The dialogue is well-written and snappy, and each of Lo Wang’s off-the-cuff remarks had me in stitches every time. Couple this with Lo Wang’s one-liners and the game begins to feel more like a kung-fu action movie, especially with lines such as “Two heads are better than one, especially when it comes to Wang”. The game’s score consists of a Japanese orchestral arrangement, strengthening the fact that the game itself is set in Japan, and adding pace and excitement throughout scenes of heavy action. Shadow Warrior knocks it out of the park in terms of soundtrack and audio, opening with Stan Bush’s ‘The Touch’, an iconic 80’s ballad many Transformers fans will recognise. Visuals are vibrant and bright, and sometimes a bit full-on, but otherwise quite appealing cherry blossom trees are a vivid pink/purple, fire glows a bright orange, and the splatter of demon blood is a glistening red. Sometimes this is detracting from the gameplay itself, but for the most part is easily forgotten when in the heat of action.
Graphically, the game takes on a plastic, glossy sheen, seeming more like a polished last-gen title rather than the standard of the current gen.
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Based off the original Shadow Warrior created by 3D Realms in 1997, this reboot snuck under the radar and was released on PC in 2013, with the console release following a year later. With an armoury of different weapons and a big sense of humour, Shadow Warrior captures a side of gaming we haven’t seen in a long time.Īs we’ve seen in the past, taking a classic game and revamping it for a new generation doesn’t always work (looking at you, Duke Nukem Forever), but developer Flying Wild Hog and Devolver Digital really pulled out all the stops and made something that is a lot of fun.
Allying himself with the masked demon Hoji, Wang discovers he is in deeper than he thought (no pun intended), fighting off hordes of demons in order to retrieve the Nobitsura Kage and aid Hoji on a quest that affects both this world and the Shadow Realm. Not long after, the compound is attacked by demons, killing Miyazaki in the attack and the sword disappearing in the process.
Tasked by Zilla to purchase the Nobitsura Kage from Miyazaki, Wang is forced to take the sword by force, but is captured and locked up. When it is understood that a collector known as Miyazaki is in possession of the sword, Zilla sends his top assassin to broker a deal for the blade.Įnter Lo Wang a wise-cracking ninja mercenary with a flair for style and an attitude that you don’t want to mess with. Orochi Zilla, a powerful Japanese industrial magnate, seeks an ancient katana known as the Nobitsura Kage.
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