Shadow Warrior

 PlayStation 4
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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 144 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 40 out of 144
  3. Negative: 17 out of 144
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  1. hexine
    Oct 27, 2014
    9
    In a world of regenerating health and 2 weapon limits this is EXACTLY what we need. reminders of the 90s where shooters raised us to expect great things of them. Shadow warrior Isn't perfect and if nostalgia isn't a factor for you you can drop my score from a 9 to an 8 easy, and its a bit too long (try saying that to a triple A title) but the weapons are unique and its fun to kill thingsIn a world of regenerating health and 2 weapon limits this is EXACTLY what we need. reminders of the 90s where shooters raised us to expect great things of them. Shadow warrior Isn't perfect and if nostalgia isn't a factor for you you can drop my score from a 9 to an 8 easy, and its a bit too long (try saying that to a triple A title) but the weapons are unique and its fun to kill things and and thats what counts, its still not quite oldschool tot he extent i want it to be, levels tend to be series of long arena battles tied together, although not always and you wont be too botherd by it because the combat is fun… Expand
  2. MDanihy
    Nov 17, 2014
    9
    I am really digging the game. I played the original many years ago and the developers made sure they placed some subtle nuances into this version. Shooting the rabbits to reveal the black rabbit is a definite cross-over. The tongue and cheek comments from Wang aren't as funny, but I enjoy the conversations between him and the demon mask.

    I do find it quite difficult at times, trying    I am really digging the game. I played the original many years ago and the developers made sure they placed some subtle nuances into this version. Shooting the rabbits to reveal the black rabbit is a definite cross-over. The tongue and cheek comments from Wang aren't as funny, but I enjoy the conversations between him and the demon mask.

    I do find it quite difficult at times, trying to cast magic while running for my life gets a little confusing at times, for me at least.

    The hidden women from the original game are in there as well, and I am saying the original 16 bit women. :-) Just listen for the music and singing and you will find them.

    For $40.00 it's a good solid game.    … Expand
  3. Vyrotix
    Dec 22, 2014
    8
    Not sure why the rating is a 70, since this game is basically an old school shooter, with cutscenes.

    The story is fun, the combat is fun and mostly everything about this game is fun. The humor is a little bland, but doesn't really hurt the game at all.

    If you are considering buying this game, I'd give my full recommendations.
  4. Nik33
    Feb 22, 2015
    9
    Old school FPS fun, great humor and so many enemies to kill. Surely underrated, I had to pick it on a psn sale as I wasn't sure what to expect. If you find it at a good price and like killing things with various cool ways, just get it.
  5. Markolius
    Jan 30, 2015
    8
    Fun hack & slash FPS. Bright colors, big explosions, and gory demons. Gameplay feels smooth and the throwback style makes for good quick entertainment. (pick it up on a sale)
  6. iRomsen
    Nov 17, 2014
    8
    Surprise of the Year!
    You go on a Massacre Killing Spree with brutal Weapons + Upgrades.
    The story is nothing to talk about its about the easy Gameplay and Weapon Handling what is great. When the crowds of Demons or sometimes Human arrive from nowhere i became a smirk on my face;) cause you can Shredder them with you Katana like Pinatas or blow them, toast them or use the    Surprise of the Year!
    You go on a Massacre Killing Spree with brutal Weapons + Upgrades.

    The story is nothing to talk about its about the easy Gameplay and Weapon Handling what is great.

    When the crowds of Demons or sometimes Human arrive from nowhere i became a smirk on my face;) cause you can Shredder them with you Katana like Pinatas or blow them, toast them or use the environment explosion Kills.

