<s>
Michael	B-Application
Jackson	I-Application
's	I-Application
Moonwalker	I-Application
is	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
several	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1988	O
Michael	O
Jackson	O
film	O
Moonwalker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
developed	O
two	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
;	O
one	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	B-Application
and	O
another	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Master	O
System	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Moonwalker	B-Application
,	O
Jackson	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Sega	O
on	O
several	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Sega	O
(	O
programming	O
)	O
and	O
Triumph	O
International	O
(	O
audiovisuals	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Jackson	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	O
System	O
18	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
has	O
distinctively	O
different	O
gameplay	O
from	O
its	O
computer	O
and	O
console	O
counterparts	O
,	O
focusing	O
more	O
on	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
gameplay	O
elements	O
rather	O
than	O
platform	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
beat-em-up	B-Application
that	O
is	O
drawn	O
using	O
isometric	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
graphics	I-Application
,	O
although	O
Jackson	O
attacks	O
with	O
magic	O
powers	O
instead	O
of	O
physical	O
contact	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
shoot	O
short-ranged	O
magic	O
power	O
at	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
and	O
Jackson	O
then	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
based	O
on	O
his	O
Moonwalker	B-Application
film	O
and	O
"	O
Smooth	O
Criminal	O
"	O
music	O
video	O
released	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
new	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
RePlay	O
arcade	B-Application
charts	O
in	O
September	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Master	O
System	O
home	O
video	O
game	O
systems	O
though	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
completely	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
rated	O
by	O
PEGI	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
never	O
materialized	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
specified	O
which	O
version	O
was	O
considered	O
for	O
rerelease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
console	O
versions	O
were	O
actually	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
evolved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
with	O
gameplay	O
somewhat	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Shinobi	O
series	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
three-quarters	O
view	O
shooter/fighter	O
type	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jackson	O
can	O
become	O
a	O
robot	O
by	O
rescuing	O
a	O
certain	O
child	O
and	O
then	O
grabbing	O
a	O
comet	B-Language
that	O
falls	O
from	O
the	O
sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jackson	O
's	O
standard	O
attack	O
is	O
a	O
stylized	O
high	O
kick	O
that	O
is	O
commonly	O
incorporated	O
into	O
his	O
dance	O
routines	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Jackson	O
's	O
attacks	O
fire	O
off	O
blue	O
sparks	O
,	O
giving	O
him	O
greater	O
offensive	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
dated	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
1990	O
surfaced	O
that	O
contains	O
various	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
level	O
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
maze-style	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MegaTech	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
an	O
addictive	O
platform	O
game	O
that	O
had	O
"	O
excellent	O
graphics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
magazine	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
number	O
91	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
average	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
Moonwalker	B-Application
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Your	O
Sinclair	O
compared	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
and	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
well	O
animated	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
surprising	O
amount	O
of	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jackson	O
later	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
cameo	O
role	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Part	I-Application
2	I-Application
music/rhythm	O
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jackson	O
's	O
cameo	O
did	O
not	O
return	O
in	O
the	O
VR	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jackson	O
also	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
character	O
in	O
Ready	B-Application
2	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Boxing	I-Application
:	I-Application
Round	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
