![]() ![]() The moment Lo Wang unsheathes his blade, the action is set into motion – and it’s pretty much a start-to-finish exercise in nothing but straight-up indulgent violence, explosions and weapons-acquiring, all set within a 17-chapter story involving gun-toting heavies, magical shadow warriors, and a spunky demonic sidekick trading barbs with the main character at every opportunity. When Lo Wang’s initial multi-million-dollar offer is rudely rebuffed, it doesn’t take long for him to pull out his own sword and start lopping off heads – and if that seems like a dramatically fast transition into violence, well, then you’re getting the idea behind Shadow Warrior. Shadow Warrior thrusts you into the role of the unfortunately named but incredibly dangerous Lo Wang, a sword-wielding employee of the Zilla Corporation tasked with acquiring a legendary blade from its current owner, whatever it takes. If you like subjecting hordes of demons to katana beheadings, uzi-sprayings, shotgun blasts and more – in an environment where just about everything explodes brilliantly if you so much as sneeze on it – then hit Steam and check out Shadow Warrior ASAP. The result? An explosion-and-gore-filled adrenaline rush, decked out with great graphics, fun weapons, and extremely well-detailed enemies and environments, all with a brand of barbed-wit comedy that hits far more than it misses. Well, over a decade has passed since its original release, and the team at Flying Wild Hog has decided to give the game a reboot. Originally released in 1997 by 3D Realms, this was a first-person shooter with a distinctly ‘mysterious world of the orient’ theme going on – and a heavy helping of self-aware humor thrown into the mix. ![]() Shadow Warrior! Now there’s a real blast from the past for any experienced PC gamer. ![]()
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