Ooga Booga

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.

Ooga Booga
Developer(s)Visual Concepts
Publisher(s)Sega
Producer(s)John Race[1]
Programmer(s)Nathan Bamberger
Evan Harsha
Mark Roberts
Artist(s)Leandro Peñaloza
Michael Biancalana
Marten Lundsten
Collin Fogel
Ray Wong
Composer(s)Brian Luzietti
Larry Peacock
Platform(s)Dreamcast
Release
  • NA: 13 September 2001
Genre(s)Action, party
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

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.[2] 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).[3] 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".[4][5] The game was showcased at Sega's E3 2001.[6] The title included copy protection.[7]

On January 26, 2018, the game became available to play online once again.[8]

Reception

Ooga Booga received positive reception from critics.[19] The Los Angeles Times compared the game to Ico for the PlayStation 2.[20] Gary Whitta reviewed the game for Next Generation, stating that "A tasty slice of lightweight party fun that proves there's life in Dreamcast yet."[14]

References
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  4. "Resurrection: The Next Visual Concepts Game? - These guys apparently do more than football, basketball, and Floigan. Details inside". IGN. Ziff Davis. June 16, 2000. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
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  6. "Post-E3: Sega - Check out all the games Sega showed off at its E3 booth this year". IGN. Ziff Davis. May 22, 2001. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
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