Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time

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Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time

Developer(s) Virtucraft Studios
Publisher(s) BAM! Entertainment
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance
Release date(s)
  • NA March 25, 2003
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player
Distribution Cartridge

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.[1] 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%[2]
Metacritic63/100[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Allgame[4]
Game Informer8/10[5]
GamePro[6]
GameSpy[7]
GameZone5.5/10[8]
IGN6/10[9]
Nintendo Power3.2/5[10]
Nintendo World Report8/10[11]

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.[9] The game has a score of 64.55% from GameRankings[2] and 63 out of 100 from Metacritic.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "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. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-01-14. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time Critic Reviews for Game Boy Advance". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-11-30. 
  4. ↑ Frankle, Gavin. "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time - Overview". Allgame. Retrieved 2014-01-14. 
  5. ↑ 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. 
  6. ↑ 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. 
  7. ↑ 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. 
  8. ↑ 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. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Harris, Craig (March 26, 2003). "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time". IGN. Retrieved 2012-11-30. 
  10. ↑ "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time". Nintendo Power 165: 158. February 2003. 
  11. ↑ Shirley, Jeff (April 23, 2003). "Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 2014-01-14. 
Overview
Episodes
Season 1
  • "The Premiere Movie" (Episodes 1-3)
  • "Jack, the Woolies, and the Chritchellites"
  • "Jack in Space"
  • "Jack and the Warrior Woman"
  • "Jack and the Three Blind Archers"
  • "Jack vs. Mad Jack"
  • "Jack Under the Sea"
  • "Jack and the Lava Monster"
  • "Jack and the Scotsman"
  • "Jack and the Gangsters"
  • "Aku's Fairy Tale""
Season 2
  • "Jack Learns To Jump Good"
  • "Jack Tales"
  • "Jack and the Smackback"
  • "Jack and the Scotsman II"
  • "Jack and the Ultra-Robots"
  • "Jack Remembers the Past"
  • "Jack and the Monks"
  • "Jack and the Farting Dragon"
  • "Jack and the Hunters"
  • "Jack vs. Demongo, the Soul Collector"
  • "Jack is Naked"
  • "Jack and the Spartans"
Season 3
  • "Chicken Jack"
  • "Jack and the Rave"
  • "The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful"
  • "Jack and the Zombies"
  • "Jack in Egypt"
  • "Jack and the Travelling Creatures"
  • "Jack and the Creayire"
  • "Jack and the Swamp Monster"
  • "Jack and the Haunted House"
  • "Jack, the Monks and the Ancient Master's Son"
  • "The Birth of Evil"
  • "Jack and the Labyrinth"
Season 4
  • "Samurai vs. Ninja"
  • "Robo-Samurai vs. Mondo Bot"
  • "Samurai vs. Samurai"
  • "The Aku Infection"
  • "The Princess and the Bounty Hunters"
  • "The Scotsman Saves Jack: Part I"
  • "The Scotsman Saves Jack: Part II"
  • "Jack and the Flying Prince and Princess"
  • "Jack vs. Aku"
  • "The Four Seasons of Death"
  • "Tale of X-9"
  • "Young Jack in Africa"
  • "Jack and the Baby"
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