Awesome / The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge

• The fact that a movie made twelve years ago could get a video game sequel that not only reunites a good number of the original cast, but also manages to be a case of No Problem with Licensed Games.
• Try charging up the Soul Robber and then grabbing an enemy. Jack will rapidly spin the enemy around like a tornado, drawing in every other nearby enemy and hitting them all repeatedly for massive damage. All while letting out an incredibly satisfying Evil Laugh.
  I am the Pumpkin King! AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!
• Oogie graduates from a Plot-Irrelevant Villain to a Manipulative Bastard who almost takes over the seven major Holidays. His lair even goes from a mysterious casino design to a combination of a casino and HELL.
• Dr. Finklestein's Villain Song. It's the only original song in the soundtrack, and maybe it'd be out of place in the film, but it fits right in for the game. And it shockingly does a great job at conveying Jack and Finklestein's friendship while Jack tries to literally change his mind.
• Mega/Trash Oogie. Considering it didn't seem like going One-Winged Angel was part of the plan, it's safe to assume, given enough junk laying around, Oogie could have done this at ANY TIME.
• A minor one, but it's pretty cathartic to see Jack finally calling Shock, Lock and Barrel out on their all their nastiness.
  Jack: If I've told you once I've told you twice to straighten out your act!
  You'll never get away with this and that, you BRATS is fact!
  • Also, due to how attacks are animated and them running a lot, he's essentially spanking them. Karmic retribution, indeed.
• A Filthy Finale. All of it. One final musical battle with tiny Jack versus giant Oogie. Jack's been buffed to the max, with his musical powers being strong enough to hurt giants, and being able to summon towers of flame and meteors of ice with his costumes, all while he and Oogie duke it out in glorious musical Ham-to-Ham Combat.
  • This exchange sums it up perfectly:
  Oogie: I'M THE SEVEN HOLIDAYS KING!
  Jack: You're king of NOTHING!
  • Jack also delivers this absolutely SAVAGE burn:
    Jack: What's this? A trick? I'm not impressed
    You're bad and now you're tall
    It makes it all the more worthwhile
    To see a giant fall!

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