved the player controlling the pop star in a quest to save all the kids that had been kidnapped by an evil gangster. In the home version, all of the children are young blond girls termed "Katies"; in the arcade version, Katie was one of three types of children who could be rescued.

The game's levels and music were borrowed from the film (though many of the music tracks were taken from Jackson's Thriller album as well) and the player had the ability to destroy enemies by making them dance. In the console game Michael could become a robot by rescuing a certain child first, and then grabbing a comet that fell from the sky. In the arcade version, Michael became a robot by rescuing his chimp pal Bubbles. The arcade version also had the novel feature of three simultaneous players (each controlling Jackson's character in a different-colored "Smooth Criminal" outfit).

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