Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time

Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time
Developer(s) Virtucraft Studios
Publisher(s) BAM! Entertainment
Distributor(s) Cartoon Network Interactive
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance
Release date(s)
  • NA: March 25, 2003
Genre(s) Action, Metroidvania[1]
Mode(s) Single-player

Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time is an action video game developed by Virtucraft and published by BAM! Entertainment for the Game Boy Advance. Based on the animated series Samurai Jack, the game came about after a licensing agreement deal was reached between Cartoon Network and BAM! Entertainment in January 2002.[2] It was released in North America on March 25, 2003.

Gameplay

The game follows Jack's quest through seven areas to obtain the pieces of an amulet that can send him back to his own time. As more amulet pieces are collected, the player unlocks more of Jack's weapons and abilities, such as tiger claws and a battle hammer.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings64.55%[3]
Metacritic63/100[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame[5]
Game Informer8/10[6]
GamePro[7]
GameSpy[8]
GameZone5.5/10[9]
IGN6/10[10]
Nintendo Power3.2/5[11]
Nintendo World Report8/10[12]

IGN's Craig Harris gave the game an "okay" score of 6 out of 10, citing the game's similarities to Metroid and recent Castlevania games as good design, but saying the game lacked originality.[10] The game has a score of 64.55% from GameRankings[3] and 63 out of 100 from Metacritic.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Harris, Craig (March 26, 2003). "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time". IGN. Retrieved July 12, 2016. Extremely stiff controls definitely hurt this game design that's obviously inspired by Metroid and the later games in the Castlevania series.
  2. ↑ "BAM! Entertainment Expands License Agreement With Cartoon Network(TM) And Warner Bros. Consumer Products to Include Samurai Jack(TM)". PR Newswire. United Business Media. January 8, 2002. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  3. 1 2 "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  4. 1 2 "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time Critic Reviews for Game Boy Advance". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  5. ↑ Frankle, Gavin. "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time - Overview". Allgame. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  6. ↑ Mason, Lisa (February 2003). "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time". Game Informer (118): 110. Archived from the original on 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  7. ↑ Fennec Fox (April 2003). "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time Review for Game Boy Advance on GamePro.com". GamePro: 61. Archived from the original on 2005-01-21. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  8. ↑ Steinberg, Steve (April 1, 2003). "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time (GBA)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on 2005-04-10. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  9. ↑ Hopper, Steven (March 26, 2003). "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time - GBA - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  10. 1 2 Harris, Craig (March 26, 2003). "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time". IGN. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  11. ↑ "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time". Nintendo Power. 165: 158. February 2003.
  12. ↑ Shirley, Jeff (April 23, 2003). "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 2014-01-14.


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