Shadow Warrior
Shadow Warrior is a bold reimagining of the 3D Realms' cult classic shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang. Combine the brute…
Shadow Warrior is an adventure developed by Flying Wild Hog, released 26 September 2013 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux and Mac. It currently starts at $2.99 at Fanatical. The main story takes about 15.3 hrs to finish.
What Shadow Warrior is
Shadow Warrior is an adventure game developed by Flying Wild Hog and released in 2013. It was published by Devolver Digital. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Road Hog Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Shadow Warrior tells the offbeat tale of Zilla Enterprise's corporate shogun Lo Wang as he is ordered to acquire a legendary blade of limitless power by his deceitful employer. Betrayed and left for dead, Lo Wang learns of the blade's connection to ancient gods from another realm preparing to push our world to the brink of destruction. Now the reluctant hero must become legend through a masterful combination of gun, blade, magic and wit to uncover the truth behind the demonic invasion and banish evil back into the darkness.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 92 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Shadow Warrior holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 41% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored about average for its year. Player ratings track closely with critics at 73, across 226 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 15.3 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 24 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $2.99, that works out to about $0.20 per hour of the main story, or $0.12 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor or higher, 2 GB RAM and ATI Radeon HD 3870/NVIDIA 8800 GT or better. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 15GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at Fanatical, 90% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Shadow Warrior launched on 26 September 2013, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto V, The Stanley Parable, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD and The Wolf Among Us. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto V, The Stanley Parable, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, The Wolf Among Us.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Shadow Warrior yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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