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Shadow Warrior
Shadow Warrior is a bold reimagining of the 3D Realms' cult classic shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang. Combine the brute force of overwhelming firepower with the elegant precision of a katana to annihilate the merciless armies of the shadow realm in an exhilaratin...
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- Released
- September 25, 2013
- Developer
- Flying Wild Hog
- Publisher
- Devolver Digital, Majesco Entertainment
How it plays
Time to beat · 4 player times (IGDB)
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Shadow Warrior Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Lo Wang returns with a glorious vengeance in Shadow Warrior, in a hilarious, violent experience that no player should miss.
A wonderful throwback to the 90s shooter, Shadow Warrior is a fine remake that doesn't purport to offer anything more than a rip-roaring blast through hordes of demons. Shadow Warrior is bloody, wilfully daft and rather brilliant.
Once upon a time in the 90’s there was a videogame developer called 3D Realms. They were in their prime with hits such as Duke Nukem, Blood, Rise of the Triad, and a little first person shooter called Shadow Warrior. Fast forward to today, their most popular games legacy lives on in remakes and re-releases: some have failed (cough Duke Nukem cough), and some have been remade from the ground up. Shadow Warrior falls into the latter category, thanks to the work of Flying Wild Hog. It is more a “re-imagination” of the world and the main character from the original game than it is a full remake.
A fantastic reboot that keeps the spirit of 90s First Person Shooters.
With Shadow Warrior available for around £10 now on PlayStation 4 and Xbox, and frequently even less than that on PC, I can’t recommend this title enough. Providing you with a campaign that takes around 15 hours to complete plus multiple difficulties, collectibles and a Survival mode to further extend your playing time, you’re getting a lot of Wang for your buck. It may not be the best looking title, but it more than makes up for it by being a whole heap of fun and quite possibly one of the best first person shooters in years.
Graphics: 8.3 Gameplay: 7.9 Sound: 8.2 Control: 8.1 Replay Value: 7.8 Overall Rating: 8.0 Online Gameplay: Not Rated Publisher: Devolver Digital Developer: ...
It’s a good thing that Shadow Warrior knows how to make a game that’s constantly rewarding and humorous to alleviate the pain of its design flaws. With less spectacular combat or dryer dialogue, this squishy shooter wouldn’t have been the glorious escape it is now, lasting a dozen hours or more. Knock on wood. Wood is also a penis reference.
Shadow Warrior is without a doubt a big, dumb thrill ride. It isn’t looking to push the boundaries of what we can expect from a video game narrative, but could have perhaps invested a bit more in keeping its blade sharp through more diverse enemy types and combos. However, even with that said, even a dull blade is fun to swing around at times.
Chopping an enemy’s arm off and watching him feebly try to swipe at you with the other. Or finding a huge Build Engine-rendered secret area.