Cartoon Network's signature swordsman meets defeat at the hands of a shallow plot and repetitive, simplistic gameplay. On the bright side, it's very, very short. Read Review
Action-combat game, features seamless animations to match the show it's based on. Jack will move through four realms and 24 levels ranging from a village to a city from the future in Aku's universe, each with interactive backgrounds including sliceable ropes, breakable doors and secret passages. The enemy roster highlights Aku, Mad Jack and the Scotsman among 25 other creatures. The primarily action-based game arms Jack with 25 signature moves, the ability to hurl shurikens, fire arrows from bows, and utilize four elemental swords. Players can even hand enemies their pink slip on life in a tongue-in-cheek bullet-time mode called "Sakai Mode." Created in collaboration with the show's creator, Genndy Tartakovsky, and the original voice cast.
It's been said that Genndy Tartakovsky created the animated show Samurai Jack because he really wanted to see an action-filled cartoon on TV. So it's fitting that Sammy J would go from animation to interaction with the release of his very own video game, Samurai Jack: The Shadow Of Aku(which Sega is releasing on Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube). We spoke to Phil LaMarr, the voice of Jack (and about eight zillion other cartoon and video-game voices), and the show's Art Director Dan Krall about the game, and how it differs from the original cartoon. Read More »
If ever there was a sure-fire, can't-miss license ripe for a video game adaptation, it would have to be Genndy Tartakovsky's Samurai Jack. Boasting some of the most stylish animation seen since the heyday of Max Fleischer Studios, each episode of Samurai Jack finds the stranger-in-a-strange land swordsman searching for a way to get back to the past and defeat Aku, the shape-shifting master of darkness who has conquered the future. Cinematic production values, anime-influenced action sequences, and a razor-sharp sense of humor have earned Samurai Jack the extensive fan following that it so richly deserves. How then is it possible that Adrenium Games' Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku could wind up as such a lifeless, monotonous, by-the-numbers game? Read More »
The Samurai Jack cartoon series is something of a phenomenon. In this age of anime, its East-meets-West flair (American animation style; samurai main character) creates an interesting synergy for a generation caught between two different extremes. The show is clever, stylish, and fun to watch -- and is a more or less endless adventure with a very obvious last boss. The righteous Jack is thrown forward in time by the devilish Aku; Jack's questing to get back to the present so he can destroy Aku and bring peace to the land. Read More »
Release Region: United States
Release Date: Canceled
Publisher: SEGA
Release Region: Japan
Release Date: Unreleased
Publisher: SEGA
Also available on: PlayStation 2, GameCube
1 DVD
For more info on these technical requirements and features, please view GameSpy's Specs FAQ.
|
Samurai Jack: The Shad... at IGN
Samurai Jack: The Shad... at GameSpy
Samurai Jack: The Shad... at GameStats
|