Latter weapons include an impressively powerful grenade launcher and a gnarly rail gun, and of course, always at Wang’s side is the warrior’s katana, an amuse-bouche complimenting Wang’s satisfying meal of an arsenal. Even the standard six-shooter that Wang begins with packs a pleasurable punch, sure to send a demon’s head scattering from its shoulders. While there are only seven weapons to use throughout the adventure, each makes the player feel enormously powerful against overwhelming odds. Taking on waves of mindless monsters in arena-style combat is an instant power trip, and, just like playing as Doomguy, slicing and dicing as Wang makes for a gratifying experience.
After all, you’re here to save a hyper-stylised fantasy Japan from certain doom, and that’s really what the game does best.Īnd speaking of Doom, Shadow Warrior 3 has more than a whiff of the classic FPS franchise about it, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It doesn’t waste time telling an intricate story but instead weaves its tale through short cutscenes and quick whips between the game’s protagonists, which, honestly, suites Shadow Warrior 3’s pacing just fine.
This time, the merc with the mouth (not that one) Lo Wang finds himself taking on a giant dragon, as well as an endless stream of killer demons, to once again save Shadow Warrior’s unique version of Neo-dripped feudal Japan. Shadow Warrior 3 continues the franchise’s tried and tested formula of keeping its story beats light, letting the FPS shine elsewhere. Light on features, big on functionality and fun, even when Shadow Warrior 3 does stutter, it moves so quickly that its occasional misdemeanours are quickly – and easily – forgotten. The franchise may not have achieved the grandeur of fellow arena-blasters Doom and Duke Nukem, but there’s something so decidedly charming about the absurd and wholly gruesome world in which Shadow Warrior resides that it’s impossible to dismiss.
All it will take is the mask of a dead god, a dragon's egg, a touch of magic, and enough firepower to hold off the impending cataclysm.If the Shadow Warrior series has taught us anything, it’s that a successful FPS doesn’t need bells and whistles to be a blast. Armed with a punishing mix of blades and bullets, Lo Wang must traverse uncharted parts of the world to track down the dark beast and push the apocalypse back yet again. Shadow Warrior 3 launches the offbeat first-person shooter series to the next level with a seamless blend of fast-paced gunplay, razor-sharp melee combat, and a spectacular free-running movement system.įallen corporate shogun Lo Wang and his former employer turned nemesis turned sidekick Orochi Zilla embark on an improbable mission to recapture an ancient dragon they unwillingly unleashed from its eternal prison.
0 kommentar(er)
