Shadow Warrior

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 815 Ratings

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  1. Novak4441
    Oct 13, 2013
    8
    As a hardcore oldschool fan i loved the original shadow warrior.So i had high hopes for the remake and it delivered.The gameplay is fun and is responsive.The engine feels awesome as every cut decapitates a body part of a demon!There are plenty of upgrades you can get for all the weapons.And there are skills to help you out if you get in trouble.The guns feel nice and are awesomeAs a hardcore oldschool fan i loved the original shadow warrior.So i had high hopes for the remake and it delivered.The gameplay is fun and is responsive.The engine feels awesome as every cut decapitates a body part of a demon!There are plenty of upgrades you can get for all the weapons.And there are skills to help you out if you get in trouble.The guns feel nice and are awesome looking.There are few cut scenes so you dont need to worry about the flow. The story is pretty interesting too. I had very few problems with this game,One of which is No map.The game has a bit of backtracking sometimes and is quite confusing at times.Maybe a minimap or something would've helped.And the other problem i had was that the game was sometimes a tad bit repetitive.The game has a nice sense of humor and i liked it.The gameplay felt really satisfying and awesome but i mostly liked the sword play other than the gunplay its just my personal preference. Despite some flaws i think flying wild hog did an excellent job with Shadow Warrior and for the price tag of 25 i think it is 100% worth the price.So if you are an oldschool fan you will love this game.… Expand
  2. blade01
    Sep 30, 2014
    8
    Got to admit, when i startet i thought "meh, this game will suck".Surprisingly, this game is fun!But lets get into detail:

    Visuals:This game is a mixed bag when it comes to visuals.The overall quality is not that great when you look at the entire game.But some levels look really great in terms of the art design.The first 2 levels stands out in this regard.There is great lighning, many    Got to admit, when i startet i thought "meh, this game will suck".Surprisingly, this game is fun!But lets get into detail:

    Visuals:This game is a mixed bag when it comes to visuals.The overall quality is not that great when you look at the entire game.But some levels look really great in terms of the art design.The first 2 levels stands out in this regard.There is great lighning, many candles, very mystic.Its too bad the rest of the game is so dark cause without this great art design the engine on itself is really bad.Textures are ok at best.Looks a bit outdated, but its still ok.The weapons looks ok too, the enemys look not so good.But its possible that this is because they were designed that way.All in all:Solid and it should run on every system out there!

    Sound:That is for me the great part.While the music is ok to good, the voiceacting is really great.The 2 main characters travel together and they will argue and/or mock each other all the time.Really funny.Sometimes its like Deadpool.Writing is great too, every joke will hit you like a gunshot.There are not that many other characters in the game, but all of them are good.Weaponsounds are ok, the rocketluncher could sound more powerful.

    Gameplay:Solid gunplay!Every weapon is useable, even the pistol youll get first.Every weapon can be upgraded, really nice.Some of these upgrades may be too strong, but thats not an issue in a game like this i think.There is a system in place thats rewards you with stars(or shurikens)for fights.I havent figured out if you get a high ranking for fast kills or when you deversify your kills.Find out for yourself.But its fun, youll get bonus karma that way.Karma is one of three ressources in the game you can use to upgrade you skills or weapons.You can use a sword and learn new techniques for it for example.You can learn ways to heal or protect yourselfe or passiv things like finding more money and so on.The progression is steady and enjoyable.

    All in all this game is fun.The last 10 games ive played bored me so im glad this piece of joy came around the corner.If you can ignore the visuals youll get a game that entertains you for days with a solid gameplay and funny jokes.    … Expand
  3. Rustam
    May 14, 2017
    3
    So repetitive and boring. Waste of time and money! Way too long, the first 6-7 levels maybe you think the game is quite OK but then you understand you're playing the same level again and again. 17 LEVELS! SEVEN-****-TEEN! Way too much, believe me.
  4. SK123
    Aug 30, 2014
    3
    A good idea let down by "yet again" horrible usability. If I will remember the last couple of years in gaming for anything its morons implementing truly "awful" user interfaces.

    The multiple keyboard/mouse combinations required of this game to execute different techniques to kill opponents are hard to achieve, hurt your hands and worse still make playing what is supposed to be a fast    A good idea let down by "yet again" horrible usability. If I will remember the last couple of years in gaming for anything its morons implementing truly "awful" user interfaces.

    The multiple keyboard/mouse combinations required of this game to execute different techniques to kill opponents are hard to achieve, hurt your hands and worse still make playing what is supposed to be a fast and furious action game cumbersome and awkward. What the hell were they thinking.

    Combine this with horribly unbalanced game play, poorly though through combat environments and you have a recipe for frustration not fun.