    Definitely watiing for Shadow Warrior 2.    … Expand
  7. Link_Priori
    Feb 19, 2015
    8
    Para quem gosta de jogos da década de 90, este é um ótimo jogo.
    Um jogo que lembra muito da atmosfera old-school. Simplesmente viciante e apaixonante.
    Zerei recentemente em meu ps4 e pretendo zerar outras vezes.
    8,5/10
  8. keefkeef
    Oct 22, 2014
    8
    awesome, lots of awesome. too much awesome for $40. its old school fun, a la serious sam and wolfenstein. the graphics are decent, but not amazing. the colors are nice and the frame rate is a nearly consistent 60 though. the guns feel right, the upgrades are interesting, and the level design is simple with a few rewarding secrets scattered through out. did I mention it's hilarious?awesome, lots of awesome. too much awesome for $40. its old school fun, a la serious sam and wolfenstein. the graphics are decent, but not amazing. the colors are nice and the frame rate is a nearly consistent 60 though. the guns feel right, the upgrades are interesting, and the level design is simple with a few rewarding secrets scattered through out. did I mention it's hilarious? if you have 40 bucks to drop and you want to return (however briefly) to the world of old school PC shoot em ups, then this game is for you. aweeeeeeeeesome!… Expand
  9. Kaprawiec
    Jun 23, 2015
    9
    I already finished Bloodborne, The Last of Us Remastered and now Shadow Warrior on my PS4. Gues which title gave me the most fun?
    Actually Shadow Warrior definitely is not better than TLOUR and especially Bloodborne. There are minor bugs here and there, You cant compare A/V in those titles because its clearly not same level.
    But its what it was supposed to be. Pure mindless fun. And I    I already finished Bloodborne, The Last of Us Remastered and now Shadow Warrior on my PS4. Gues which title gave me the most fun?
    Actually Shadow Warrior definitely is not better than TLOUR and especially Bloodborne. There are minor bugs here and there, You cant compare A/V in those titles because its clearly not same level.
    But its what it was supposed to be. Pure mindless fun. And I even enjoyed the story more than in TLOUR - maybe dumber but feels a lot more fresh than another zombie flick. I love oneliners, fortune telling cookies, but most of all I love this old school feel of combat.
    This game is much like summer blockbuster from Michael Bay so if Youre in to this kind of entertainment Youll love it. I know I am, now give me bigger better Shadow Warrior 2!
    Btw. Devolver Digital rises to one of my favourite companies on the gaming industry.    … Expand
  10. dpc
    Nov 5, 2014
    8
    Great game, especially if you played and loved the original. As a huge FPS and RPG fan, I was looking for something that had great action and fun upgrades and leveling. I was planning on this, but went with Lords of the Fallen to satisfy my Skyrim itch. It sucked. I returned it and got this. Should've gone with it originally like I planned! Great upgrading and leveling, amazing gameplayGreat game, especially if you played and loved the original. As a huge FPS and RPG fan, I was looking for something that had great action and fun upgrades and leveling. I was planning on this, but went with Lords of the Fallen to satisfy my Skyrim itch. It sucked. I returned it and got this. Should've gone with it originally like I planned! Great upgrading and leveling, amazing gameplay and action, interesting and engaging story. The graphics are good (definitely next-gen), but nowhere near the level of AAA games. That doesn't take away from the enjoyment. Plus it's long, very challenging and very funny. Well worth the 40 bucks.… Expand
  11. BaronMonaco
    Sep 29, 2015
    8
    Like the reboot of Wolfenstein and the coming Doom, Shadow Warrior is one of those old-school shooting games that comes back from hell to kick our mind and remind us that they were too damned fun to play to disappear.

    Well in the case of Shadow Warrior there is some minor errors that will get in the way of the ultimate fun, specially from the technical side, the graphics aren't good for    Like the reboot of Wolfenstein and the coming Doom, Shadow Warrior is one of those old-school shooting games that comes back from hell to kick our mind and remind us that they were too damned fun to play to disappear.

    Well in the case of Shadow Warrior there is some minor errors that will get in the way of the ultimate fun, specially from the technical side, the graphics aren't good for a PS4 game and even with average graphics the game suffers of framerate drops, very long loading times and the most annoying things of all, bugs and one in particular that will stop Lo Wang (your character) to do any attacks and force you to kill yourself. I hope Flying Wild Dog will do better in the future.
    I'd also like more originality in level design for future games, Shadow Warrior lacks some sequences that will not allow the player to fall in the routine of "I enter in a room, I kill everything, I collect some health and ammo, I go to the other room,..." thanks god there is 3 boss in the game that will change that but that's it.

    But make no mistake I have a lot of fun playing the game, the story is actually pretty cool, the guns are very very fun and very different from one to another, so that you may kill demons the way you enjoy it most (my personal favorite was the katana) the difficulty is a true challenge in the hardest modes, there is a lot of collectibles (with hilarious fortune cookies) and some nice skills to learn. I really enjoyed my time those 15 hours it took me to finish the game.

    Shadow Warrior is definitely a good game and makes honor to the Old School genre, but there is also some room until it becomes a reference for the FPS genre, maybe its sequel will hit this target, wait and see.    … Expand
  12. thedirtyrussian
    Jun 24, 2015
    9
    This game is one of those rare gems where almost everything is perfect. Stunning graphics, wonderful characters, good story, plenty of weapons and upgrades, comedy, and gore to the maximum. Killing hordes of demons has never been more satisfying or humorous.
  13. Mamal
    Jul 11, 2016
    9
    Great graphics
    Great performance
    Great sword-fighting mechanics
    Fun weapons
    Funny story and characters

    If you enjoyed the DOOM or Wolfenstein: The New Order then there is a high chance that you will like this game as well. Arcady shooter FTW!
  14. Wille84
    Oct 25, 2014
    8
    A very welcome addition to the PlayStation 4 game library. At first i was going to buy this one from Steam-store, but for reasons unknown i did not. I enjoyed the original a lot when it came out back in the days, and this remaster shares a lot of the same magic the original had. Graphics and audio are nice enough, lots of gore, game-play is golden and the humor is alright. So nothing mindA very welcome addition to the PlayStation 4 game library. At first i was going to buy this one from Steam-store, but for reasons unknown i did not. I enjoyed the original a lot when it came out back in the days, and this remaster shares a lot of the same magic the original had. Graphics and audio are nice enough, lots of gore, game-play is golden and the humor is alright. So nothing mind blowing, but for a old-school games fans a guaranteed good time. There are some performance problems occasionally tough, some levels even drop down to a crawl. And i use a 1Tb 840 EVO SSD in my PS4, so i usually get slightly better performance than the gamers with stock 5400 rpm hdd. In this case however the problem seems to lie deep inside the game (engine?) itself i think, so hopefully future patches fix these issues. Without the problems i would give this a 8.5 easily, for the sake of memories and nostalgic reasons.… Expand
  15. MightyMING
    Nov 11, 2015
    8
    I love it when a new gen game takes me back to the dawn of the first person shooters. A time when it didn't matter if the game had a good story or if the developers hired Kevin Spacey as a character or if the game has amazing cut scene visuals, all what matter is killing hoards of bad guys with an awesome arsenal. It's has good graphics, classic game play and a SAMURAI SWORD. It's cheap go buy it.
  16. mildewman
    Jul 25, 2016
    8
    A very enjoyable game, late 90's FPS style with slight RPG character perks. Reminds me heaps of Serious Sam2. You can play 99% of the game using just the melee weapon if you want which makes a nice change.

