It's just sad that in no way was the show's incredible presentation translated into the videogame.' GameSpot's Alex Navarro called it 'utterly forgettable' and said, 'its lack of depth, style, or technical polish essentially ruins whatever chance it ever could have had to appeal to anyone outside of the most diehard of Samurai Jack fans.' Both critics did, however, compliment the game on its sound. She also heavily criticized the game's visuals, saying, 'Everything is incredibly angular and the only way to describe it is awful. Mary Jane Irwin of IGN criticized the game for its annoying combat system, 'uninteresting' story, and lack of challenge in boss battles. Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku received mixed reviews from critics. Other bosses include Mad Jack and the Scotsman. The game ends in a final battle with Jack's nemesis, Aku. The player can also fill Jack's ' Zen meter', which allows him to enter a special slow-motion attack mode called 'Sakai mode', among other things. Jack's move set contains 25 moves and combo attacks, and his weapons include three elemental swords, shurikens, and a bow and arrow. The player takes control of Jack, the series' protagonist and main character, as he rescues villagers, battles Aku's minions, and ultimately searches for the time portal to take him back to his own time. The game features an original story interconnected throughout 18 levels in 4 areas (Village: 5 levels, Forest: 4 levels, Underground: 4 levels, and Aku City: 5 levels). With Shadow of Aku being unreleased on the Xbox, the next licensed Samurai Jack game, Battle Through Time, was released on August 21, 2020, becoming the first Samurai Jack game available on Microsoft platforms. It received 'mixed' reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. An Xbox version of the game was planned, but never released, even though it was included on the official Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility list. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube. The series' original voice actors, including Phil LaMarr, Mako Iwamatsu, Jeff Bennett, John DiMaggio, and Jennifer Hale, reprised their respective roles for the game. Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku is an action-adventure video game released in 2004 by Adrenium Games and published by Sega and based on the Samurai Jack animated television series on Cartoon Network.

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