    My advice spend your hard earned gaming dollar elsewhere. This ones a real stinker...    … Expand
  5. crusader8
    Dec 9, 2014
    10
    This game is sooo great! It can be seen that developers put their heart and soul into it. The game mechanics are also working surprisingly well. It's great to play an FPS game which not treat the player as a retard.
  6. EggManStudio
    Nov 27, 2014
    10
    The best way to describe this game would be part-Bulletstorm and part-Duke Nukem 3D, with some ninjas thrown in for good measure. There's murder. There's samurai swords. And there's not one, but two snarky protagonists. This game is, in essence, a modern shooter whilst still retaining the essence of the classic shooter - plenty of mindless shooting, but also expansive and open levels toThe best way to describe this game would be part-Bulletstorm and part-Duke Nukem 3D, with some ninjas thrown in for good measure. There's murder. There's samurai swords. And there's not one, but two snarky protagonists. This game is, in essence, a modern shooter whilst still retaining the essence of the classic shooter - plenty of mindless shooting, but also expansive and open levels to explore with plenty of secrets to discover.
    if you're looking for something challenging, this game is probaby not for you, but if you like good, fun FPS gameplay or are a fan of games such as Doom, Blood, DN3D or as a matter of fact the original Shadow Warrior, this is most definitely worth a look.    … Expand
  7. Fostin4
    Dec 9, 2014
    10
    This is how you make a FPS
    Very fast paced and fun (casuals might disagree)
    Very optimized 60+fps amazing visuals etc unlike most AAA games these days.
  8. DayAtNight67
    Sep 12, 2014
    10
    If you are searching for a stupid COD knock-off or a game that doesn't need skills at all,here's the door, there's cake behind it, I promise :). *Slams door and locks it after COD fanboys realise there is no cake in the incineration room*. OK now if you are a guy searching for a challenge, but still an entertaining one, stay. If you wanna chop off libs from thousands of demons, stay. ThisIf you are searching for a stupid COD knock-off or a game that doesn't need skills at all,here's the door, there's cake behind it, I promise :). *Slams door and locks it after COD fanboys realise there is no cake in the incineration room*. OK now if you are a guy searching for a challenge, but still an entertaining one, stay. If you wanna chop off libs from thousands of demons, stay. This game is entertaining, with its comedy and references thrown from time to time (I assure you will LOL at the driving scene with Lo Wang). The bosses actually have like the same mechanic (shoot the glowing armour then shoot the gems) but there is always something different. The story is decent. It starts off like a comedy action movie, but as you progress it gets less funny and more serious, to the end where just...I'll stop right there and let you cry when you see it. Now since I've shown you the beauty of this game, excuse me I have to shout at the devs to make a sequel of it.… Expand
  9. ASVP_Flawless
    Jun 13, 2014
    9
    This game is extremely good ,however this is not your typical fps. It leans more towards rewarding exploration so if you do not want to explore and find all the money and secrets...TURN AWAY because you will not last long. Weapons that are not the katana are weak at first but once you get upgrades then you will be able to use the weapons more frequently. Also don't make your rig look moreThis game is extremely good ,however this is not your typical fps. It leans more towards rewarding exploration so if you do not want to explore and find all the money and secrets...TURN AWAY because you will not last long. Weapons that are not the katana are weak at first but once you get upgrades then you will be able to use the weapons more frequently. Also don't make your rig look more powerful than it is because if you run this game on too high of settings you will get extreme frame drop issues. Not so difficult of a game , ALSO if you treat this game like COD then you are going to die multiple times. It is a very good game but compared to painkiller or Serious Sam this is the inferior game, but for the price on steam it is worth the money. Enjoy and also ignore the negative scores because the issues that are brought up are by: the game runs bad (thinking their computer is better than it is) , Hard difficultly (playing it like its cod on a difficulty for players who have beaten it many times) or the simple fact that they say its gets boring and the guns are not that good which these are both true in the first hour. so don't let that turn you away. I suggest playing the demo to see if its your cup of tea or not because everyone's entitled to their own opinion Unless the opinion is illogical. thought I would clear up these scores. ENJOY!… Expand
  10. SpankyMcSpank
    Sep 21, 2014
    1
    After playing through most of the game I have come to 2 conclusions , this game has very poor control and this game has EXTREMELY POOR direction to the player , when someone is forced to re-run cleared content for 30-45 min looking for the correct door to enter to go to the next area is just bad design , this game gets a 10 / 10 easy if a review was only based on graphics but the brokenAfter playing through most of the game I have come to 2 conclusions , this game has very poor control and this game has EXTREMELY POOR direction to the player , when someone is forced to re-run cleared content for 30-45 min looking for the correct door to enter to go to the next area is just bad design , this game gets a 10 / 10 easy if a review was only based on graphics but the broken overall design of this game makes it really unenjoyable , hard to play and you WILL get sick of getting lost even with a video walkthrough and drawing your own maps , so prepare for a trial in frustration should you purchase this game.

    Overall 3/10 for a mostly broken design

    Graphics 10/10

    Control 2/10

    Ease of Use / Playability 1/10    … Expand
  11. Razer_Angel
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    Don't let them sway you,this is one of the most awesome games worth your time and money these days.And also,wat?You say it is nearly unbeatable?Isn't that us,the gamers' goal to beat the unbeatable?So what are you whining about.Just be fast.(If you know what I mean)
  12. TharosTheDragon
    Apr 24, 2018
    8
    Other than its moderate focus on melee combat, it's not particularly different from any other shooter in the genre. There's a normal number of levels with a normal number of enemies. There are a handful of weapons that you're encouraged to switch between because otherwise you'll run out of ammo, and if you're like me you want to get the weapon-specific achievements.

    I understand the    Other than its moderate focus on melee combat, it's not particularly different from any other shooter in the genre. There's a normal number of levels with a normal number of enemies. There are a handful of weapons that you're encouraged to switch between because otherwise you'll run out of ammo, and if you're like me you want to get the weapon-specific achievements.

    I understand the original is completely off the wall and tongue-in-cheek. This game starts out that way but eventually becomes oddly serious, so that comes across like a tone issue to me.

    It's good for one play-through but maybe not for two.    … Expand
  13. FacundoCritics
    Jul 10, 2016
    6
    Muy buen precio, buenos gráficos, la jugabilidad es muy divertida y espectacular. La historia es muy mala pero en un juego así no se puede pedir mas. En lo personal me aburrí muy rápido y sufrí para continuarlo, estos tipos de juegos no son lo mio.
  14. sgthombre
    Sep 26, 2016
    5
    I'm just writing at least 150 characters because I wanted to save this review in a more convenient way to look back at scores that I had given stuff as a user.
  15. Nyakuya
    Dec 30, 2016
    10
    Amé cada pequeño aspecto de este juego. Amo su ambientanción gráfica, amo las voces de los personajes y sus dialogos y personalidades carismáticas. Amo que puedas mejorar las armas parte por parte, amo poder subir de nivel y repartir puntos de habilidad, y amo que ademas de estas 2 cosas haya otra seccion para los poderes donde puedes ir obteniendo cada uno con cristales de KI que teAmé cada pequeño aspecto de este juego. Amo su ambientanción gráfica, amo las voces de los personajes y sus dialogos y personalidades carismáticas. Amo que puedas mejorar las armas parte por parte, amo poder subir de nivel y repartir puntos de habilidad, y amo que ademas de estas 2 cosas haya otra seccion para los poderes donde puedes ir obteniendo cada uno con cristales de KI que te encuentras a lo largo del juego.
    Como si esto fuera poco, la historia es muy buena, practicamente impecable en cada aspecto. El juego resalta en Gore, Accion, Comedia, Rol, Etc.
    Tiene modos de dificultad MUY interesantes y bastante dificiles incluso para jugadores veteranos, (como es mi caso).

    No puedo esperar para jugar a al segunda parte, la cual ya de por si está teniendo una aceptacion increiblemente buena por parte de los jugadores. Espero que Lo Wang pueda seguir con nosotros un largo tiempo, pues este personaje me ha agradado en una medida que no creía posible.    … Expand
  16. CoreGamer1408
    Jun 27, 2018
    8
    Graphically nothing to write home to about, but a solid music score sets up some good ambiance. I think this game just pips the DooM reboot to the post for this style of mass mayhem and carnage. Never had so much fun slicing and dicing with a sword like I have had in this game. The option of upgradeable, powers, weapons and abilities helps to improve the mass mayhem and carnage. WhileGraphically nothing to write home to about, but a solid music score sets up some good ambiance. I think this game just pips the DooM reboot to the post for this style of mass mayhem and carnage. Never had so much fun slicing and dicing with a sword like I have had in this game. The option of upgradeable, powers, weapons and abilities helps to improve the mass mayhem and carnage. While destructible objects in the environment serve a fun tactical usage. If you just want to shoot, chop and blow crap up and have a laugh playing a cheeky a-hole? Then this might be the game for you...… Expand
  17. AvallacS
    Dec 5, 2017
    8
    Analysis: Shadow Warrior

    Shadow Warrior is a game that surprised me. I won a Humble Bundle promotion for free and great was my surprise to start the game. One word perfectly defines: T-H-R-I-L-L-I-N-G. Gameplay: Excellent! Game in first person, with plenty of action and excellent gameplay. The way the developer found to facilitate the use of the most varied abilities was very    Analysis: Shadow Warrior

    Shadow Warrior is a game that surprised me. I won a Humble Bundle promotion for free and great was my surprise to start the game. One word perfectly defines: T-H-R-I-L-L-I-N-G.

