''Ooga Booga'' is an

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for the

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, focusing on the combat of "

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s" using thrown

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s, riding animals, staffs, or using spells. The game received positive reviews from video game critics.

Gameplay

The storyline is that ''Ooga Booga'' is a

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that creates

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s, and has leaders of tribes, the Kahunas, that battle for her favour. 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). There are other unlockable Kahunas based on the main four. Some of them include Death (a floating skeleton), Abe (former U.S. President

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), Superguy (superhero), Joseph (a

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who says "ooga booga") and Dwarf (a dwarf).

Development and release

''Ooga Booga'' was developed by

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and published by

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. The game started out as a real time strategy game about a horseman converting village tribes to your side through magic spells, It was later made into a arena fighter instead. The game was first announced during "Sega Gamer's Day 2000". It previously had the

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of "''Resurrection''". The game was showcased at Sega's

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. The title included

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. On January 26, 2018, private server support was enabled by the Dreamcast Live community, making it possible to play the game online once again.

Reception

''Ooga Booga'' received "favorable" reviews according to the

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. The ''

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'' compared the game to ''

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'' for the

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of '' NextGen'' called it "A tasty slice of lightweight party fun that proves there's life in Dreamcast yet."

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ooga Booga 2001 video games Action games Dreamcast games Dreamcast-only games Multiplayer and single-player video games Multiplayer online games North America-exclusive video games Sega video games Video games about magic Video games developed in the United States Video games set on fictional islands Visual Concepts games