Michael Jackson games

There are at least eight video games that Michael Jackson has composed music for or are directly related to him. Sega was the developer for at least five of them: the arcade and Mega Drive / Genesis versions of "Michael Jackson's Moonwalker", "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" for the Mega Drive / Genesis, and "Space Channel 5" and ' for the Dreamcast. The other three were produced by other companies: "Moonwalker" by U.S. Gold, ' by Ubisoft, and "Planet Michael" by SEE Virtual Worlds.
"Michael Jackson's Moonwalker".
"Michael Jackson's Moonwalker" is a franchise for several video games based on the film of the same name created by U.S. Gold and Sega in 1989 and 1990 that incorporate the personage of and were co-developed by Jackson himself. The arcade version, home video games and home computer versions all differ in terms of gameplay, but the story and concept remain constant. The story, which is taken from the "Moonwalker" film, follows Michael, using various music and dance related abilities, on a quest to save kidnapped children from the hands of the evil "Mr. Big". The games incorporated synthesized versions of the musician's hits, such as "Beat It" and "Smooth Criminal". The games have now achieved cult status and are remembered for being a memorable point in Jackson's change to a different stage persona from "Thriller", to "Bad".
"Sonic the Hedgehog 3".
Michael Jackson was involved in some way in the development of "Sonic the Hedgehog 3". Conflicting accounts arose as to why he left the project, including the sexual abuse accusations that arose around him at the time, or that he was unhappy with the sound quality of the Genesis. There are also differences of opinion over whether any of his work remains in the released game. Jackson was never officially credited within the game.
"Space Channel 5" and "Space Channel 5: Part 2".
Jackson makes a cameo appearance as Space Michael in "Space Channel 5", near the end of the game. Space Michael (スペースマイケル, Supēsu Maikeru) is member of Space Channel 5, based on Jackson and voiced by him. First appearing as a cameo in Part 1, he has a more involved role in Part 2. After being rescued by Ulala from the Rhythm Rogues, Michael uses his singing skills against a singing robot and joins her to fight against Purge.
Jackson had a more prominent role in "" where he became the new head of Space Channel 5. Whilst Ulala is distracted by a fake scoop, the headquarters are attacked and Space Michael is kidnapped by Purge and the Rhythm Rogues and has to be rescued by Ulala in a level featuring several of Michael's trademark dance moves. He then joins Ulala in facing up against Purge. In both versions of the game, Michael speaks in English, which is subtitled into Japanese in the Japanese version.
The May 2007 issue of EGM contains a quote from series creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi concerning what it was like to work with Jackson:
"Michael Jackson: The Experience".
"Michael Jackson: The Experience" is a music video game based on Jackson's music and songs. It was developed and published by Ubisoft and Triumph International (subsidiary by The Michael Jackson Company LLC), and was released on November 23, 2010 for the Wii, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable. Later it was released on other platforms: Xbox 360's Kinect, PlayStation 3's PlayStation Move, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, iOS. The game features many of Michael Jackson's hits, such as "Bad", "Beat It", "Smooth Criminal" and "Billie Jean".
"Planet Michael".
"Planet Michael" was a planned MMORPG based on Jackson's music. It was being developed by SEE MJ Virtual Worlds (The Michael Jackson Company LLC and SEE Entertainment) and was originally scheduled for release in 2011, but was eventually canceled. "Planet Michael" was to be based within the Entropia Universe.