    Gameplay: Excellent! Game in first person, with plenty of action and excellent gameplay. The way the developer found to facilitate the use of the most varied abilities was very interesting, since they were able to add a variety of skill in simple commands. The game is fluid and without any bug;

    Note: 9.5

    Graphics: Good. Nothing impressive. Fits well with the role.

    Note: 8.0

    History: Complicated. I particularly had a hard time understanding the story behind each character and the main reason why the main character is behind gathering the parts of the katana. I found all the characters very superficial, except the main one, in which, due to the narrative, you begin to identify.

    Note: 7.0

    Final grade: 8.2

    Summary: It's a game that surprised me and held me for many hours. It's a lot of fun and makes you want to play more and more. Worth buying the game.    … Expand
  18. aralath
    Aug 7, 2018
    8
    Fun and good action game. Definitely worth for time and money. Recommended..
  19. RazorSamurai
    May 26, 2020
    5
    Completed the game from first try on insane It was tough not from the hardest difficulty but because of boring gameplay. Enemies are repeated and bosses too. Guns are weak, deals zero damage, katana is overpowered especially the W+W+Left Mouse combo.
    Lots of texture stucking bugs and desync of subtitles. I don't regret my wasted time because I'm dumb af to waste my time into useless    Completed the game from first try on insane It was tough not from the hardest difficulty but because of boring gameplay. Enemies are repeated and bosses too. Guns are weak, deals zero damage, katana is overpowered especially the W+W+Left Mouse combo.
    Lots of texture stucking bugs and desync of subtitles. I don't regret my wasted time because I'm dumb af to waste my time into useless things so if you're reading my review I higly recommend you to not to play this game. And I forgot to tell about the cringy jokes of MC and other characters. 5/10

    Now I'm going to check the second part.    … Expand
  20. POstAL_QueeN
    Nov 23, 2018
    8
    Достаточно хороший слэшер. Когда кажется уже наигрался, кромсать хочется дальше. Геймплей приятный, хорошо проработана бойовка от 1-го лица, я практически всю игру прошел с катаной в руке только боссов мачил огнестрелом. Сюжет прост и примитивен, хотя стоит учесть то что для таких игр это характерно. Обычные боты довольно часто попадаются тугие и не убиваемые, хотя если мочить тупо долго,Достаточно хороший слэшер. Когда кажется уже наигрался, кромсать хочется дальше. Геймплей приятный, хорошо проработана бойовка от 1-го лица, я практически всю игру прошел с катаной в руке только боссов мачил огнестрелом. Сюжет прост и примитивен, хотя стоит учесть то что для таких игр это характерно. Обычные боты довольно часто попадаются тугие и не убиваемые, хотя если мочить тупо долго, рано или поздно скончаются. Также мне понравилась прокачка скиллов и перков, удобная и простая, все самое важное и игра не заставляет прокачивать что-то по-любому, все зависит от игрока, а также от уровня сложности.… Expand
  21. The_Nametag
    Feb 10, 2020
    9
    This game is amazing.

    On its own, the combat is fantastic, the graphics and scenery can be gorgeous at points, and the story is highly engaging. There's a lot of hectic action, good pacing, and a pretty decent length (took me around fifteen hours to beat). Beyond that, this game was made by fans of the original. That you can tell. There are secret areas patterned off the first game,    This game is amazing.

    On its own, the combat is fantastic, the graphics and scenery can be gorgeous at points, and the story is highly engaging. There's a lot of hectic action, good pacing, and a pretty decent length (took me around fifteen hours to beat).

    Beyond that, this game was made by fans of the original. That you can tell. There are secret areas patterned off the first game, this game includes several pop-culture references, including some in hidden areas. The multitude of enemies and fast pace gameplay is more reminiscent of FPS games before the jump to 3D, when they could actually have more things on the screen at once. There's some callbacks as well (the rabbits, for example), and it does give us the story as to why Zilla is so upset with Lo Wang in the first game.

    The game is not without fault though. My biggest complaint would be some of the very repetitive level design. You'll see some of the same building designs in the early and late game. Mind you, it does make a bit of sense that areas designed by the same person (in game person, Zilla), would have a similar look and feel. Plus, those building designs are actually taken from the original game. So I can forgive it, but that doesn't make it any less redundant.

    The boss fights are also the typical hunt the weak spot grindfests. Though there is some interesting bits here and there in them. Also, none of the weapons truly stood out in my mind. Other than the weapons taken from the original, they seemed to be basic shooter fare. And some weapons I pretty much never bothered using. Mostly, I stuck to the sword early game, and then had to mix it up a bit more later on.

    In the end though, even with the complaints, I had more fun with this game than I've had in a while. So I highly recommend it.    … Expand
  22. hileger
    Oct 19, 2022
    6
    ДУМ 2 и оля бородина на на на на кратко как можно назвать эту игру .....
  23. Dex9
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    Играл в эту игру давно на пк, но помню что получил удовольствие от игры. Это мясной шутер где вы можете крушить врагов начиная с катаны и заканчивая гранатометом. Из минусов можно выделить местами неудобное управление и частое пойди поищи тотемы которые находятся хрен пойми где.
    P.S Берегитесь черных кроликов они самые страшные враги в этой игре.    Играл в эту игру давно на пк, но помню что получил удовольствие от игры. Это мясной шутер где вы можете крушить врагов начиная с катаны и заканчивая гранатометом. Из минусов можно выделить местами неудобное управление и частое пойди поищи тотемы которые находятся хрен пойми где.
    P.S Берегитесь черных кроликов они самые страшные враги в этой игре.
  24. Dalek
    Apr 17, 2014
    8
    This is a great game, I haven't completed it yet. I've only played a level or two (which are long) but what I can say is that this game is worth buying for $/£20 at most. The way you can chop enemies up into pieces with the sword are phenomenal, there are secrets, you have to backtrack a little bit, the levels are long and a bit little complex with secrets, it's fantastic. There's alsoThis is a great game, I haven't completed it yet. I've only played a level or two (which are long) but what I can say is that this game is worth buying for $/£20 at most. The way you can chop enemies up into pieces with the sword are phenomenal, there are secrets, you have to backtrack a little bit, the levels are long and a bit little complex with secrets, it's fantastic. There's also easter eggs, references and a bit of comedy on the side which is good.

