Play Michael Jackson's Moonwalker Online

Summary

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker on the Sega Genesis feels like a love‑letter to classic side‑scrollers, borrowing the tight, ninja‑like pacing of the Shinobi series. Instead of a sword, you wield MJ’s signature high kick, which shoots blue sparks that extend your reach and give the fights a neon‑lit flair. Holding the attack button while backing up triggers his iconic Moonwalk, letting you glide backward as enemies scramble.
The game also hands you a special attack button: tap it and MJ spins, then tosses his hat to vaporize foes in an instant. If you keep the button pressed, the hat summons all on‑screen enemies into a brief dance routine, ending with a damaging burst that clears the crowd. Those flashy moves aren’t free—each special costs a chunk of health, draining up to half of your life bar at full charge, so you have to balance showmanship with survival.

Storyline

In Michael Jackson's Moonwalker you play as the pop icon on a mission to rescue children kidnapped by the criminal mastermind Mr. Big. The levels and soundtrack pull directly from the film, while many tracks come from Jackson’s Bad and Thriller albums, letting you dance to Smooth Criminal, Beat It, Billie Jean and Bad as you hunt down the missing kids.

The core of the gameplay is finding every child – all of whom look like Katie from the movie – hidden behind doors and other objects. Enemies can be defeated by forcing them to dance, and after rescuing a special child you can grab a falling comet and transform Michael into a powerful robot. Throughout the stages you can moonwalk on muggers, lean on meanies, pop punks, out‑fight, out‑jump and out‑dance foes, using ultra‑tech weapons in Mr. Big’s hideout and even battling graveyard ghouls.

When the last child is saved, Michael’s pet chimp Bubbles climbs onto his shoulders and points the way to the final showdown. Mr. Big taunts you before unleashing wave after wave of enemies, but with Star Magic and your dance moves you can finally defeat the villain and end his kidnapping spree.