#Shadow warrior game time series

In fact, playing SW3 is kind of like playing a blend of DMC, Painkiller, and Serious Sam (right down to the charging, shouting, explosive-bomb-holding kamikazes). This design reminded me of Devil May Cry actually, or Painkiller. And by that I mean, almost every single encounter with enemies in Shadow Warrior 3 ( SW3) is of the type that has Lo enter into an area, the exits seal off by some kind of magic, and then waves of demons spawn in and you must destroy some unknown number of them before the onslaught stops, the exit re-opens, and the game continues. There about a dozen variations of demon’s that Lo will have to face in arena-style battle. “Standing” in their way, or Lo’s way really since the other characters never actually fight and just lend their voices and appearances in cutscenes, is a massive demon army. What follows is about eight hours of FPS action that sees this team of misfits attempt to stop the world-eating dragon and prevent the total apocalypse. The two set out to meet with a witch to see if her powers and Hoji’s old mask can be used to destroy the dragon. This time, however, the problem for the world is too big for Wang and Zilla to be fighting one another, so the two form a seemingly tenuous alliance that brings Zilla’s idea together with Lo’s physical abilities. Zilla is the owner of a mega-corporation, and Lo Wang used to be a hired assassin for Zilla, before Lo got a conscience and turned his ninja-abilities for good. During the same opening cutscene we seen the return of aged former billionaire Orochi Zilla, whose name is familiar for anyone that has played a Shadow Warrior game before. As Lo puts it himself, he has lost his mojo, and regrets his failures and inability to kill the dragon. Not only is Hoji (first introduced in 2014) dead, but due to Lo’s failure he has simultaneously failed to save the world from an enormous, world-eating dragon that he may or may not have accidentally released from an interdimensional prison. The game begins with a cinematic of Lo Wang, down on his luck, lamenting the fact that he lost his best friend, Hoji, a mischievous and often annoying god. That said, I also wasn’t upset when it ended, as it’s one of those games that just about wears out its welcome when it ends. This latest effort, though, is the weakest of the lot, but I still found it enjoyable enough to finish.

#Shadow warrior game time series

Any FPS fan should be sure to check out the Shadow Warrior series as they’re all at least pretty good if not outright awesome.

Shadow Warrior began in ’97, and saw great success along with two official expansions. Flying Wild Hog and Devolver Digital, who teamed up to reboot the franchise back in 2014 and released Shadow Warrior 2 in 2016, are back for the third entry.

Lo Wang returns in Shadow Warrior 3, a new FPS game with a heavy focus on arena-based combat with grappling, a kitana, and lots of demons to destroy.