''Shadow Warrior'' is a series of

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s that focuses on the exploits of Lo Wang, a modern ninja warrior who fights through hordes of demons. The original series is made up of one game, ''

Shadow Warrior ''Shadow Warrior'' is a series of first-person shooter video games that focuses on the exploits of Lo Wang, a modern ninja warrior who fights through hordes of demons. The original series is made up of one game, '' Shadow Warrior'' (1997), and t ...

'' (1997), and two expansions ''Twin Dragon'' (1998), and ''Wanton Destruction'' (2005), and a reboot with three entries: ''

'' (2013), ''

Shadow Warrior 2 ''Shadow Warrior 2'' is a first-person shooter game developed by Flying Wild Hog and published by Devolver Digital. It is the sequel to the 2013 ''Shadow Warrior'', the reboot of the 1997 original. The game was released for Microsoft Windows in ...

'' (2016), and third ''

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''. The series was originally developed by

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and published by

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; later,

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and

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took over development and publication, respectively.

Games

''Shadow Warrior'' (1997)

Development of ''Shadow Warrior'' began in early 1994 as ''Shadow Warrior 3D'' by

. Jim Norwood came up with the game idea,

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designed the protagonist Lo Wang and Michael Wallin did some concept sketches. Two

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packs, ''Twin Dragon'' and ''Wanton Destruction'', were released in 1998 and 2005 respectively.

''Shadow Warrior'' (2013)

In 2013, publisher

and Polish developer

announced that they were collaborating with each other to produce a follow-up to the first game. ''Shadow Warrior'' has a larger emphasis on the story. In the game, Lo Wang goes on a quest to locate the legendary Nobitsura Kage blade with a banished demon named Hoji. The game received generally mixed reviews when it was released in September 2013 for

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. The console versions for the game were released in October 2014.

''Shadow Warrior 2'' (2016)

Flying Wild Hog returned to develop a sequel to the 2013 video game. The game features a

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mode, procedural generation, large and open levels and systems similar to that of a

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. In the game, Lo Wang goes on a journey to save Kamiko, the daughter of a Yakuza leader, from ZillaCorps. The game received generally positive reviews when it was released in October 2016 for

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and

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''Shadow Warrior 3'' (2022)

''Shadow Warrior 3'' was released on March 1st, 2022 for Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. In the game, Lo Wang must work with his sidekick to defeat an ancient dragon that they have accidentally unleashed.

References

External links

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