If it’s your first time entering a shooter of this nature, things might feel a bit overwhelming. It’s fast-paced, challenging and endlessly violent.Īs Lo Wang, you will be conducting a chaotic symphony of beautiful destruction. Shadow Warrior 2’s gameplay is reminiscent of pre-millennium old-school shooters such as the original Shadow Warrior, Doom and Duke Nukem 3D. A pair of demonic siblings in constant rivalry, a super Zen master sword-smith, a human-drone hybrid… all of them vivid caricatures with endless potential that turned out to be nothing more than filler material to move along Wang’s never-ending onslaught.Īdmittedly, the game provides a few entertaining moments as you progress but as you near the end, experiencing the story starts to feel more and more like a chore. The story and gameplay feel so disconnected from one another that the two feel like they’re only getting in each others’ way.įor instance, Shadow Warrior 2 provides us with a plethora of seemingly stimulating characters. But in this title the story just seemed a bit rushed. It’s probably important to know that Shadow Warrior has never really been too focused on story but rather about committing demonic genocide. And to add further confusion, there are constant references to the previous instalment that are never really explained or explored, making the story feel like a string of loose ends. To keep track of the plot in Shadow Warrior 2 is quite the feat, especially when your mind is constantly being pummeled by profuse amounts of ultra-violence. Shadow Warrior 2’s Lo Wang is an arrogant, shallow and relentlessly rude modern day ninja-for-hire
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A series of events leads to the fusion of our world and the demonic realm, allowing a staggering variety of pure evil to spill into our world and wreak hellish havoc. The game takes place five years after the happenings of its predecessor yet pretty much follows the same plot. Whether it’s his lack of adhering to authority or his capacity to churn out a string of cheesy one-liners while facing almost certain death, these are parts of “The Wang” we can’t help but admire.īut even with all his cheesy charm, which seems rather diluted compared to this title’s predecessors, Shadow Warrior 2 just seems tired and devoid of passion. But even with his severe lack of manners, Wang has a certain charm that makes him undeniably likable. We follow the story of Lo Wang, an arrogant, shallow and relentlessly rude modern day ninja-for-hire. But before you do, let’s take a deeper look at Shadow Warrior 2… Story time
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