Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time / YMMV

Better Off Sold: There are a number of non-essential weapons you can sell if you need money fast, such as guns and bullets. The weapons you can steal from bosses sell for a lot of money.
Catharsis Factor: Not only do we witness Aku being beaten twice over in the span of this game, but with one of those defeats fans get to be the ones to put down the vile master of darkness.
Demonic Spiders: The spider-like and flying-type Beetle Drone varieties that only show up in the higher difficulties (Master Samurai and Master of Masters) are this. The former tend to appear in very large numbers alongside the standard drones and attack by rapidly firing out green lasers at Jack from afar. These lasers can quickly tear through Jack's health fast and can stunlock him with the sheer number of them surrounding him. Even if one gets Jack close enough to hit them, they tend to jump away or scuttle around the battlefield quickly. The flying ones have the same laser attack, but they love to stay out of reach and snipe Jack from the worst angles if you focus on other enemies. Using throwing projectiles on the ground is generally a risky move (since you will leave Jack open to other enemies crowding around), so your other choice is to hit them with Jack's jumping attack, which may have him land in the middle of more lasers or in front of other enemies lying in wait.
Esoteric Happy Ending: While treated as the Golden Ending as such by fans, Ashi living with Jack in the past ignores one of the biggest (unintentional) reasons as to why she had to fade away in the first place: She has Aku's essence as part of her body. It is one thing for them to live happily ever after. But if they ever decide to have children, which is highly likely since Jack is the crown prince of Japan, let's hope the method used to keep Ashi alive also purged Aku's influence from her, or that the sword can act as a baptism tool...
Game-Breaker:
- Even on the highest initial difficulty, a number of encounters can easily cheesed by using the first light attack, dashing, and repeating. It's even to the point where the first boss, The Scotsman, can be stunlocked to death easily, with that method reliably dodging the punches he uses as a Combo Breaker as long as you don't stop.
- The Kiai attack for clubs, hammers, and fists is very powerful and has a wide attack range. It can even take down most bosses in just a few hits.
- Reapers are the second strongest long-range weapons behind explosive arrows and can easily be farmed from beetle drones, which often come in hordes. Just stock up on them in the lower difficulties and in the higher difficulties use them to take out stronger enemies from a distance.
I Knew It!: Several people guessed before the game's release that there would be a way to save Ashi from being erased.
It's Short, So It Sucks!: Even with the reduced asking price of around $40, a common criticism levied against the game is its short length, clocking in at around 5 or 6 hours on a first-time playthrough. However, it should not be taken lightly as even in the normal difficulty, some enemies can and will take you down easily.
Just Here for Godzilla: The reward for 100% Completion of the game is an extended ending where Ashi isn't erased after defeating Aku. This alone might make the game worth the purchase for many fans.
No Problem with Licensed Games: The general consensus is that it's a competent (if by-the-book) action game with some surprising depth that has enough fanservice to make it a worthwhile purchase for fans of the show.
Pandering to the Base: The game's plot is essentially a convenient way to let the players recreate the series' most popular fights, including the Scotsman, the Lava Monster, Scaramouche, and the Daughters of Aku. The game also, via 100% Completion, lets the player stop Ashi from being erased, addressing the infamous ending that plagued Season 5.
Polished Port: The Nintendo Switch version manages to have graphics nearly identical to the console versions, and also has portable play support. The only tradeoff is that the framerate was reduced from 60 to 30.
Scrappy Mechanic: A number of players don't like the Weapon Durability, feeling it makes non-sword and fist weapons Too Awesome to Use.
- To a lesser extent, you automatically target the nearest enemy, which can be annoying if you're trying to hit a specific target.
- If you die you don't regain any items you used since the last checkpoint, and if Da Samurai isn't around or you're low on money you can't buy more.
Tear Jerker: A Tears of Joy variant. Fans were relieved that the Golden Ending reveals Jack manages to earn his happy ending with Ashi. After all the pain he's gone through for so many years, this brought tears to fans' eyes.
They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: Once again, they miss the opportunity of bringing back the Guardian for a rematch against Jack. He could have easily been one of the victims of Aku's pendants.
Visual Effects of Awesome: The visuals flawlessly translate the lineless 2D style to 3D, and looks rather stunning. Especially with Unreal Engine 4's lighting effects being put to good use.

YMMV / Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time

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