    Downsides are - textures are not very good (game is only an 8 gig install) and the 60 fps framerate often drops. Feels like a lazy port of the PC version - im guessing its only    A very enjoyable game, late 90's FPS style with slight RPG character perks. Reminds me heaps of Serious Sam2. You can play 99% of the game using just the melee weapon if you want which makes a nice change.

    Downsides are - textures are not very good (game is only an 8 gig install) and the 60 fps framerate often drops. Feels like a lazy port of the PC version - im guessing its only using 4 of the PS4's eight CPU cores.    … Expand
  17. arostislavna
    Nov 14, 2021
    8
    The game is good, but maybe dated for purchasing in 2021. I am looking forward to the 3rd installment.
  18. 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
  19. Chempion1
    Nov 23, 2021
    8
    Shadow Warrior игра которую я не ждал и не знал, что она вышла ещё в 1997 году. А это ремейк той самой игры 90х.
    От ремейка в те годы ничего путного не ожидал, тем более попробовав её на РС был разочарован управлением. Какое то ватное и инертное.
    Но как то в 2015 году прикупил её по скидке в 80% на PlayStation 4 и решил дать игре второй шанс. И какого же было моё удивление, игра то    Shadow Warrior игра которую я не ждал и не знал, что она вышла ещё в 1997 году. А это ремейк той самой игры 90х.
    От ремейка в те годы ничего путного не ожидал, тем более попробовав её на РС был разочарован управлением. Какое то ватное и инертное.
    Но как то в 2015 году прикупил её по скидке в 80% на PlayStation 4 и решил дать игре второй шанс. И какого же было моё удивление, игра то зашла! Управление на консоли просто великолепное. Геймплей и сюжет так же очень порадовали.
    Начну с визуальной части. Для 2015 года и консоли она оказалась великолепной.
    Геймплей чем то напомнил Serious Sam, только более камерный, что ли. Кишки, говно, бошки разлетаются в разные стороны.
    Сюжет тоже порадовал. Он такой типа "японский" но с американской точки зрения.
    Оружия в игре очень много, ну как в том же Serious Samе.
    Но больше всего порадовали локации и боссы. И те и другие огромные и красивые.
    Короче прошел игру пару раз. Очень стремительный геймплей.
    Есть конечно и недостатки. К концу начинает чувствоваться какое то однообразие. Благо игра не длинная.
    И так резюмирую: игра очень понравилась, поэтому жду сиквела в 2016 году. В нём должны добавить случайную генерацию дизайна уровней и прокачку. Жду.    … Expand
  20. Hackslashshoot
    Oct 13, 2021
    10
    Fun first person shooter all about the gameplay. Story not bad doesn’t slow down the gameplay. No prolonged animations or cutscenes or walk and talk filler garbage that seems to be creeping in to way to many games these days.Shadow Warrior 2 is probably my favorite first person shooter but anyone that has played a shadow warrior game you know this series is much more than your typicalFun first person shooter all about the gameplay. Story not bad doesn’t slow down the gameplay. No prolonged animations or cutscenes or walk and talk filler garbage that seems to be creeping in to way to many games these days.Shadow Warrior 2 is probably my favorite first person shooter but anyone that has played a shadow warrior game you know this series is much more than your typical First Person shooter. I loved 1 and 2 and am patiently waiting for 3. Devolver Thank You for making these amazing games… Expand
  21. SamL01
    May 17, 2022
    10
    I don’t think I’ve ever had this much fun playing a game! Crazy weapons, insane combos and lots of enemies - 10 out of 10 game for me, love it
  22. Yojimbo2015
    May 19, 2023
    8
    Enjoyable throwback to 90's FPS games that plays like a Yakuza & demons version of Duke Nukem with nice crisp and colourful HD graphics.

Awards & Rankings

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#90 Best PS4 Game of 2014
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#59 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2014
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#36 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2014

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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 28, 2014
    70
    It's undeniably simple. [Christmas 2014, p.88]
  2. Games Master UK
    Dec 21, 2014
    66
    The 'humour' occasionally feels flat. [Christmas 2014, p.78]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Nov 28, 2014
    65
    It may need help to stand tall, but when it's pumped with blood, it rocks. [Christmas 2014, p76]
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