

Shadow Warrior 3 received "mixed or average" reviews for PC and PlayStation 4, according to review aggregator Metacritic the Xbox Series X/S version received "generally favorable" reviews. The game was released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on Februalongside a definitive edition of the game featuring a new difficulty mode, 60 FPS performance mode, and 4K visual modes. It released on March 1, 2022, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Devolver Digital officially announced the game on July 6, 2020. The game's humor also became more mature, with the team saying that they wanted to "modernize" Lo Wang as a video game character by giving him more backstory. The team drew inspirations from both Japanese and Chinese cultures when they were creating the game's universe. Many systems in Shadow Warrior 2, including weapon stats, procedural generated maps, and character progression, were streamlined or removed altogether in Shadow Warrior 3, so that players can focus on the action and need not to worry about their combat efficiency. This also allowed the team to craft combat arenas that are more vertical in design. The new movement options were added as the team "wanted players to be able to move freely like a ninja from their favorite animes". Game designer Paweł Kowalewski described the game as the "upgraded" version of the 2013 reboot, adding that the game is "over-the-top" and that it will make players "feel overpowered". Shadow Warrior 3 was developed by Polish studio Flying Wild Hog. They later celebrate their victory over a meal with Motoko and the ghost of the tanuki. Wang successfully kills the dragon with the cannon, and manages to escape death with Hoji and Zilla's help. Seeing no other options, Wang decides to jump into the dragon's mouth himself, where he activates Hoji's Chi cannon from the inside. Wang sends Motoko's familiar, a tanuki, toward the dragon, intending to use it as an explosive bait, but it fails to kill the dragon. However, Hoji makes a miscalculation, and the dragon swallows the cannon.Īfter confronting Hoji on his treachery, the two of them agree to work with Zilla and Motoko to defeat the dragon. Unbeknownst to Wang, Hoji intends to use the cannon to drain the dragon's power and make it his, in order to become an all-powerful God. Hoji first asks Wang to help restore his physical body, then guides him toward a contraption called a "Chi cannon", which supposedly has enough power to destroy the dragon. Amidst Motoko's ritual, Hoji is revived, prompting Wang to disrupt the ritual to save his friend. The two of them seek out Motoko, a witch who knows of a way to defeat the dragon using the residual energy in Hoji's mask. Wang's former nemesis, Orochi Zilla, convinces him to continue fighting. Wang himself has become a recluse, wallowing in depression due to his failure to defeat the dragon. Some time after Lo Wang released an ancient dragon by accident, global civilization has been almost wiped out due to the presence of the dragon and the demonic beings that overrun the world.

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The game features more linear levels and a more streamlined upgrade system when compared with Shadow Warrior 2, though it introduced new movement options for Lo Wang, such as giving him the option to wall run, double jump, air dash, and utilize a grappling hook to quickly transverse between platforms and vertical surfaces. As the player progresses in the game, they receive new weapons and gadgets which aid them in combat, all of which are meant to be unlocked and available by the time the player reaches the mid-point of the campaign. They can also use the environment to their advantage. At close range, players can execute wounded enemies. In addition, he also wields a katana, which is limited to close-quarters combat. In the game, Lo Wang has access to a large arsenal of firearms which can be used to defeat enemies. Like its predecessors, the game is a first-person shooter and the player assumes control of Lo Wang, the series protagonist. The sequel to Shadow Warrior 2 (2016), the game released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on Maand was released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on February 16, 2023.

Shadow Warrior 3 is a first-person shooter game developed by Flying Wild Hog and published by Devolver Digital.
