Lo Wang has been working as a Shadow Warrior (a bodyguard and mercenary of sorts) for the powerful Zilla Corporation for years. But when he discovered the evil Zilla's plan to summon monsters from other dimensions and conquer the world, he left in disgust. Realizing that Lo Wang might jeopardize his plans, Zilla sends his assassins after Wang...

Shadow Warrior is a first-person shooter, set in a generic "Asialand" which looks like China and Japan conflated together. It features a lot of immature and politically incorrect humor. Occasionally, you'll even come across scantily clad anime girls.

As Lo Wang you have to complete several levels, fighting enemies and solving (sometimes quite hard) puzzles on the way. Your enemies include evil ninjas with various weapons, "coolies" which carry a crate of dynamite and blow themselves up when near you, female assassins with crossbows and many more.

To combat them, you can find a variety of weapons and equipment. Weapons include: your fists, a katana, shuriken (that's a plural!), a riot gun, an Uzi (or two), a rocket launcher (for which you can find heat-seeking missiles or a nuclear missile), a grenade launcher, sticky bombs, a railgun, and even some enemies' body parts. You can also find equipment such as caltrops to leave in the enemies' way or gas bombs to choke foes who happen to be near it.

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Alternate Titles

"SW" -- Common abbreviation
"Shadow Warrior 3D" -- Working Title
"Ninja Master" -- Working Title

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User Reviews

Good game, but the boat had already sailed	Maw (828)
Who wanted some wang? (The japanese Duke Nukem)	Depthlord(Es) (950)	unrated
Wang Bang! A surprisingly fun game despite outdated technology.	Trixter (8873)
Do not play this game.	Mr. Hapton (11)
Lo Wang is not the best FPS character around these days	Black Wolf (37274)	unrated
No good, no fun.	Tomer Gabel (4480)
my style the art of fighting without fighting is called poppin clips	paul adam (1)	unrated

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The Press Says

GamePro	Nov, 1997	4.5 out of 5	90
Gamezilla	Jan 24, 2001	84 out of 100	84
Pelit	Sep, 1997	83 out of 100	83
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Jul, 1997	80 out of 100	80
PC Zone	Aug 13, 2001	8 out of 10	80
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Sep 08, 1997		80
Reset	Nov, 1997	8 out of 10	80
GameSpot	Oct 02, 1997	7.2 out of 10	72
Computer Games Magazine	Jan 30, 1998		70
Game.EXE	Apr, 1997	23 out of 100	23

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Trivia

In the Seppuku Station level, head to the snack area (enter into the station via the door that has to be opened with the gold key, go down the luggage chute directly across from the door, and head into the conveyor on the left immediately exiting the first chute). Look at the little fliers all over the column in the room, and you'll see one of Lina Inverse of "Slayers" fame!

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This entry was contributed by Trixter

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