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The beginning of the summer season of 2015 gave the Shadow Warrior fans some good news that they should soon expect the release of the sequel. The latest confirmation of this was the gameplay presented at the recent E3 exhibition. However, direct hints appeared even earlier. In early May and early June, the developers of the project, the Flying Wild Hog studio, asked fans of the series whether they want to meet Lo Wang, the main character of the game again.
Of course, this idea was universally approved and caused a stormy reaction and activity of Internet users. One of the gamers even asked the creators of the game via Twitter, what is the probability that the sequel will be released in the coming years. And they replied that the probability is extremely high. And already on June 10, the publisher of the project, Devolver Digital, presented a teaser to the gaming community, confirming that Shadow Warrior 2 is under development, but when it will be possible to download Shadow Warrior 2 is not yet known.
A little later, the logo of the new game, a presentation cinematic video clip and a press release also appeared, telling about some innovations. So, in Shadow Warrior 2 there will be new types of weapons and equipment and a cooperative mode of passing the campaign, designed for four players. Levels, by the way, will be procedurally generated. Yes, almost no new project is now complete without this trend in the modern gaming world. It remains to add that the release of the game is scheduled for 2016, and it will take place on PC and PS4, Xbox One consoles.
Recall that the game Shadow Warrior was released in 2013 on the Windows platform. About a year after that, the action appeared on the Xbox One and PS4, and this March released versions for Linux and Mac OS. The game was positively received by both amateur gamers and game community professionals - according to Metacritic, the project rating was 73/100. Among the positive aspects, a well-developed combat system, a deep character development system, the duration of the campaign, and excellent humor were noted. Among the shortcomings, only monotonous fights with bosses were highlighted, as well as the frequent need to re-visit the passed locations.
Michal Shustak, the head of the Flying Wild Hog studio, said that in Shadow Warrior 2 all the components of the first game will be significantly improved. The developers plan to offer gamers a new look at classic action games and first-person shooters. If readers of this article are not already familiar with the Shadow Warrior game, released in 2013, they will probably be interested to know that it is a restart of the series, the first representative of which was developed by 3D Realms and introduced GT Interactive in 1997 for the MS-DOS operating system .
The plot tells the story of a mercenary, the so-called shadow warrior, named Lo Wang of Zilla Enterprises. Luo Wang was commissioned to find the legendary samurai sword of Nobitsur Kage. During the search, the mercenary finds out that he belongs to the gods, who are in a parallel dimension and are preparing the invasion. Luo Wang is trying to prevent the capture of the world by monstrous creatures. In this difficult matter, he is helped by the rejected demon Hoji and many improvised means, that is, a variety of edged and firearms, as well as omnipotent magic.