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Samurai Jack: Desert Quest

Samurai Jack in Desert Quest was a Macromedia Shockwave Toonami game that was available to play on cartoonnetwork.com beginning in 2002. However, the game did not appear on toonami.com until 2004. The game is…

10 December 2002

Samurai Jack: Desert Quest is a video game, released 10 December 2002 on Web browser.

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What Samurai Jack: Desert Quest is

Samurai Jack: Desert Quest was released in 2002. It was published by Cartoon Network. It is available on Web browser only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In this 3-level game, track down and defeat Aku to recover the sacred crystal. Aku and his minions have attacked one of the local villages. Some of the villagers are badly injured. Among them is a little girl - Kiri - whose life hangs by a very thin thread. The only thing that can save her is the sacred crystal, believed to heal all wounds. Jack takes it upon himself to venture into the desert and find the crystal, which has been taken by Aku's creatures.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective.

Where it sits in the Samurai Jack series

Samurai Jack: Desert Quest is the second of 10 entries we hold in the Samurai Jack series. The next entry was Samurai Jack: Cavern Raid in 2003.

See all 10 Samurai Jack games in release order →

What it launched against

Samurai Jack: Desert Quest launched on 10 December 2002, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Gothic II, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords and Dark Cloud 2.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Gothic II, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords, Dark Cloud 2.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Samurai Jack: Desert Quest come out?
Samurai Jack: Desert Quest was released on 10 December 2002 for Web browser.