Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time

“The mechanics usually force you to counter an enemy for proper damage, which turns into a chore as you wait for one of them to attack you.”

“The gameplay becomes repetitive and overstays its welcome a bit.”

“All the 'difficulty' comes from the horrible gameplay mechanics and not from the difficulty of the combat.”

“Overall, I was a little disappointed in this game's story and visuals.”

“The graphics and model quality could use work, but the art direction and presentation feel true to the show.”

“Graphics seem poor at first glance but are actually just the exact same 2D style translated into 3D.”

“The only disappointing thing about this game is that it doesn't play the theme song after it plays the intro monologue.”

“The soundtrack was bland and generic, barely one or two tracks from the show.”

“One other small complaint I have is the background music is very repetitive and isn’t very interesting; I was hoping for something a little more samurai-y, but the music isn’t very relevant considering there is a lot of fighting going on at most times during the game, so you’ll often just be listening to your slashing attacks.”

“Linear gameplay, with a little replayability given by the possibility to replay the levels and get stuff for unlocks, combos, skills, etc. [spoiler](you can't unlock all in the first run because too much material is needed for upgrades; maybe you can do it if you farm it, but it's boring and unnecessary)[/spoiler] The combo system is not bad at all, and the game overall works fine without a problem.”

“- not a ton in terms of replayability, this is the kind of game you'll probably play once (or twice if you want to unlock the collectible secrets) and then put it down for a few years before playing again.”

“I'm not sure if it can justify the price tag because I feel like I am more than halfway through after 3 hours, and I don't think there's going to be a lot of replayability on this one unless you're going for full collectible achievements or something, at least in my opinion.”

“The game starts pretty slow, and the fun upgrades take a lot of grinding.”

“But it's also ridiculously grindy, and if you do not grind for weapon upgrades by replaying the same levels multiple times, you will find yourself backed up against walls with HP sponge enemies that deal overwhelming damage by the mid-point of the game.”

“You have to walk over every item that drops to pick it up, making time between combat very tedious and annoying.”

“So one attack you don't see coming will kill you and set you back and down like 2 performance grades.”

“A striking art style, well-executed combat mechanics, and a challenging level of difficulty make this one an easy recommendation, but with the caveat that it’s a little light on original ideas and that performance can often dip to sub-par levels.”

“Not a lot of new gameplay ideas; performance could be better.”

“The game captures the look and feel of the show beautifully, and the sound design is great with a crunch for combat. The more somber quiet moments help immerse you in the atmosphere; stages 4 and 7 are my personal favorites for the music and atmosphere.”

“Overall, I enjoyed this game greatly for the graphics, level design, story, and often for the atmosphere.”

“Very unfunny and unenjoyable way to play the chaos mod of the original PS2 arcade Samurai Jack game.”

“The combat style in this game is trash, and they even made an upgrade for parry (give it to me at the start, dude). Fighting in this game is not funny; even with parries and dashes, the combat is still trash.”

“It would have been fine if you fought Demongo only two or three times, but to have a recurring boss fight that not only has ads but actively wants you to focus on the ads and not the boss is just the worst.”

“It's a cash grab.”

“I didn’t encounter a lot of glitches in the game, except for one major glitch where I died and respawned in a room that was closed off and I couldn’t get out, forcing me to restart the level from the beginning, which was not great considering that this particular level was not one I enjoyed to begin with.”

“I didn’t really run into any frame drops, crashes, freezes, or even bugs – it’s a pretty polished game all things considered.”

“The character designs are a tad bit cartoony, but I feel like they stuck with the original art style close enough.”

“It keeps all the flat colors, the striking character designs without outlines, and even the silly facial expressions that Jack sometimes wears.”