In this sequel to Tim Burton and Deane Taylor’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, you take control of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King. As Jack, you must fight to reclaim Halloweentown after its citizens reassembled Oogie Boogie while he was abroad. Now that Oogie controls the community, it is up to Jack to reclaim his crown and save the city.
He uses various costumes to grant Jack multiple abilities and attacks, including fighting Jack Skellington, breathing fire as the Pumpkin King, and throwing explosive presents as Santa Jack. Jack has the upper hand when battling Oogie and his henchmen in a sequence of timed button presses if he uses the power of dance, allowing him to show off his moves or be severely defeated by poorly timed button presses.