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Shadow Warrior 2
"Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter following the further misadventures of former corporate shogun Lo Wang. Now surviving as a reclusive mercenary on the edge of a corrupted world, the formidable warrior must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down...
Details
- Released
- October 13, 2016
- Developer
- Flying Wild Hog
- Publisher
- Devolver Digital
How it plays
Up to 4 players
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Shadow Warrior 2 Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Shadow Warrior 2 surprised me. It takes a chance by adopting a more open-ended structure, but it pays off. All the humour of the original game remains intact, and there’s more emphasis on you simply having fun, whether that’s by yourself or with others. And what fun it is. The enhanced movement options and visceral action means it’s a joy to play, and the loot system just sucks you in as you seek out the best weapons and customisation items to make your Wang the best there is. Shadow Warrior 2 is more than I expected in a sequel, and you can’t get better than that.
Shadow Warrior 2 marks the triumphant return of Lo Wang and his trademark use of blades, bullets, and a sharp tongue to strike down the demonic hordes, but this time he's not going at it alone.
Are you fond of jokes about male genitalia? Do you think the name “Wang” opens up a myriad of potential gags? If you are like me and think the odd dangly bit between men’s legs is somehow hilarious, then the dialogue in Shadow Warrior 2 will please you. If not, then the good news is that cutscenes can be skipped, and the gameplay is balls-to-the-wall, all out action. And it’s glorious.
Shadow Warrior 2 is a sequel done right.
Shadow Warrior 2 is a fast, gorgeous shooter with smart loot components, trapped inside a world and age that lost its luster ages ago. Where the core gameplay still feels fantastic, the story, world and mission structure gradually drag it down short of being a successor to the grandeur of its predecessor. An excellent shooter that could have used 99 percent less Wang.
If you're in the market for simple, viscera-packed thrills, then you could do a lot worse than Shadow Warrior 2. Yes, it's a bit repetitive (it's getting repetitive writing the word 'repetitive'), but it's also a lot of fun.
Read our Shadow Warrior 2 PS4 review to find out if this melee shooter is worth your time. Prepare for some slicing!
If you’ve got a PC that can handle it, Shadow Warrior 2 is a fantastic bloody game. If you love yourself a good, over-the-top action video game that brings to mind the ridiculous (but enjoyable) action flicks of the 70’s and 80’s, then the Shadow Warrior franchise is not to be missed.
It says a lot when Shadow Warrior 2 is only the second best 3D Realms game out this week, and the other is yet another remaster of Duke Nukem 3D. Despite loving the first game I could not get along with this sequel, with both single-player and co-op feeling lacking in different ways. The uneven randomized levels and dull fetch quest missions make the single-player boring, the absence of any communication options, the lack of difficulty scaling and the between-mission downtime make co-op less ...
Flying Wild Hog has gone well beyond churning out a simple sequel to its rebooted series. Shadow Warrior 2 stands on its own as a frenzied yet fresh blending of genres that can easily enthral groups of players for hours at a time. For lone wolves, the looting and shooting will be slightly less appealing. This, and a few smaller hitches, hold the game back from greatness, though die-hard fans of the genre will certainly get their fill.
Released back in 1997, Shadow Warrior was an incredible example of the FPS genre. The game featured both melee and ranged combat, amazingly tight and responsive controls, and a wise-cracking, non-conventional protagonist by the name of Lo Wang. After a re-boot in 2013, the Shadow Warrior franchise has finally received its sequel and it’s just as chaotic, tightly-controlled and as non-conventional as the previous iterations.
Shadow Warrior 2 doesn’t usually take itself too seriously with its dick jokes and outrageous story, which is the way this game should be. Don’t take this game seriously and you will have a wonderful time even if the dick jokes might get a little boring from time to time. With tons of replayability and multiplayer goodness for only $39.99, Shadow Warrior 2 is a great game to add to your collection this year. Hopefully Shadow Warrior 3 is being developed because Wang doesn’t seem to be finished yet.