    I would had given this game a 9 or 10 if it was optimized better. Turning on AA will lag this game to pieces, and this game likes to heat up my GPU... A lot; compared to other games.

    Aside from that, this game is definitely worth buying as its a throw back to older games.    … Expand
  25. Exorio
    Oct 13, 2013
    8
    The good :

    At first watching the trailers, I was skeptical. But now I'm in chapter 4 and I've never had so much fun with latest FPS games like this one. Visceral, gory, beautiful and not taking itself too seriously is how to describe this game. Oldskool level designs and just plain, fast actions everywhere. Also the swordplay is very satisfying. Unlike the original Shadow Warrior on    The good :

    At first watching the trailers, I was skeptical. But now I'm in chapter 4 and I've never had so much fun with latest FPS games like this one. Visceral, gory, beautiful and not taking itself too seriously is how to describe this game.

    Oldskool level designs and just plain, fast actions everywhere. Also the swordplay is very satisfying. Unlike the original Shadow Warrior on Dos, your katana plays bigger role here, and most of the time it's more fun to use than the firearms.

    Character progression, upgrades, etc. Giving you the sense of accomplishment when you upgrade your gear and spells.

    Secrets, secrets everywhere.

    The Bad :

    No multiplayer? Oh well, but what do you expect. This game is pure blast anyway. If it's ended up like Rise of the Triad reboot, which has multiplayer slapped in just to for the sake of having multiplayer mode, then it'll be such a waste too. Besides, nobody plays ROTT reboot now. So it's just minor complain. I figure it would be awesome with the sword dueling and fast paced, quake like deathmatch.

    Lack of optimizations in couple of areas. The framerate got dragged down in several areas. But overall the game is quite smooth. Seems that the particles are very heavy in this game's engine. So I set it to low. Didn't see much difference and the game is still a blast.

    Hopefully they do further optimizations for this game in form of patches.

    No over-the-top racist jokes like the original. No funny exaggeratted asian accent, also no nudity hentai like in the original game. Lo Wang lose some of his charms, the comments aren't as funny as the original, but somehow it's still have light racist humors. They should've kept the original Lo Wang's personality. Don't get me wrong, I'm chinese and I love the original game's humor so much I eve lol'ed lots when I play the game.

    Bottomline is... what are you waiting for? Do yourself a favor... get this game.    … Expand
  26. UltimateCD
    Oct 21, 2013
    6
    It's exciting, guts-spilling fun in short bursts, but the campaign feels too long and dramatically self-indulgent for its own good. That said, if you want to sever limbs and cleave through torsos using bullets and a blade, you're bound to enjoy yourself. Just don't expect to get your brain or your heartstrings involved.

    YOU'LL LOVE Goretastic swordplay and shooting Great    It's exciting, guts-spilling fun in short bursts, but the campaign feels too long and dramatically self-indulgent for its own good. That said, if you want to sever limbs and cleave through torsos using bullets and a blade, you're bound to enjoy yourself. Just don't expect to get your brain or your heartstrings involved.

    YOU'LL LOVE

    Goretastic swordplay and shooting
    Great presentation and slick graphics
    Not feeling like a racist for enjoying Lo Wang's antics

    YOU'LL HATE

    Campaign overstays its welcome
    Some underwhelming weapons and boss battles
    No incentives to keep playing once you've won    … Expand
  27. Liteit
    Nov 17, 2013
    7
    This is just old-fashioned action. Combat is a bit monotonous, but funny. Ranged combat is a bit useless, rushed the game with my katana and it was really bloody and funny. The humour of this game is what makes it so interesting. really reminded me of 80s movies.
  28. HyperXHyperX
    Oct 18, 2013
    7
    This game can be both fun and tedious/boring. The conversations are funny and interesting, fortune cookies have always some stupid advice and, surprisingly, the story itself is actually quite good, atleast for an FPS. Stupid jokes can be compared to Blood Dragon, but they occur less frequently and personally I found Blood Dragon's ones more hilarious.

    Now, there are a few problems in    This game can be both fun and tedious/boring. The conversations are funny and interesting, fortune cookies have always some stupid advice and, surprisingly, the story itself is actually quite good, atleast for an FPS. Stupid jokes can be compared to Blood Dragon, but they occur less frequently and personally I found Blood Dragon's ones more hilarious.

    Now, there are a few problems in terms of gameplay. First of all, it's very linear, you have a strict leveldesign that you have to follow. It basically feels like being in a corridor. Also, the enemies are some dumb demons that run in your direction trying to deal damage (only a very few exceptions), and playing on "HARD" you'll find that spamming LMB is very effective and can be used many situation against nearly every enemies. This made the fights rather uninteresting.
    Also, it's not quite an oldschool shooter, you have for example a healing power you can use any time which is basically regenerating health.

    All in all, it was a fun game which I enjoyed, but it has it's problems.    … Expand
  29. stranglehold
    Dec 19, 2013
    8
    Now the reluctant hero must become legend through a masterful combination of gun, blade, magic and wit to uncover the truth behind the demonic invasion and banish evil back into the darkness. A great revival of an old, crazy game and a very pleasant, fast FPS providing many hours of enthusiastic mouse torture.
  30. sft
    May 23, 2016
    8
    As with Flying Wild Hog’s previous title, Hard Reset (great, 4/5) SHADOW WARRIOR is a whole lot of riotous fun. Like it’s predecessor, it’s an old-school shooter, but with SW we get the added fun of melee combat. And that’s basically what SW is all about: katana mayhem. It also shares much of the mechanics and gameplay tropes of the earlier game, and that’s all to the good as well. ItAs with Flying Wild Hog’s previous title, Hard Reset (great, 4/5) SHADOW WARRIOR is a whole lot of riotous fun. Like it’s predecessor, it’s an old-school shooter, but with SW we get the added fun of melee combat. And that’s basically what SW is all about: katana mayhem. It also shares much of the mechanics and gameplay tropes of the earlier game, and that’s all to the good as well. It differs from Hard Reset in some areas, however, most notably with the variety of weapons and the more conventional upgrade system and skills tree. There’s also a stronger story, although it is a tad incoherent at times. There are some very cool cutscenes, but they’re used sparsely and never intrude but do help to flesh out the story. And there’s also plenty of amusing, deliberately cheesy, dialogue to enjoy. Graphically, SW is one of the most stunning games I’ve come across, and it also delivers some impressive physics. It’s not open world, as is de rigueur these days, but its linearity keeps the story, and the game progression, on the rails and never detracts from the fun. Hugely enjoyable and highly recommended.… Expand
  31. HELLruler
    Nov 2, 2013
    8
    I got a discount coupon for this game since I had the Shadow Warrior Redux, and decided to buy it since the first game was awesome (and beta reviews spoke well of it too xD)

