![]() Shadow Warrior 3 allows players to quickly swap between the katana and whatever gun you’re currently holding by pressing a corresponding attack button. What makes the katana such a valuable tool though is its ability to reload your guns. It even receives an elemental upgrade that allows it to do electric, fire, and ice damage. ![]() ![]() This weapon can disembowel enemies in quick fashion. That said, the devs over at Flying Wild Hog made sure to keep certain elements, like melee weapons, at the forefront. Gory kills, environmental hazards, highly kinetic firefights-it’s more akin to Doom Eternal than it is to previous Shadow Warrior games. Shadow Warrior 3 features a revamped combat system. Here are some of the ways you can utilize these tools early on. Thankfully, Shadow Warrior 3 offers a range of tools built around new game mechanics that not only help in staving off death but also to brutally dispatch foes. What makes this task difficult at times is the number and variety of enemies that spawn during a given encounter. As Lo Wang, you’ll need to know how to properly use an assortment of weapons while engaging in fast-paced combat akin to id Software's Doom. Most of your time in Shadow Warrior 3 will be spent shooting and dodging projectiles in various arena like environments. Essentially, Shadow Warrior 3 offers a wild ride with a few challenging twists and turns. Full of demons, wise-cracking gods, and a protagonist seemingly ripped from a bad grindhouse film, this juvenile but mostly entertaining shooter doesn’t pull its punches. Review copy of game provided by publisher.Shadow Warrior 3 is an adrenaline-fueled romp through a violently chaotic world. Fans of the original should definitely not miss this, and those who still love the twitch feel of old-school PC FPS should definitely give it a whirl. There is just something addictive about the combat, plus Lo Wang remains humorous and there are tons of secrets, including pasted in areas from the original game. Shadow Warrior is a lot better than it deserves to be, and despite its repetitive nature, I couldn’t stop playing it (again). Both are equally satisfying when heads start flying. I could opt for the casual swing, which would just slice in random directions, or the precise swing, which I aimed with the right stick. Controls are also pretty good on a controller. Lo Wang always has his trusty sword, and slicing enemies up never gets old. It helps that the combat is so satisfying. Still, there is a lot of content here worth seeing. About halfway through things change up for a bit, only to return to another rundown city far too quickly. I spent copious amounts of time in bamboo forests and rundown cities. I was also disappointed at the lack of environments. The enemy variety is certainly not the best, although the massive boss encounters really do spice things up from time to time. While the campaign is certainly long enough to justify the lower-than-standard price, it can tend to drag on after a while. It makes executing some of the more complicated moves much easier. The touch pad allows for mapping of magic to a simple swipe as opposed to tapping two directions and holding a button. PlayStation 4 owners also have it a bit easier when it comes to controls. The game runs at a pretty steady clip most of the time, but when the screen starts filling with enemies, there are hits to the frame rate, and some tearing does occur. There were also issues with the PC and its performance, which still arise in both console versions, granted not as severe. There is some extra campaign content and some new sword skins, including one from Hotline Miami, and even Serious Sam’s hammer, but the core package remains untouched. There isn’t a whole lot new in the console version as opposed to last year’s PC offering. The game can last upwards of 15-20 hours on the higher difficulty. It is better than it has any right to be, and lengthy. This time around though, there is actually a semi-decent story revolving around demons, a special sword and of course magic powers. ![]() For anyone who never played the original, Lo Wang is a sarcastic protagonist who feels the need to spout ridiculous one-liners during every encounter. The action is swift, the enemies are plentiful, and the violence is turned up to ten. Shadow Warrior is a fast-paced shooter that harkens back to the glory days of PC.
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