Graphically it stumbles a bit not that it looks fugly, but it certainly doesn’t shine like rest of the game does. That’s right, it’s full-on game and at $40 I’d expect nothing less. It’s really satisfying when a throwback FPS that uses decade old game mechanics doesn’t get stale across its ~20hour adventure. The gnarl-kills and sheer amount of gore are only accentuated by Lo’s quibs about kicking ass… An excellent combo. Oh and there are boss battles… Did I mention violence? The game relies on over-the-top violence for comedy’s sake. explode through, all while giving hilarious (give or take) one-liners about how awesome you are. The point is, you’re a warrior with an ancient, magical katana, a wide assortment of projectile and explosive-based weapons that can all be upgraded, and a vast army of minions to slice, shoot, and La verite, c’est quand les jeux etaient vraiment truque, alors beaucoup de gens n’auront pas gagne les jeux une casino en ligne s bases sur Internet ne sont devenus tres populaires. It’s not exactly a remake, but rather the story of a younger Wang on his journey to becoming the true shadow warrior… a reboot of the franchise, per se. The sword actually allows Lo to combat demons from the shadow realm, who are building up strength in order to take over the world (or some such evil). However, when things go wrong and you’re left for dead, a banished spirit named Hoji decides to aid you in a quest to set things right and avenge your double-crossers. Your first assignment is to “purchase” an ancient katana of immense power for your boss. You play Lo Wang (I mentioned lowbrow, right?), a grunt working for Zilla Enterprises, a conglomerate that has its hands in everything. Fortunately, while they still mix and match Chinese and Japanese customs/traditions liberally, they ditched most of the overt racial stereotypes… wait… maybe not, but the it is toned down compared to the original. It’s aged like a fine wine for those of us that like it’s lowbrow and slightly controversial sense of humour. This new version is the same, but better. In other words, it kind of fell between the cracks, even though it was arguably better than Duke. After Duke 3D it seemed 3D Realms could do no wrong, but the game used older tech (2D sprites, voxels?, etc.) as the industry was very quickly moving towards 3D with Quake and then Half-Life (which basically annihilated everything and redefined gaming).
The thing about Shadow Warrior was that the original was overshadowed by the pioneers of the genre.
The good news, it translates really (I mean, REALLY) well. After reviewing Rise of the Triad a few weeks ago - a game that, for better or worse, was excruciatingly *true* to the original - I was actually a little nervous about how the re-envisioning of the beloved cult hit, Shadow Warrior, would translate across the decade and half since it’s initial release.
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