Shadow Warrior is a pulse stopping action sensation more bullet ridden than any game in history. Since the mid-70's Lo Wang (the Shadow Warrior) has been the most feared and respected ninja to walk the mortal plane. He was the assassin of choice for the Japanese Yakuza and other eastern underworld families that had too much money and too many enemies. Countless crime bosses, dirty politicians, corrupt police chiefs, subverted CEOs, and hired mercenaries died at the lightening quick and unseen hands of the Shadow Warrior. He is known as the best. The most lethal.

Armed with 10,000 bullets, 1,000 Shurikens, 1 sword and an assortment of deadly body parts, the Shadow Warrior must embrace his destiny. A destiny teeming with hideous foes far beyond the Shadow Warrior’s wildest expectations. Where have these supernatural beasts come from?

Only the Shadow Warrior has the power and courage to find out…

Shadow Warrior is the third game to use the Build engine, Blood, and Duke Nukem 3D are the other two, each and every game is great, which is a credit to both the game designers and to the engine designer. The Build engine may not be as complicated as the Quake engine but it is really fast, and I think that is a major factor...SPEED!

This is one area where Shadow Warrior is a little bit of a let down, the game seems a little sluggish. But that is OK, because the rest of the game more than makes up for it. The weapons are cooler, the blood effects are more gruesome, monsters (enemies) are tougher and smarter. I am willing to trade a little bit of speed for enhanced game play, also this is only a preview so in the final version this will probably not be an issue.

Your starting weapons in the game are shuriken (throwing stars) and a katana (sword), while the enemy is armed with uzi machine guns. The cool thing about the katana is that when you slice your opponent, he actually does slice in half, and blood spurts all over the place. The katana against uzi is a little bit of an unfair battle, so I would suggest getting an uzi as soon as possible. During your travels you will find rocket launchers, spiked grenades, etc. You must pick these up and use them to your advantage.

The nice thing to see here is that even in the 3d shooters you are starting to get story and history which makes the game more believable and playable.

Shadow Warrior is really well thought out and executed. I can hardly wait for Shadow Warrior to be on the retailers shelves. This is a must download for anybody interested in hacking, slashing and fun.

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• Shadow Warrior Home Page
• 3D Realms Home Page
• Download Shadow Warrior Shareware

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