Ooga Booga

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Ooga Booga
Ooga Booga cover.jpg
Developer(s)Visual Concepts
Publisher(s)Sega
Producer(s)John Race[2]
Programmer(s)Nathan Bamberger
Evan Harsha
Mark Roberts
Artist(s)Collin Fogel
Leandro Peñaloza
Marten Lundsten
Composer(s)Brian Luzietti
Larry Peacock
Platform(s)Dreamcast
Release
  • NA: September 12, 2001[1]
Genre(s)Action, party
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Ooga Booga is an online multiplayer video game for the Dreamcast, focusing on the combat of "Kahunas" using thrown shrunken heads, riding animals, staffs, or using spells. The game received positive reviews from video game critics.

Gameplay[]

Gameplay screenshot.

The storyline is that Ooga Booga is a volcano goddess that creates islands, and has leaders of tribes, the Kahunas, that battle for her favor.[3] It has a distinct Polynesian style and tone, and has many multiplayer islands and characters which can be unlocked. It was one of the last online games for the Dreamcast. There are four basic Kahunas that the player can use: Hottie (balanced), Fatty (strong), Twitchy (fast), and Hoodoo (spells).[4] There are other unlockable Kahunas based on the main four. Some of them include Death (a floating skeleton), Abe (former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln), Superguy (superhero), Joseph (a caveman who says "ooga booga") and Dwarf (a dwarf).

Development and release[]

Ooga Booga was developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega. The game was first announced during "Sega Gamer's Day 2000". It previously had the tentative title of "Resurrection".[5][6] The game was showcased at Sega's E3 2001.[7] The title included copy protection.[8]

On January 26, 2018, the game became available to play online once again.[9]

Reception[]

Ooga Booga received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[10] The Los Angeles Times compared the game to Ico for the PlayStation 2.[20] Gary Whitta of NextGen called it "A tasty slice of lightweight party fun that proves there's life in Dreamcast yet."[17]

References[]

  1. ^ Ahmed, Shahed (September 12, 2001). "Ooga Booga ships [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on October 5, 2001. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  2. ^ pcwzrd13 (January 19, 2017). "Interview with Ooga Booga's Producer, John Race (OogaboogaGame) on twitter". Dreamcast Live. Archived from the original on June 18, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Fielder, Joe (September 17, 2001). "Ooga Booga Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on October 5, 2001. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  4. ^ Burch, Anthony (April 24, 2007). "Games time forgot: Ooga Booga". Destructoid. Enthusiast Gaming. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Gantayat, Anoop (June 16, 2000). "Resurrection: The Next Visual Concepts Game?". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Ahmed, Shahed (November 9, 2000). "Sega Gamer's Day 2000: Sega Announces Ooga Booga". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  7. ^ IGN staff (May 22, 2001). "Post-E3: Sega". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  8. ^ Cowan, Danny; Hartel, Brady (Fall 2008). "When Game Companies Strike Back". Hardcore Gamer. Vol. 4 no. 3. Prima Games. pp. 35–39.
  9. ^ pcwzrd13 (January 26, 2018). "Ooga Booga Is Back Online!". Dreamcast Live. Archived from the original on April 15, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Ooga Booga for Dreamcast Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on May 12, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  11. ^ EGM staff (October 2001). "Ooga Booga". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 147. Ziff Davis. p. 150.
  12. ^ Steinberg, Scott (September 21, 2001). "Ooga Booga". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions. Archived from the original on November 5, 2002. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  13. ^ "Ooga Booga". Game Informer. No. 102. FuncoLand. October 2001.
  14. ^ Star Dingo (September 12, 2001). "Ooga Booga". GamePro. IDG. Archived from the original on February 7, 2006. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  15. ^ Sempai (October 17, 2001). "Ooga Booga". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 13, 2002. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  16. ^ Chau, Anthony (September 18, 2001). "Ooga Booga". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  17. ^ a b Whitta, Gary (December 2001). "Ooga Booga". NextGen. No. 84. Imagine Media. p. 112. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  18. ^ Rector, Brett (October 19, 2001). "'Ooga Booga' (DC) Review". Extended Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on February 12, 2001. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  19. ^ Steinberg, Scott (October 9, 2001). "Ooga Booga". Playboy. Playboy Enterprises. Archived from the original on March 6, 2002. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  20. ^ Curtiss, Aaron (October 25, 2001). "Beauty and the 'Ooga Booga'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

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