    I prefer waiting some time before writing a review since things change with updates. So here's my opinion about the game: - If you played the first game, soon will you realize that the katana is incredible. You    I got a discount coupon for this game since I had the Shadow Warrior Redux, and decided to buy it since the first game was awesome (and beta reviews spoke well of it too xD)

    I prefer waiting some time before writing a review since things change with updates. So here's my opinion about the game:

    - If you played the first game, soon will you realize that the katana is incredible. You may use it 90% of time. Guns are also strong, but monsters close the gap fast changing weapons is pretty simple, what makes the game flow well

    - The graphics are great. They fixed many fps losses, and the game runs a lot smoother than when released. Ambients have a good level of detail, as well as your weapons and the monsters. Things flash here and there, a lot of fire too

    - You can upgrade your weapons, choose the skills you want and upgrade them the way you prefer, and also choose lots of passive effects to become stronger, or find more gold/ammo

    - The story is interesting. It seems like a puzzle, you get a piece here and there, and things make sense in the end. I think this idea was not well made, I felt really lost at some points, but finishing the game explained everything, and I also watched some cutscenes again to fully understand the situation

    In the end, inexpensive game, good quality, and worth playing (13 hours campaign here if you are wondering)    … Expand
  32. orctown-troll
    Dec 27, 2013
    8
    What this game lacks in terms of overall professionalism/writing and fine tuning it more than makes up for with FUN and overall chaos. The game does not try to be everything to everyone, to craft a coherent world or story. It's just heaps of silly violence and messy old-school level design with one-line jokes that barely even work! Who cares! A good buy on Steam sale and a nice way toWhat this game lacks in terms of overall professionalism/writing and fine tuning it more than makes up for with FUN and overall chaos. The game does not try to be everything to everyone, to craft a coherent world or story. It's just heaps of silly violence and messy old-school level design with one-line jokes that barely even work! Who cares! A good buy on Steam sale and a nice way to waste a couple of evenings after a day of hard work at the office.

    orctowngrot    … Expand
  33. janic
    Oct 19, 2013
    8
    Where ROTT2013 failed to deliver this title did, i.e. it's fun to kill stuff. The upgrade system for weapons, skills and passives is kept simple enough to not distract from the main gameplay. The gameplay is fast-paced (I recommend the stamina & speed upgrades for even faster gameplay) and there are plenty of eastereggs and short cutscenes to keep things interesting.
  34. Idiocracy
    Oct 20, 2013
    7
    Fun, Interesting, aesthetically appealing, but it got stretched out too long, would have given it a 10 if it were only 5 hours long, but instead I got bored of going from room to room slicing up x amount of guys then moving on, its fun initially but it just gets old. I hardly ever had to use anything besides the sword, the only power that (IMO) was remotely useful was healing, so one hourFun, Interesting, aesthetically appealing, but it got stretched out too long, would have given it a 10 if it were only 5 hours long, but instead I got bored of going from room to room slicing up x amount of guys then moving on, its fun initially but it just gets old. I hardly ever had to use anything besides the sword, the only power that (IMO) was remotely useful was healing, so one hour in i had all the upgrades i needed, only gun i upgraded was shotgun and that was just because. Also the humor is so halfhearted, like they pulled a bunch of jokes off the internet then added Wang to the end, they weren't crude or anything, just boring.… Expand
  35. kveikur
    Oct 29, 2013
    8
    Shadow Warrior doesn't offer much. You want to chop off some demon heads after a rough day at work? You got it! Like to do some killer moves with smooth fighting mechanics? Be my guest! Want to hear some funny jokes covered in a lot of blood? Some treasure hunt? Easter eggs? Shadow warrior has them all! But don't expect a deep storyline or any kind of serious elements. This game offers aShadow Warrior doesn't offer much. You want to chop off some demon heads after a rough day at work? You got it! Like to do some killer moves with smooth fighting mechanics? Be my guest! Want to hear some funny jokes covered in a lot of blood? Some treasure hunt? Easter eggs? Shadow warrior has them all! But don't expect a deep storyline or any kind of serious elements. This game offers a lot of fun and gore. And this is what you'll get. The greatness of the game lies just here. It gives nothing more than you'll expect but does it -almost- flawlessly.… Expand
  36. rxgamer
    Nov 5, 2013
    8
    I respect what this game tries to be, but the graphics are a bit outdated for the time of its release. Additionally, the loading screens and slight frame drops during heavy action doesn't help. I would have loved to see this game produced on a higher-end game engine. The violence is great, but not SOF worthy.
  37. DeusXCom
    Dec 16, 2014
    7
    Not as good and fun as the original, but still pretty solid reboot and return of Lo Wang in a very good form. Visually it's beautiful, yet well-optimized, so it runs fast and smooth. There is plenty of action. Lots of weapons, skills and powers. Nice details such as arcade machines with the original game, even love rabbits are back, but most importantly - secrets! They are not ancient andNot as good and fun as the original, but still pretty solid reboot and return of Lo Wang in a very good form. Visually it's beautiful, yet well-optimized, so it runs fast and smooth. There is plenty of action. Lots of weapons, skills and powers. Nice details such as arcade machines with the original game, even love rabbits are back, but most importantly - secrets! They are not ancient and Chinese anymore, but secrets nonetheless. That's one of the good things about this game that despite the modern look it feels pretty oldschool. No hand-holding, tough difficulty and loads of jokes. It even tries to do it's own story that is not entirely bad. I liked levels in the first part of the game quite a lot and it was shaping up to be an 8/10, but unfortunately by the final third, the game looses it's breath. I see there was a big inspiration drawn from Serious Sam, with total carnage of monsters everywhere and I must admit that it gets a bit boring after a while, not a huge fan of this over the top approach. Still, really a good piece that does Lo Wang a justice and it's definitely way better than what Duke showed us in that disaster DNF. Wondering if the final and the best of the build engine trilogy games - "Blood"gets rebooted one day.7/10… Expand
  38. TheBrak
    Apr 6, 2014
    8
    This is the most fun i have had in a videogame in a long time. The action has a oldschool feel and is very satisfying, even though this is a first person shooter i barely shot anything and mostly used my sword to hack and slash through the hordes of hellspawn.
    The game doesnt take itself too serious and is fun and over the top. With that said at the end of the game i found myself caring    This is the most fun i have had in a videogame in a long time. The action has a oldschool feel and is very satisfying, even though this is a first person shooter i barely shot anything and mostly used my sword to hack and slash through the hordes of hellspawn.
    The game doesnt take itself too serious and is fun and over the top. With that said at the end of the game i found myself caring for the main characters.
    Get this game if you are a big fan of games like serious sam and Bulletstorm    … Expand
  39. RMDsilva
    Nov 3, 2014
    7
    So much fun.
    For the gore fest that it is, my main complaint is that the guns aren't that interesting and the best weapon is the upgraded sword.. that we only get to use for 5 minutes!
  40. IcecreamSnowman
    Apr 2, 2014
    8
    More of the same from Flying Wild Hog, Shadow Warrior plays like Hard Reset but with a sword this time to shoo away all the little enemies so you can get at the big guys.

