![]() Whether you’re attempting to stop the publication of a demon sex tape, obtaining the ingredients to become the next great Shade cook or locating Kamiko’s massive demonic body, everything you’re doing feels like it has purpose. Where Shadow Warrior 2 is more successful than Bungie’s massively popular shooter is that every mission is given enough context to give players a tangible reason to move forward. After getting your loadout setup the way you’d like, you’ll access a map containing every side mission and story mission that you’ve unlocked up to that point before teleporting to the mission start area. Players get all of their missions from a main hub, which also plays host to shops players can use to buy and sell weapons and upgrades. The core loop in Shadow Warrior 2 is not unlike Destiny, albeit with a more standard cooperative system that we’ll dive into later. As you might expect, this creates a dynamic similar to that between Wang and Hoji, with the constant bickering and snide comments between Kamiko and him make for a whole host of face-palm inducing dialogue.Ī host of demonic favorites from the previous title are prevalent featured, notably Ameonna, Gozu, Mezu and Xing, but it isn’t totally necessary to recall past events to play Shadow Warrior 2. Of course, Shadow Warrior as a concept is meant to have you shaking your head in astonishment thanks to its self-aware stupidity, and thankfully developer Flying Wild Hog put a whole host of zany narrative content to keep players entertained throughout what is a pretty meaty campaign. In the process of rescuing Kamiko, we learn that her body has degraded thanks to a demonic curse, which Smith solves by placing her soul and consciousness inside of Wang’s mind. After taking on a job handed down from mechanic/soul-channeling blacksmith Master Smith, Wang sets off to rescue Kamiko, a young half-demon scientist responsible for creating the popular drug Shade. Shadow Warrior 2 takes place five years after the plot of Shadow Warrior, with our favorite foul-mouthed hero Lo Wang existing as a meager mercenary in a world now infested with the demon goddess Ameonna’s Black Rain. Shadow Warrior 2 aims to put as much chaos and filth as possible on your monitor and in your ears, and it’s an absolute blast as a result. Then again, if you’re playing the second iteration in a series with a narrative that continues across sequels, the hope is that you’d understand what you’re getting into. It’s for this very reason that the mentality you go into this particular title with is imperative. ![]() ![]() If you go into Shadow Warrior 2 hoping to be moved by an emotional story that’ll make you contemplate your mortality, then disappointment is soon to follow. My idea of fun could be very different from yours, but in general, if you’re the type of person that enjoys playing games, the difference between a serious game and one that’s hoping to simply be a blast is somewhat obvious. Quantifying fun in a video game review is one of the toughest things for a writer to do, and it’s a practice that’s generally frowned upon. It might not do everything perfect, but considering the general seriousness of all of the fall releases this year, Lo Wang’s return provides a healthy dose of lunacy, stupidity and a hell of a good time. In a nutshell, if you combined 2016’s Doom with a lighter version of Diablo III‘s loot system and a whole host of South Park humor, you’d wind up with Shadow Warrior 2. There’s a segment of the gaming population, however, who appreciates self-aware stupidity (read: anyone who enjoyed Doom earlier this year), so if you fall into this contingent then you’re in luck. ![]() If toilet humor or ultra-violence doesn’t equate to dumb fun for you, then this isn’t your type of game. Shadow Warrior 2, much like its reboot predecessor in 2013 and said reboot’s original version in 1997, is not for the easily offended. Editor’s Note: This article mentions a piece of the ending of 2013’s Shadow Warrior.
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