Shadow Warrior 2

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 588 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 399 out of 588
  2. Mixed: 140 out of 588
  3. Negative: 49 out of 588
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  1. quakke
    Mar 19, 2017
    1
    This game is praised as "the old school shooter". Tbh, it's not one. This game is a true defintion of a bullethell shooter without much more depth to it since it's just "shoot shoot and shoot some more". This game is hardly anymore even comparable to Serious Sam because Serious Sam atleast isn't just plain chaos but has some actual clear classic elements in it. Elements such asThis game is praised as "the old school shooter". Tbh, it's not one. This game is a true defintion of a bullethell shooter without much more depth to it since it's just "shoot shoot and shoot some more". This game is hardly anymore even comparable to Serious Sam because Serious Sam atleast isn't just plain chaos but has some actual clear classic elements in it. Elements such as individually placed enemies, handmade maps, keycards and limited amount of full weapon arsenal.

    Man, they really have no idea about classic fps design these days anymore. Atleast the original Painkiller was still fast, with a skillbased movement system and very badass aesthetic/art eventhough it had fully linear level design but atleast it was still made interesting. SW2 just a bullethell shooter in an empty openworld, not thanks. I''ll give the 1/10 for atleast still having the sword of LoWang in this game.    … Expand
  2. itmo
    Oct 30, 2016
    3
    Shadow Warrior 2 has taken the best parts of the previous game and turned it into a wannabe diablo / borderlands clone that is boring, and lifeless. The hub mission area is pointless and adds nothing to the experience, just make the game linear like it should be.

    The game could have been a great sequel but it is a pile of overloaded mess that is draining to play and has lost all the    Shadow Warrior 2 has taken the best parts of the previous game and turned it into a wannabe diablo / borderlands clone that is boring, and lifeless. The hub mission area is pointless and adds nothing to the experience, just make the game linear like it should be.

    The game could have been a great sequel but it is a pile of overloaded mess that is draining to play and has lost all the joy of the previous game. Movement is awful, co-op doesn't work, level design is horrid and the excessive use of particle effects is trying to make up for the lackluster overall game play.

    Could have been a great fun FPS, but it is mind numbing crap.    … Expand
  3. Master_Kosa
    Nov 16, 2016
    0
    Grinding, repetitivness, boredom. Annoying characters, weak story line. Where Shadow Warrior 1 from 2013 excelled this one fails. There are like 5 missions considered level design that are repeated through the game, so much useless junk that tries to cover failure in story telling, level and character design.
    Play the first one and then this and you'll be as disappointed as I am. Waste of    Grinding, repetitivness, boredom. Annoying characters, weak story line. Where Shadow Warrior 1 from 2013 excelled this one fails. There are like 5 missions considered level design that are repeated through the game, so much useless junk that tries to cover failure in story telling, level and character design.
    Play the first one and then this and you'll be as disappointed as I am. Waste of money and time.    … Expand
  4. SuperNaiv
    Oct 19, 2016
    4
    As an fps shooter it's mediocre at best. There is a lot of meaningless and dull grinding loot in a game. In fast pace fps shooter there shouldn’t be too many elements that takes you away from the flow of the game, but I feel that this game does it all the time. You'll spend a lot of time in menus optimizing and upgrading weapons and skills. And all of upgrades aren’t that good either. ItAs an fps shooter it's mediocre at best. There is a lot of meaningless and dull grinding loot in a game. In fast pace fps shooter there shouldn’t be too many elements that takes you away from the flow of the game, but I feel that this game does it all the time. You'll spend a lot of time in menus optimizing and upgrading weapons and skills. And all of upgrades aren’t that good either. It just feels like developers did that on purpose, just to make this game last longer. It's fine if you like it, but for me, it ruins the flow and immersion. We don't need a lot of perks and tons of sh***y loot in fast paced shooters. The newest Doom did balanced that perfectly. There were some upgrades and perks in Doom, but it didn't destroy the game flow. It was quick and fluid, which I liked a lot. The shooting, in the game, doesn't feel that precise either. The weapons, in the game (that goes specially to the guns) luck the feeling of heaviness, feeling of that you are using some badass weapon, like Doom 2016 have. The shooting feels kind of cartoony and uninspiring. There is no weight to the weapons, no realism at all. The graphic is good, but I have seen better. The particle effects look kind of low resolution and not that impressive, in my opinion. I personally wasn't impressed by the gameplay at all and after playing Doom this year I feel that this game feels like a downgrade on all levels. But the game is chip and it will get cheaper as time passes. I would recommend this game to those who like loot hunting and shooting. It can be entertaining for some people.… Expand
  5. dabyd1304
    Jan 8, 2017
    4
    Muy divertido en su base. Y sin embargo destrozado con sus decisiones de diseño. HUD intrusivo y mareante, mundo abierto innecesario y mal llevado, bonificaciones y mejoras del personaje demasiado abundantes. El juego tiene demasiados añadidos que agobian.
    Ademas la versión de PC sufre de una optimización bastante mala.
  6. Cech
    May 16, 2017
    0
    АХТУНГ Мат и всё такое

    Я осознал то, что был не прав. Моё сознание застелила любовь к SW, прошлые части я прошёл, ну.. почти по 2 раза. И эта любовь + предзаказ новой, той, что я ждал сыграло свою роль. ЭТА ИГРА♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Тем, кто любит бордерлендс - 10/10, но я считаю бордер ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥иной Плюс - один Сеттинг SW и всё, что с SW связано Минусы - Геймплей. Я думал это из-за    АХТУНГ Мат и всё такое

    Я осознал то, что был не прав. Моё сознание застелила любовь к SW, прошлые части я прошёл, ну.. почти по 2 раза. И эта любовь + предзаказ новой, той, что я ждал сыграло свою роль.