    The sword play is fun and satisfying - dismembering demons seems more cathartic than smashing robots back into the scrap they were made from. The guns are the industry standards, the innovation we've seen previously    More of the same from Flying Wild Hog, Shadow Warrior plays like Hard Reset but with a sword this time to shoo away all the little enemies so you can get at the big guys.

    The sword play is fun and satisfying - dismembering demons seems more cathartic than smashing robots back into the scrap they were made from. The guns are the industry standards, the innovation we've seen previously is gone but I used the sword about 80% of the time so I didn't get too bored of them, they just feel a bit token.

    Each enemy is unique and requires fighting in it's own way and you'll fight them throughout the game. The little enemies from the start are still present at the end, just in larger quantities. this lends to the feeling of progression when you can effortlessly cleave through a horde who would have murdered you at the start.

    There isn't much variation in level design - the temples, shipyard and lab may have different textures but the are put together the same way and you'll go through the same process in each.

    Overall lots of fun to make lots of mess of lots of demons but nothing more; not long enough to over stay its welcome.    … Expand
  41. jelikey
    Jun 1, 2021
    8
    Why do reviewers never give credit to these superbly smooth and well designed FPS games?! The gameplay... is so damn satisfying.

    If you like games like Painkiller and Serious Sam, then definitely give this a go.
  42. SuperkenGaming
    Mar 3, 2018
    7
    Shadow Warrior
    Samari Doom
    Shadow Warrior is a first person doom styled shooter where you play as lo wang after an ancient sword for your boss… and surprise homies aint letting it go easy so you gotta slice everyone up with your sword.. I reall loved the first few hours of this 11 hour total game, and I really loved the final few hours.. But things start to get pretty bad in the    Shadow Warrior
    Samari Doom
    Shadow Warrior is a first person doom styled shooter where you play as lo wang after an ancient sword for your boss… and surprise homies aint letting it go easy
    so you gotta slice everyone up with your sword..
    I reall loved the first few hours of this 11 hour total game, and I really loved the final few hours..
    But things start to get pretty bad in the middle..
    At the start this is a very linear game..
    Its essentially call of duty with with swords..
    Though as you progress the game youll find new weapons and even a demon budy to accompany you on your journey that lives inside your head and with help make for some great comedic moments…
    The 2 have great chemistry..
    Levels are pretty straight forward..
    Look everywhere for money and ammo and progress through the glowing door…
    And then demon creatures are introduced that reward you with karma…
    And this is where a bit of puzzle solving is introduced..
    AND BY PUZZLE SOLVING I MEAN THE DOORS HAVE SEALS AND YOU HAVE TO FIND 1 TO 3 STATUES AND DESTROY THEM BEFORE YOU CAN MOVE ON..
    I DIDN’T MIND THIS AT ALL AT FIRST, YOU CAN ALSO FIND TUBS OF KARMA AND CRYSTALS WHILE YOURE ON YOUR SEARCH FOR ITEMS AND STATUES..
    AND YOUR MONEY, KARMA, AND CRYSTALS ALL GO INTO UNLOCKING NEW MOVES WITH YOUR KI AND UPGRADING YOUR WEAPONS..
    YOUR KI CAN BE USED AS A SHIELD IN BATTLE AS WELL AS HEALING YOURSELF FOR EXAMPLE..
    SO UPGRADING THESE SPECIAL MOVES IS WORTH IT AND GIVES INCENTIVE TO EXPLORE..
    BUT THE GAME SLOWLY STARTS TO LOSE ITS LINEAR FEEL AND GET A BIT MORE MAZY TOWWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME…
    AND THIS STRETCH IS SO HORRIBLY PACED THAT I WAS TEMPTED TO QUIT PRACTICALLY THE ENTIRE TIME..
    HERE THERES WAY TOO MUCH CEAL BREAKING AND OPEN FEELING BACK TRACKY WORLDS INSTEAD OF THE FUN LINEAR KILL EVERYTHING IN YOUR WAY STYLE OF GAMEPLAY UP TO THESE POINTS…
    YOULL BE SEARCHING AND RETRIEVING ITEMS..
    THROWING SWITCHES, RETRACING YOUR STEPS…
    BUT THE PACING HERE IS THROWN OFF BY HOW CONSTANTLY THIS GAME SPAWNS IN ENEMIES AT YOU
    ITS PRACTICALLY LITERALLY EVERYTIME YOU TURN A CORNER ITS ENEMIES TO FIGHT…
    IT JUST DOESN’T STOP AND YOU HAVE TO KILL THEM ALL BEFORE YOURE ALLOWED TO MOVE ON…
    THIS ISNT AS BIG OF A DEAL WHEN THINGS ARE FUN AND LINEAR..
    BUT WHEN YOURE ASKED TO PROBLEM SOLVES, FIND STATUES, AND REMEMBER WHERE THE CEAL YOU BROKE WAS..
    IT GETS ANNOYING THAT YOUR CONCENTRATION IS CONSTANTLY BEING BROKE WITH BATTLES..
    THERE ARE SOME MASSIVE BOSS BATTLES THROWN IN HERE AS WELL TO EASE THE PACE A LITTLE
    BUT AS HINTED EARLIER…
    THE FINALY3 OR SO CHAPTERS FIX THIS… SO ITS WORTH GETTING OVER THIOS SPEED BUMP FOR..
    THE GAME GETS BACK TO ITS BEING GOOD TERRITORY….
    PRACTICALLY EVERY PROBLEM THIS GAME HAS IS FIXED IN ITS SEQUEL AND YOURE NOT MISSING MUCH BY SKIPPING AND GOING RIGHT TO SHADOW WARRIOR 2…
    THIS IN A WAY IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT GAME, BUT STIL LGOOD IN ITS OWN RIGHT..
    I GIVE SHADOW WARRIOR
    A 7/10    … Expand
  43. pesho_one
    Nov 15, 2014
    8
    The game is good, story is stupid and game-play is well done and responsive. It has secret places and beautiful graphics. Funny jokes and all kinds of enemies and upgrades. It fails to be excellent game, but it is very good.
  44. chumpwithnoname
    Aug 20, 2021
    9
    Good FPS, good humor, a bit tedious bosses that is for sure, however they are doable.
  45. Blanel
    Oct 14, 2016
    8
    A good game overall. Fun and action packed. Solid controls, like the upgrade system. The dialogue can be pretty funny at times. The story takes a while to get cooking, but is surprisingly good towards the end.

