Right from the outset with the prologue, you’re given an indication as to the bloody carnage that follows. What’s more, our protagonist Mr Wang has to face a horde of hellish beasts in the process. What you have here is an elegant-looking first person shooter, a hack and slash effort that sees a lone warrior in pursuit of a legendary blade known as the Nobitsura Kage that bestows unimaginable powers to the holder. Onscreen prompts outline the basic controls and inform you how to slice and dice your adversaries with your katana." "Right from the outset with the prologue, you’re given an indication as to the bloody carnage that follows. Any game trailer boasting “excessive fireworks”, “fully destructible bicycles”, “product placement” and “stylish nostalgia” gets the thumbs up from me. It certainly doesn’t take itself too seriously and the lewdness and other qualities which saw it fall foul of some observers many years ago has been toned down somewhat. Shadow Warrior is carnage at its very best, an enjoyable excuse to chop heads off foes and slaughter innocent wildlife just for the sake of it.Īnyone who’s seen the teaser trailer would have gathered that a wry sense of humour runs throughout the game. While the game is just as big, brash and gruesome, everything here seems to work just a little bit better. Lo Wang (chuckle) is arguably a man who has stood the test of time better than 3D Realms’ other infamous creation Duke Nukem. Some 16 years after 3D Realms’ controversial original saw limbs lopped off, Flying Wild Hog and Devolver Digital have joined forces for the reimagining of Shadow Warrior.
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