In Akuji: The Heartless the player takes the role of Akuji, a voodoo-priest. The title of the game is meant to be taken literally as Akuji's wedding day brought a problem with it: his brother kills him and rips out his heart. Now Akuji has to travel through the underworld to get back to the living and take his revenge.

This game is a typical third-person action-adventure similar to Tomb Raider: the player jumps and fights through the stages. Over the course of their adventure they learn new skills which are used to kill enemies and solve puzzles; sometimes by revisiting old levels and using these new skills to reach previously unavailable areas. The player can increase his health bar by collecting voodoo dolls which are lying around in the levels. The camera is set in the over-the-shoulder perspective but can be adjusted manually. The levels in the game are mostly horror-themed.

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Akuji: The Heartless	PlayStation	$0.20
	Akuji: The Heartless
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Playstation Illustrated	PlayStation	1999	92 out of 100	92
Freak	PlayStation	Feb, 1999	84 out of 100	84
GameGenie	PlayStation	1999		80
IGN	PlayStation	Jan 20, 1999	8 out of 10	80
Power Unlimited	PlayStation	Apr, 1999	7.5 out of 10	75
GamePro (US)	PlayStation	Nov 24, 2000	3.5 out of 5	70
Game Revolution	PlayStation	Mar, 1999	B-	67
GameSpot	PlayStation	Jan 25, 1999	6.2 out of 10	62
Electric Playground	PlayStation	1999	5 out of 10	50
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	PlayStation	Aug 15, 2001	3 out of 10	30