    My only complaint is that the limited enemy selection does make stretches of the game repetitive, which knocks it down to an 8 out of 10 for me.
  46. kingcrimsonbiu
    Apr 4, 2016
    9
    Lets slay some monsters!
    This is an excellent game overall. Badass weaponry, scary monsters, creepy atmosphere, beautiful graphics, and a pretty decent story that is beyond my expectation.
    The shortcomings are occasional simplistic map design, erroneous mountain shadow (should be a bug in the engine), and sometimes too glazing and glossy surfaces (especially the snow mountain area). Hope    Lets slay some monsters!
    This is an excellent game overall. Badass weaponry, scary monsters, creepy atmosphere, beautiful graphics, and a pretty decent story that is beyond my expectation.
    The shortcomings are occasional simplistic map design, erroneous mountain shadow (should be a bug in the engine), and sometimes too glazing and glossy surfaces (especially the snow mountain area). Hope these problems can be fixed in the sequel!!    … Expand
  47. dandalis
    Dec 2, 2020
    6
    Shadow Warrior 2013 reboot impresses with suprisingly high production qualities for a AA work from a relatively (at the time of release atleast) unknown polish studio, and while it starts out as strong, the more you play, sadly the more it's pretty face starts to wear off.

    Going right to the meat of the game that is the gameplay, or the FPS mechanics, the gunplay is quite average even    Shadow Warrior 2013 reboot impresses with suprisingly high production qualities for a AA work from a relatively (at the time of release atleast) unknown polish studio, and while it starts out as strong, the more you play, sadly the more it's pretty face starts to wear off.

    Going right to the meat of the game that is the gameplay, or the FPS mechanics, the gunplay is quite average even by 2013 standards, genre staples like the SMG, revolver, shotgun barely have any feel or feedback, they feel rather numb, made more lackluster by unimpressive gun sound effects. Shotgun especially felt pretty damn underwhelming. The crossbow felt more satisfying to use, as it had actual weight behind firing it and in how tears apart enemies, like in the charged mode.
    The katana which is the game's signature weapon was a mixed bag too. It's fun when it works, slicing up demons is on the of better parts of the game, but it's also kinda unrefined, and even when upgraded, the sword just doesnt feel that powerful, it's best noticed when dealing with the skeleton demons, they block your katana attacks ridiculously often and are quite resistent to body attacks from it aswell. Against bigger foes it also is quite useless, unless you spam the combo strike attack.
    I didnt find much use for most of the special combos either, i didnt use them all that often as i kept relying mostly on standard attacks, just my playing style i guess. There's a decent enemy variety which manages to feel different as new enemies get thrown at you throughout the game, each requiring a unique approach in tackling them.

    Level design felt old schoolish, but not necessarily in a bad way. Since there are no hand holding mechanisms telling where you have to go, it can be challening making out where you need to go and what you need to do, but thats the kind of challenge i'm ok with. I only got majorly confused once, during the ship yard level, when it wasnt clear how you need to scale a gap in the ship's interior, turned out the solution was pretty obvious. While the level design is quite linear, it still offers a reasonable amount of freedom for exploration. Even though i tried to explore as much as i could, i still couldnt find all the secrets they had, so devs put an effort into making it a completionist's pain in the arse.

    The premise revolving around Wang getting involved with mythical eternal ancient power struggles across realms is interesting enough, but the plot itself of the game not so much. It's often tough to follow what's going on as the game progresses. Though by the end of the game the story got actually kinda emotional, in a good way.
    Taking away from the interviews done with Flying Wild Hog, it was revealed that the writing in the 2013 remake wont be as edgy as in it's 90's counterpart, which at first begs the question why'd you want to remake it in the first place ? Politically incorrect edge was a big part of the charm of those 90's shooters in the first place. However truth be told, Lo Wang and Hoji in the game still dont shy away from humour that would severly upset many of the modern fragile video games journalists and other their like minded imbeciles, but knowing it could've been more impactful is certainly somewhat disappointing.
    The cutscenes in the game were handled in quite a sub-par way aswell, character faces are never in focus in them and you view, listen to them from a hefty distance, making it at times difficult to make out what the hell they are actually saying.

    Like i mentioned before graphically the game is quite impressive for what it is, especially in the earlier stages that are set in the traditional japanese gardens and bamboo forests. Pretty good attention to detail is also paid even to rather marginal objects of the game's world, aswell as allowance for a reasonable amount of destruction of them.
    No complaints to be found in the performance department either, game ran pretty smoothly.

    All that said, the game is still pretty decent fun and if you're looking for a action game / FPS that doesnt follow the tired modern ''gritty & realistic'' trend, and doesnt take itself super seriously, you might wanna give SW 2013 a try.    … Expand
  48. macncheesus
    Feb 24, 2017
    7
    good game
    ~7hrs clocked
    not much replayability, but fun to play and worth the reduced price
    brings back memories, not afraid of being silly and gory
    recommended
  49. RagingPoet
    Aug 6, 2018
    7
    Shadow Warrior is a great game when it comes to melee combat, but the gunplay is very weak compared to something like Serious Sam or Painkiller. Sadly, player is forced to use ranged weapons periodically(e.g. in boss battles) and at those moments are very boring.
  50. Bottlecaps
    Feb 5, 2022
    8
    SHadow warrior 2013 is a reboot of the classic 90s shooter , this game also came with a free copy of that classic shooter for me , the first time i played this game i hated it , i thought this game was dumb i was confused why my guns would run out of ammo and all my enemy's would still be there but that was my call of duty addled brain not being smart enough to learn the game at all.SHadow warrior 2013 is a reboot of the classic 90s shooter , this game also came with a free copy of that classic shooter for me , the first time i played this game i hated it , i thought this game was dumb i was confused why my guns would run out of ammo and all my enemy's would still be there but that was my call of duty addled brain not being smart enough to learn the game at all.

