Beetlejuice (Game Boy) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

A playthrough of LJN's 1992 platformer for the Nintendo Game Boy, Beetlejuice.

Beetlejuice for the Game Boy was the second game based on the license that was both developed by Rare Ltd. and published by LJN. So, how does it compare to the NES game?

Quite well, I must say.

Focusing more on the Beetlejuice cartoon than on the movie, the Game Boy version makes MUCH better use of its source material than its NES counterpart does. The cinematics all use some excellent looking renditions of the characters, the dialogue all fits the characters extremely well, and the general structure of the game makes much more sense this time around.

The game is set up much like all of the early 90s Addams Family games. You explore the Deetz mansion and its grounds, ducking into rooms to take care of random poltergeists, ghosts, and other "undead" stuff. There's a ton of variation on each of these stages, as well - while all of it is posed as platforming, there are boss battles, environment-based puzzles, and some good old fashioned shoot everything in sight action. It's not perfect - some of these games are executed much better than others - but on the whole, it's a great deal of fun to play.

It's also quite difficult until you've really got it down, but if you were a fan of the cartoon, Beetlejuice is quite the serviceable game with a typically amazing soundtrack from David Wise. I mean, in what other game are you going to be able to run around with Day-o playing in the background? :D

While neither Beetlejuice was ever going to see a GOTY award, I definitely have to say that this Game Boy original beats the mediocre NES title in just about every way. Not too often you get to say that!
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