Perhaps because of the exceedingly colourful visuals and crass humour. Taking control of Lo Wang once again, you finally feel like you’re a ninja: the high-octane combat system demanding you keep on the move, while rewarding you with ammo, health and Finisher pickups for specific types of kills.
Playing Shadow Warrior 3, we’re reminded of DOOM Eternaland Ghostrunner. Making effective use of your arsenal is also a must, including your handy Chi Blast that often exposes key weaknesses. You’ll need to perform all of those actions during combat, too, in order to stay alive in the face of so many demonic adversaries. You’ll run, slide, jump, double jump, dash, wall run and grapple your way from one combat area to the next. The action in Shadow Warrior 3 is fast-paced and frenetic. Aside from being cool to use, they also add an element of strategy to the game: just what enemy is best to use a finisher on in any given situation? Others act more like grenades, freezing a group of enemies or unleashing a barrage of rotating lasers when thrown. Some of these absurdly powerful weapons you can keep in your hands and use for a limited period of time, like the comical homing missile launcher you can pull out of a jack-in-the-box-like enemy.
Depending on the enemy you kill, you’ll acquire a different Gore Weapon. To get these, you need to engage with Shadow Warrior 3‘s new Finisher system, which allows you to instantly kill enemies when you fill either one or two bars of a gauge. If seven weapons just isn’t enough for you, however, you’ll be glad to hear that you can acquire a select number of additional Gore Weapons. Each and every one of these weapons can be upgraded, too, adding additional effects like electrocuting enemies to popping their heads with explosives. And accompanying the blade are six ranged weapons, ranging from the basic Outlaw pistol to the ninja star-spewing Shuriken Spitter.
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It does mean it doesn’t have quite the same longevity, especially with co-op also cut out of the equation, but instead you’ve got a carefully crafted single-player journey full of intense combat encounters connected by surprisingly enjoyable bouts of platforming.Īs ever, Lo Wang has his faithful katana at hand, allowing you to slice and dice any enemies that get a little too close for comfort. Is it better for it? Some will certainly see it that way. And so begins yet another crazy adventure, full of over-the-top Wang action and ridiculous one-liners.Īfter Shadow Warrior 2 tried to be a bit experimental with the series, presenting players with procedurally generated levels and a bucket-load of loot, Shadow Warrior 3 goes back to basics. But after filling players in with the current situation via playable flashbacks, he has a reason to perk up: the reappearance of an old face means there’s a chance the dragon can be defeated. Shadow Warrior 3 kicks off with a defeated Wang, just thrashing around in his underpants. Pissing off an ancient dragon is never a good idea.
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