Shadow Warrior PS4 Review

This freaked the hell out of me!

Shadow Warrior PS4:

Shadow Warrior is a reboot developed by Flying Wild Hog. The original Shadow Warrior came out in 1997 and was developed by 3D Realms. The game is a first-person shooter/slasher. You play as the character Lo Wang (Yes that is a dick joke), a hired assassin sent on what seems to be a simple mission, go purchase an ancient katana from a collector worth 2 million dollars. Things go wrong fast, and you start to find out things aren't as they should be. The game looks great, and is hilarious, you will find yourself laughing your way through most of the game.  Shadow Warrior was released on PC, September 2013, The Playstation 4, and Xbox One version were released in October of 2014.

Graphics are not mind blowing, but the visual style in some of the levels are well inspired and great to look at. The game is really smooth provided you play it on the hardest difficulty setting. Auto save is kind of annoying, so unless you wanna play the game on the hardest setting, you will find that the game will pause far to often to save. This can be annoying but don't be a baby, you want a challenge. The hardest difficulty turns off auto save and makes the game not only more challenging, but a lot smoother to play.  The game features many references to 80's, and 90's pop culture. As well pays homage to the original game. The sound and music are both excellent in the game, It has one of the best introductions ever in my opinion. 

The characters in the game all have an excellent look to them, you will fight everything from zombies, skeletons, ninjas, demons, and other strange monstrosities, The boss fights are another big highlight in the game, with many of them filling up an entire screen, and requiring you to use multiple of your weapons to take them down. 

The biggest reasons why I liked this game so much was the fact that it isn't your typical FPS, for one it really has that old school style and flair of the classic FPS of yore, the biggest thing for me was the katana sword. I found that I preferred the sword as my go to weapon of choice. It gives you the option of slashing in multiple directions, you can also power up your weapons and learns spells. The other big reason why I really liked the game was the sense of humor, like I said before this game is hilarious. The game has a dirty sense of humor, that you don't tend to find in to many games these days. It reminds me of one of 3D Realms other Iconic characters, Duke Nukem. Unlike the most recent Duke Nukem Forever, this game is infinitely more enjoyable. The last thing that had me coming back to the game was all the collectibles, mostly the fortune cookies, I couldn't help but search every part of the level to see what I would find inside them. 

Is Shadow Warrior a perfect game? Far from it, but the game has just so much charm. If you loved playing FPS games of the 90's, and early 2000's, you will find lots to love about Shadow Warrior. The game plays, and sounds like an old school FPS, with the look of a modern one. If you are sick of games like Call of Duty, or are just looking for something a little bit different, do yourself a huge favor and play this game! If you are a child of the 80's, or 90's, you will find so many references and Easter eggs throughout the game that will bring back lot's of nostalgia. Lastly if you were a fan of the original game you will find lot's of love went in to modernizing the game for current audiences. Shadow Warrior is my Hidden Gem for 2014. 

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