    ЭТА ИГРА♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
    Тем, кто любит бордерлендс - 10/10, но я считаю бордер ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥иной

    Плюс - один
    Сеттинг SW и всё, что с SW связано

    Минусы
    - Геймплей. Я думал это из-за максимальной сложности нелепые хп бары у врагов, но нет, это бордерлендс, эти ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ уроны стволов/мечей и не менее тупые модификаторы, где в человека нужно сделать АХТУНГ#2 12+- выстрелов из подствольного гранатомёта, который по урону уступает пистолету.
    - Смерть.. в ней нет смысла: подыхай - не хочу! Вас респнут тут же где вы и упали, просто восстановят хп врагам.
    - Оптимизация - плохая, не верьте другим обзорам. Она лучше, чем у всех нынешних игр, но в соотношении картинка/фпс это всё такое же♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥как и обычно. Спасибо соснолькам за отличные игры
    - Интерфейс очень неудобный
    - ХУД можно настроить, чтобы это хотя бы внешне было SW, а не бордером, но это не отменят его механик, которые и превратили игру в♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥- Диалоги в РПГ системе этой игры прокликивать нужно через жопные кнопки, мышкой выбирать ничего нельзя/кривые хитбоксы баров. Спасибо соснолькам за отличные игры

    Возможно в 2019 году выйдет ps5, которая сможет конкурировать с Pentium 4 и мы сможем поиграть в нормальные игры, но во всё остальном (да и без этого) эта игра ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥олендс варриор 2    … Expand
  7. JonsGone
    Apr 10, 2019
    4
    I think they actually fired the level designer.
    How do you get from a game that was nearly on DOOM 2016 quality in 2013 to a game that tries to copy an arena shooter with wgbp trash loot in a single-player focused campaign.
    I dont get it. I was constantly asking myself why I should care about the story. Going from Hoji to Kamiko is a disgrace. Last boss music is worth an extra point,    I think they actually fired the level designer.
    How do you get from a game that was nearly on DOOM 2016 quality in 2013 to a game that tries to copy an arena shooter with wgbp trash loot in a single-player focused campaign.
    I dont get it.
    I was constantly asking myself why I should care about the story.
    Going from Hoji to Kamiko is a disgrace.
    Last boss music is worth an extra point, like, holy ****    … Expand
  8. Deadly
    Dec 1, 2022
    4
    I enjoyed the 2013 reboot, this one is trying to be something it isn't. I wanted shadow warrior, not Borderlands and I hate Borderlands. Every enemy seems to be a bullet sponge, you have to dedicate far too much time to upgrading your skills and figuring out the weaknesses of enemies when personally I just wanted a fast-paced shooter with fun mechanics.

    The graphics are pretty good if    I enjoyed the 2013 reboot, this one is trying to be something it isn't. I wanted shadow warrior, not Borderlands and I hate Borderlands. Every enemy seems to be a bullet sponge, you have to dedicate far too much time to upgrading your skills and figuring out the weaknesses of enemies when personally I just wanted a fast-paced shooter with fun mechanics.

    The graphics are pretty good if you can overlook the human character models, the level design is boring and poorly paced with constant enemy spam which would be less of an issue if they weren't bullet sponges.

    At the end of the day, I'm only sorry that I shelved this game for a long time before playing it and now it's too late to return it.    … Expand
  9. actinium
    Jul 3, 2020
    4
    stupid chaotic bugged unfixed nonsense copy of SW2013. they should work more on this game before releasing. at least make more locations and more animations, like in first part...
  10. tobivv
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Mindless combat with little room for skill. Tedious inventory management, after every mission you have to sift through hundreds of items. Fun for the first hour
  11. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 24, 2020
    4
    Pretty bad game only fun thing about this was playing with friends and laughing about how bad it is.
  12. LUKSlion
    Dec 16, 2021
    1
    Chato e ejoativo, a his´toria completamente tosca, com personagens mal feitos e falas ridiculas ...
  13. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    4
    oo boring to play even for couple of minutes Dont like to play in future. Can check only for nostalgia

Awards & Rankings

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#94 Best PC Game of 2016
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#42 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#69 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 61 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 61
  3. Negative: 0 out of 61
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Feb 13, 2017
    80
    Lewd, crude, and possibly dangerous to know, Shadow Warriors 2 is nonetheless a rollicking first person shooter full of boomsticks and gibs.
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  2. games(TM)
    Dec 18, 2016
    60
    Fun and frantic, but soon grows tiresome. [Issue#181, p.78]
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  3. Worth Playing
    Dec 15, 2016
    90
    Shadow Warrior 2 is amazing. The shift from linear to semi-open-world shooter hasn't hurt the game since the action remains constant and adheres to the classic shooter style over the more modern one. The multitude of new weapons gives the game some variety, even when taking artifacts into account, and the solid combat ties everything together into a very enjoyable package, whether you're going solo or cooperatively. It ranks up there with Doom as one of the best pure shooters of the year and one of the best timed exclusives on the PC in this genre.
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