This is it: a dancing Michael Jackson cat game for iPhone

by JC Fletcher { Oct 24th 2009 at 4:00PM }

When Robot Symphony alerted us to its upcoming iPhone debut, MeowWalker, we were prepared to dismiss it out of hand based only on the premise of combining Michael Jackson with the staple of lazy internet humor, cats. But instead of a tasteless cash-in, the trailer for the dance game (after the break) reveals what could turn out to be our, well, third favorite Michael Jackson-based game, right after the Genesis Moonwalker and the arcade Moonwalker. Sha-meow!

The gameplay is simple: tilt and swipe the phone to make a lanky, Thriller-jacketed feline perform MJ's signature dance moves to the tune of the Michael Jackson songs already on your phone. The addition of quirky animation and (especially) sound effects, which reimagine Michael's weird vocal tics as cat noises, result in something that we can't get enough of. Which means, according to the MJ canon, we haven't stopped watching the trailer.

Tags: meowwalker, michael-jackson, music, robot-symphony

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

XBL: cliftonJONES @ Oct 24th 2009 4:09PM

interesting...

Ahmedz @ Oct 24th 2009 4:52PM

That's my line!

Caveman @ Oct 25th 2009 5:03PM

Genius!

That shit was hilarious.

The Artist formerly known as Jesus @ Oct 24th 2009 4:09PM

Too soon :(

Fine Leather Jackets @ Oct 24th 2009 4:39PM

I would agree.

EGOvoruhk @ Oct 24th 2009 8:03PM

Too soon for what? This isn't a joke about his death, it's just a game. He's got a movie coming out, and his records are still selling. Is it too soon for those as well?

Reader @ Oct 24th 2009 9:26PM

And if it was just a joke on his death, I'd have to say too late.

DomoBraden @ Oct 24th 2009 4:11PM

Slow day? I suppose I'll allow this to go unpunished -- but only because it's Saturday...

Zing @ Oct 24th 2009 4:14PM

Caturday..

:O it all makes sense, joystiq you coy little bitch

eat my face [ wiizer is a party pooper ] @ Oct 24th 2009 4:11PM

............

oOWallaceOo @ Oct 24th 2009 4:36PM

Man In The Meower
The Way You Make Me Feline

Zing @ Oct 24th 2009 4:12PM

Need to think of another Cat based pun hmm

Have this game 'litter' your iPhone, get it, like kitty litter?..

Drats

They laughed at me when i told them i was going to be a comedian, well they're not laughing now

*retreats back into his hole* :(

eat my face [ wiizer is a party pooper ] @ Oct 24th 2009 4:16PM

you almost got a lol out of me.... keep trying your not that bad

Filthy Assistant @ Oct 24th 2009 7:16PM

Yes he is, that was horrible.

SpaceFox @ Oct 24th 2009 4:15PM

GOTY

SimbaDogg @ Oct 24th 2009 7:05PM

haha indeed....i for one am also curious to how much i'll be lucky enough to spend on this piece of shiet

Johnathan @ Oct 24th 2009 4:13PM

What.

Bendok @ Oct 24th 2009 4:24PM

Dangit, Joystiq!

Now I'm stuck looking at icanhascheezburger.com all day!

B-real206 @ Oct 24th 2009 4:29PM

No thanks

TRON.dll @ Oct 24th 2009 6:05PM

Cool story bro

sony boy (6 years til sony man child!) @ Oct 24th 2009 4:31PM

oh god....

Sly @ Oct 24th 2009 4:32PM

this game sounds awesome. i don't know why, but i love it. it probably has something to do with the fact that the dance group at my school performed thriller flawlessly yesterday at a pep rally, and that i've been playing 5 minutes to kill yourself nonstop on my iphone.

Sly @ Oct 24th 2009 5:11PM

here's part of the dance. haha. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LqZvdyZYBc

Dr. Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Oct 24th 2009 4:46PM

I would much rather play a port of the original Moonwalker.

Worsel @ Oct 24th 2009 4:54PM

If your talking about the three player arcade version of Moonwalker im right there with you.

Autobot @ Oct 24th 2009 4:58PM

What the fuck?

Maverick Saturn (Igor) @ Oct 24th 2009 5:07PM

JUST WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED........................

lauren @ Oct 25th 2009 4:24PM

lol that's cute, i wanna play

Adv2k1 @ Oct 24th 2009 6:17PM

people said Wii would be the fall of the gaming ..they were wrong it was iPhone

freaparn @ Oct 24th 2009 6:47PM

Hrm, I'm wondering if the art was done by the person behind that "Tiny Kitten Teeth" webcomic, it appears remarkably similar.

XBL: cliftonJONES @ Oct 24th 2009 7:23PM

what...u didn't here?
since monday all lines are unofficially MINE...muhahaha

Lurkero @ Oct 24th 2009 7:25PM

TOO SOON!!

ducttapeBigSexy (PSN&XBL: ducttape12) @ Oct 24th 2009 9:33PM

And who says the iPhone isn't a real gaming platform?

MadSkeetElite @ Oct 26th 2009 1:34PM

Me.

IGLAW @ Oct 25th 2009 12:01AM

FURRIES

CheeziePotato @ Oct 25th 2009 12:38AM

Remember The Time = Best Michael Jackson Song

Robot Symphony @ Oct 25th 2009 2:46PM

Hey all,

Thanks for all the nice feedback. If you dig MeowWalker, please become a fan on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Robot-Symphony/170323653224

We will select 5 random fans when the game is released to receive a Promo Code to download the game!

thanks,

Robot Symphony

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