Shadow Warrior (2013)
About
Shadow Warrior 2013 is a reboot of 1997 game with the same name on it, Shadow Warrior. Setup is pretty simple - Lo Wang, our protagonist in a very specific quest. He is a hired assassin with a mission. He has to buy a very ancient katana with powers to kill immortals. When arrives at the place of the deal, everything turns in quite a disaster. Demons attack and slay everything in its path and Lo Wang decides to cooperate with them in order to bound three swords into one, making this very old and ancient katana a real and unstoppable force.
Even though games setup is in modern days, it's been very firmly connected with old Asian mythology. Shadow Realm is filled with some very famous Asian demons that play key parts in a plot. Defeating hordes of demons is quite fun as you have plenty of ways to do so. Wang can shoot his enemies with weapons like pistols, submachine guns or even rocket launchers (some of this weapon can be dual-wielded) or slash them with your katana. High dependent on controls and patterns can create some unique attacks, and makes killing your enemies a very fun occupation.
System requirements for PC
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 8200 / AMD Phenom X4 9950
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4890 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Drive: 15 GB available space
Additional Notes: The will of a true ninja warrior and an appreciation of Wang jokes.
System requirements for iOS
System requirements for Xbox One
System requirements for PlayStation 4
System requirements for Linux
Processor: 2.4GHz Dual core processor.
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+ supported cards, with 512mb of dedicated memory
Hard Drive: 15 GB available space
Notice: The Linux version comes with a 32-bit binary only.
Requires the following packages to be installed: libc6:i386 libasound2:i386 libasound2-data:i386 libasound2-plugins:i386 libxcursor1:i386 libxext6:i386 libxi6:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxinerama1:i386 libxkbcommon0:i386 libxrandr2:i386 libxss1:i386 libxxf86vm1:i386
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 8200/AMD Phenom X4 9950 or higher.
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 4.x+ cards(Discrete) or higher with 1.5gb+ of dedicated memory
Hard Drive: 15 GB available space
Notice: The Linux version comes with a 32-bit binary only.
Requires the following packages to be installed: libc6:i386 libasound2:i386 libasound2-data:i386 libasound2-plugins:i386 libxcursor1:i386 libxext6:i386 libxi6:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxinerama1:i386 libxkbcommon0:i386 libxrandr2:i386 libxss1:i386 libxxf86vm1:i386
System requirements for macOS
Processor: 2.4GHz Dual core processor.
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce 9600/130/Quadro FX 5600, Radeon HD 5870, or Intel HD 4000 with 512mb of dedicated memory.
Hard Drive: 15 GB available space
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 8200/AMD Phenom X4 9950 or higher.
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Radeon HD 6970, GeForce 780 or higher with 1.5gb+ of dedicated memory.
Hard Drive: 15 GB available space
Where to buy
Shadow Warrior (2013) reviews and comments
+ Interesting plot, dialogues full of clever (and not) jokes
+ Eye catching areas, although would prefer if they were more diverse
+ Weapon arsenal, all weapons matter
+ Manual saving, which really helps it tougher moments
+ Retro areas and pixelated nude women as secrets lol
+ LO WANG B*TCHES
CONS:
- Boss fights are way too tedious and their hitbox is like a punishment for our sins
- A lot of glitches and bugs, which can really frustrate
- No maps of areas
TIPS (without spoilers):
> Invest in improving your healing from every source possible
> Don't buy ammo unless necessary, there are lots of it just laying around even on hard difficulty (and you have your katana, bro).. besides, weapon upgrades are more profitable
> Don't hope to find every secret without using guide - some of them are hidden in a mean way
> Do not treat revolver lightly, this weapon is a beast (especially when fully upgraded)
> Aim for the head (duh)