Today, Buena Vista Games, Inc. announced that the unique animated world from [i]The Nightmare Before Christmas[/i] can now be experienced in interactive digital form as [i]The Nightmare Before Christmas[/i] video games. [i]Tim Burton?s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie?s Revenge[/i] is now available for the PlayStation 2 and XBOX, while [i]Tim Burton?s The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King[/i] is available for the Gameboy Advance. [i]Oogie?s Revenge[/i] continues from where the film left off, while [i]The Pumpkin King[/i] acts as a prequel, telling the story of the events before the film.
?The Capcom team and I were focused on capturing the absolute essence of the feature film while creating [i]Tim Burton?s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie?s Revenge[/i] and [/i]Tim Burton?s The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King[/i] — both in the characters and the environments,? said Deane Taylor, art director for both the film and the video games. ?[i]The Nightmare Before Christmas[/i] is a film that continues to delight audiences of all ages and I hope the video games will have the same impact.?
?[i]The Nightmare Before Christmas[/i] property from home video to theme parks and merchandise remains both a year-round favorite and a Halloween tradition,? said Craig Relyea, vice president of marketing for Buena Vista Games. ?BVG is pleased to offer gamers and [i]Nightmare Before Christmas[/i] fans an opportunity to explore the fanciful [i]Nightmare Before Christmas[/i] world with these new video games.?
[i]Tim Burton?s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie?s Revenge[/i] has a rating of E10+ and has a suggested retail price of $39.99. [i]Tim Burton?s The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King[/i] has a rating of E10+ and has a suggested retail price of $29.99. [i]Tim Burton?s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Pumpkin King[/i] is the first Game Boy Advance title ever to use lenticular packaging on its box ? featuring a 3-D image of Jack Skellington and the Pumpkin King.
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