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Jack’s fight against Aku is finally getting the console game it always deserved.

Adult Swim Games and Japanese developer Soleil pulled back the curtain on Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time on February 25, dropping an official announcement trailer through IGN. The 3D hack-and-slash sends Jack hopping across timelines to shut down Aku’s temporal traps before their final confrontation, and it’s the first dedicated console entry for the franchise since 2004’s Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku. It’s slated to land on PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC this summer.

• Soleil, a studio staffed by former Team Ninja developers behind Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive, is building the game and also assisted on Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes.
• Phil LaMarr and Greg Baldwin are back voicing Jack and Aku, respectively, reprising their roles from Genndy Tartakovsky’s animated series.
• Adult Swim Games and Soleil have gameplay previews and further reveals lined up for PAX East 2020 in Boston later this week.

A Canon Story Set Before the Finale

Battle Through Time isn’t a retread of old episodes stitched into a game — it’s billed as an untold, canon adventure that slots in immediately before Jack’s ultimate showdown with Aku. The setup has Jack racing through multiple eras and timelines pulled straight from the show’s run, breaking free of traps Aku has scattered across time to keep him from ever reaching that final fight. For a series that ended its original run without ever giving fans that confrontation on screen, framing the entire game as the lead-up to it is a deliberate pitch to longtime viewers.

The plot follows Jack as he journeys across multiple timelines and iconic eras from the cartoon’s run to break Aku’s temporal traps.

The Studio Behind the Blade

Soleil’s pedigree is the detail that should get combat-focused players paying attention. The studio’s roster includes developers who cut their teeth on Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive at Team Ninja, two franchises built entirely around precise, punishing melee systems. That’s a notable signal for a game built around Jack’s swordplay, and it’s paired with recent work helping out on Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, another action title with a strong stylistic identity.

Voice Cast and Presentation

Adult Swim Games didn’t cut corners on the cast. Phil LaMarr, who’s voiced Jack since the show debuted in 2001, returns as the wandering samurai, and Greg Baldwin is back as the shape-shifting Aku. Keeping the original voices attached matters for a project explicitly pitched as canon rather than a spinoff, and it suggests Tartakovsky’s team had some hand in keeping the tone consistent with the animated series.

Future Strategic Development Plans

Adult Swim Games and Soleil have already confirmed there’s more coming out of PAX East 2020 this week, with gameplay previews expected to show off how the combat and time-jumping mechanics actually play. For a franchise that’s been dormant on consoles for sixteen years, a summer release window means the wait for actual hands-on impressions won’t be long.