![]() ![]() There are more exotic weapons that you can unlock the more the game is played, and all in fact the game is designed for all weapons to be unlocked by the time players reach the midpoint. As far as weapons go Shadow Warrior 3 is full of the standard fare like pistols, assault rifles and like. The animations are quite stiff when swinging with the hook, Lo Wang is not Spider-Man so please temper your expectations so you aren’t disappointed like I was.Īnother way Flying Wild Hog helped to streamline Wang’s latest entry is by decreasing the number of weapons that are able to be equipped and making the upgrade system much more user friendly. Players will use it to get to higher points, pull explosive pots towards enemies or even used for yanking Wang towards his foes. Not only is each area filled with various ways to kill foes, there is also a big degree of verticality to each level made all the more accessible due to the new aforementioned grappling hook. Or if you prefer your carnage with spinning razor blades then Shadow Warrior 3 can help with that as well and more. While the developers may have removed the randomized levels and weapon drops, they made up for it by adding awesome environmental traps in which to punish foes like the tried and true wall of spikes which players can ‘chi or force push’ foes into. (too soon?) Very much akin to Doom and Doom Eternal, Shadow Warrior 3’s levels are all about guiding players to the next combat arena. While I don’t think the humor here ever borders on malicious, I just want to be up front an forewarn anyone who might be sensitive to things like that for one reason or another.Ĭombat is where you are going to spend the most of your days, and I can tell you that it fares better than the new Bel-Air reboot. But if your palette is more refined, then you may not want to give Wang a shake. Luckily, I am probably the target audience as I still find Wang jokes funny…sue me it’s a guilty pleasure. While Wang’s sense of humor seems to lean a tad more mature this go round, unless you are a fan of immature jokes about his name or any other number of things you might be more offended than anything else. Speaking of the humor in Shadow Warrior 3 I will say that it is not going to be for everyone. While Wang retains the ability to dash, and double jump SW3 has added in a grappling hook which the game with tongue firmly in cheek proceeds to make a joke about it being the “new hot accessory”. Smartly the team also streamlined the overall experience into more combat arenas, allowing the focus to be on the action much like the newer Doom games. ![]() So instead of having to choose between having a gun and a sword the team wisely said “why not both!” Being able to fire some rounds into a yōkai before coming into melee range and turning into the literally ‘Shredder’ is more fun that it probably should be. Starting with (and most important to me) assigning the use of Wang’s deadly Katina to its own button. Platforms: Xbox (reviewed), PlayStation, PCĭeveloper Flying Wild Hog has touched on and updated almost every aspect from Wang’s previous entry. A visit from his old nemesis Zilla is enough to get him back into the fight as Wang and his friend Hoji (who is trapped in a mask, again previous game spoilers) go off to find a witch who may have the power to help them defeat the dragon. Having lost his mojo and falling into a deep depression due to his being unable to defeat the dragon SW3 finds Wang almost crazy. Picking up shortly after the events of the last game Shadow Warrior 3 see’s Wang down on his luck due to the world ending Dragon that he kind of helped free in the previous game. It is a wonderfully fun game, and Shadow Warrior 3 has done an excellent job of building upon Wang’s long legacy. Shadow Warrior 2 felt much more like an RPG due to the weapon drops, randomized levels, and perks and skills that could be unlocked a leveled up. My son and I spent months playing that game together in co-op, loving every minute of the fast and frenzied combat but also the humor that is so very much at the core of who Lo Wang is. Immature nature aside, I’m here to tell you that playing with Wang is better than good its GREAT! My introduction to the former assassin Lo Wang, came by way of Shadow Warrior 2. ![]()
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