    Story: you play as "LO WANG" self proclaimed and actual demon slaying bad ass and you are sent to acquire a sword from some other dude whos not important by any means necessary OH then suddenly demons and you got to deal with them now with your new demon buddy . the story is actually full of twists and turns , betrayals and plot twists some you don't expect and some you would , for a game that starts like a meme game its got a surprising amount of substance
    STory: 8/10

    World building: i didn't really know what to say about the world of shadow warrior except that its actually some what believable the demons seem to have their own higher archy and reason for wanting to take over the human world as well as reasons for humans to actually call for the demons it doesn't really do anything clever or all that surprising but its definitely solid effort , i think this game would have been considered racist if it didn't also respect the culture its based on , while lo wang is mostly a stereotype and all the fortune cookies are old man jokes there is alot of love for Japanese culture , as dave chapplle once said " No one is to good to be the butt of a good joke "
    World building: 7/10

    Graphics: the game looks great even if it is a little cartoony at times the gore in this game really helps sell the violence and the fact that your main weapon is a sword and the slices are mostly correct to where you actually slice is impressive , the environments are breath taking sometimes , my favorite scene is when lo wang is walking cross the bridge to zillas main palace
    Graphics: 9/10

    Gameplay: this game shines in how it plays , it feels very ahead of its time and that's why i didn't like it at first but this time when i played it i played on the hardest difficulty witch is surprisingly balanced , every time i died it felt like i had made a mistake not that the game threw to much at me at once . the demons are fantastic , they all have different strategy's for dealing with them and certain guns work better one certain ones , but they are all weak to the sword. nothing wa smore satisfying than having the onslaught of demons near the end of the game , i think i tried near 100 times to beat it dodging and weaving my way in-between demons picking and choosing when i shoot , reload slice , use KI it was all calculated because it had to be calculated , i had a blast playing this game and the game play was and is superb , it plays a lot like doom 2016 except 3 years before that
    Gameplay: 10/10

    Sound design: the music is really well done , blending big orchestral sounds with classic Japanese instruments fitting the tone of the game very well the music almost makes it feel like a cool Saturday morning cartoon , the voice acting is also particularly great lo wang and his demon buddy play off each other really well and Jason liebrect gives a great performance as lo wang
    Sound design 8/10

    8+7+9+10+8= 42
    42/5= 8.4/10    … Expand
  51. grihajedy
    Mar 23, 2022
    7
    7,3/10

    Я поначалу подумал, что это новый эталон в жанре мясного шутера, что-то на уровне нового "Painkiller", только с мечом, проходил я игру на сложности на 1 пункт выше средней, но до максимальной было ещё 2 варианта. - Но, в итоге, геймплей оказался достаточно проблемным, хоть и неплохим, мечом драться прикольно, монстров красиво разрывает, прикольные приёмы, нет надобности в    7,3/10

    Я поначалу подумал, что это новый эталон в жанре мясного шутера, что-то на уровне нового "Painkiller", только с мечом, проходил я игру на сложности на 1 пункт выше средней, но до максимальной было ещё 2 варианта.
    - Но, в итоге, геймплей оказался достаточно проблемным, хоть и неплохим, мечом драться прикольно, монстров красиво разрывает, прикольные приёмы, нет надобности в каких-то сложных комбинациях, но есть особые приёмы, которые можно прокачать, и их очень неудобно использовать, во время выполнения спец удара тебя 5 раз уже успеют ударить, а нанесёт он не очень много урона, нам также предлагают магию, и у неё точно такая же проблема, слишком она бесполезная.

    Продолжение обзора (не помещается сюда): https://steamcommunity.com/id/grihajedy/recommended/233130/    … Expand
  52. vgi99
    Jan 3, 2021
    9
    A rare hardcore shooter these days.
    Advantages of the game:
    1. Gameplay is the development of the Hard Reset game. A mixture of corridor shooter and arena shooter. Perfect proportion. 2. A variety of weapons and the possibility of modifications during the game. 3. Beautiful level design and unique design of enemies. 4. Lo Wang is one of the coolest shooter heroes. With its own    A rare hardcore shooter these days.
    Advantages of the game:
    1. Gameplay is the development of the Hard Reset game. A mixture of corridor shooter and arena shooter. Perfect proportion.
    2. A variety of weapons and the possibility of modifications during the game.
    3. Beautiful level design and unique design of enemies.
    4. Lo Wang is one of the coolest shooter heroes. With its own specific humor
    5. The original storyline was not much more than porn. In the remake, the developers twisted the plot around the invented mythology and did not badly dilute the game with comics.

    Disadvantages of the game:
    1. Variety of enemies - you always want more.
    2. In order to feel the game, you need to play only on high difficulty. The game is too easy on medium difficulty
    3. A "gassed" level in the laboratory is a dubious decision of the level designer.
    4. Overly light bosses.

    To summarize, we can say that the developers of Shadow Warrior (2013) came up with everything that Bethesda + id sowtware passed off as their ideas in 2016.    … Expand
  53. apokalipto
    Aug 25, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  54. Gorbunov2004
    Jul 19, 2021
    9
    Монстры очень красиво рубятся на мясо, также есть пару комбо ударов. Оружия среднее количество но почти все монстры убиваются катаной. Прокачка оружия, магии и персонажа нормальная нет ничего лишнего. Некоторые шутки главных героев вызывают смех, жалко что нет фоторежима для фотографирования красивых моментов в драках. Финал если честно меня удивил.Монстры очень красиво рубятся на мясо, также есть пару комбо ударов. Оружия среднее количество но почти все монстры убиваются катаной. Прокачка оружия, магии и персонажа нормальная нет ничего лишнего. Некоторые шутки главных героев вызывают смех, жалко что нет фоторежима для фотографирования красивых моментов в драках. Финал если честно меня удивил.
  55. vova22379
    Dec 18, 2021
    7
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  56. Vishapin
    Mar 3, 2023
    8
    It's kinda a guilty pleasure for me. Controls are kinda clunky and protagonist is really unlikable asshat at first (and for some maybe till the end). But it really has a heart! Main story is something worth exploring, bossfights are interesting, two main characters really start to grow on you, swordplay while clunky is an interesting addition. It's overall really worth checking out
  57. CodaHensley
    May 29, 2023
    6
    A shooter that barely rises above being completely mediocre because of it's self-aware and campy vibes and its buckets of blood. Don't even attempt however if you have no patience for annoying, unfunny comedy because this game heavily dates itself with references to memes and jokes that were long out of date, even when the game was released.
  58. renyw
    Dec 19, 2022
    9
    great great great great great great great great great great great great great
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Awards & Rankings

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#52 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
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#47 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 11, 2014
    84
    Shadow Warrior is highly 90’s in a very good way. Pace is fast, health kits are in, guns are powerful, action is great, puns are bad and there is lot of flying blood and boy parts. The letdown is level design: they are too bland. [Nov 2013]
  2. PC Gamer
    Dec 5, 2013
    80
    A successful revival of the mid-90's shooter. Shadow Warrior's combat is fun despite an irritating sense of humor. [Jan 2014, p.66]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Nov 25, 2013
    50
    No matter which way you slice its solid shooting mechanics, it still doesn't feel like Shadow Warrior. [December 2013, p.90]
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