Shadow Warrior 3 Reviews

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7 / 10.0
Mar 18, 2022

Chop and blast your way through Yokai to save the world from an all-destroying dragon. Shadow Warrior 3 is a First Person Shooter with a good dose of humor and Doom-inspired action. Highly recommended for gamers who enjoy teenage humor.

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7 / 10.0
Mar 17, 2022

Shadow Warrior 3 for is just dumb fun. It doesn’t do anything to make you think that its going to be anything other than it is. Running around with a varied array of weapons AND a sword, killing monsters while dashing and swinging around is right up there with the fun to be had in Doom Eternal. But for me it’s the humor that sets Shadow Warrior 3 apart, while not for everyone those that find comfort and chuckles in ‘derp’ type comedy will have a ball playing with Wang.

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8.5 / 10.0
Mar 17, 2022

Shadow Warrior 3 is absolute fun. It's easy to pick up, and something you definitely want to invest some hours into. This is the most fun I've had playing a game in a long time, and you will not be disappointed. There are a few hiccups and glitches I'm sure will be patched out but I digress. The visuals, the combat, and the characters make this game an absolute blast to look at and play. I have nothing bad to say about it, only because Lo Wang is crazy, and would probably make his way to me! Now, go slay that freakin' dragon!

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7.5 / 10.0
Mar 16, 2022

In what matters most, Shadow Warrior 3 is a very good FPS. With beautiful and fluid visuals, we have adrenaline-filled combats against fantastic monsters and good platforming sections. While it works well, some issues limit the overall game experience. So, if you are not a fan of the genre, this title will hardly change your taste. On the other hand, if you are a fan or enjoy a lot of action, this is a great choice for your library.

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6.8 / 10.0
Mar 16, 2022

‎Shadow Warrior 3 is a good student of DOOM's first-person action, it's fast, bloody, and has fun moments. Recommended for all those lovers of epilepsy, jumps and shots at point-blank range, although Flying Wild Hog could have risked a little more in its playable formula and not play it so safe. His proposal is more traditional than one might expect.‎

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No Recommendation / Blank
Mar 15, 2022

Enjoyable, frenetic, and filled with good humor. The game mechanics are simple, but somewhat attached to other games.

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6.7 / 10.0
Mar 11, 2022

Overall, I enjoyed my time with Shadow Warrior 3. The game will never be the talk of the town, but not every title has to be. Gunplay is fast, frantic, and more importantly, fun. Those who enjoyed the DOOM franchise will feel right at home here. Maybe a little too much. Traversal sections are fun, though uninspiring. Graphically, the game looks great and complements its offbeat nature nicely. However, the bland level design, environments, flaccid Chi blasts, and inconsistent performance bring it down a couple of notches. But I can comfortably say that Shadow Warrior 3 will be one of the best-hidden gems of 2022.

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8 / 10.0
Mar 11, 2022

It's just a really good Shadow Warrior.

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6.8 / 10.0
Mar 11, 2022

The third version of Shadow Warrior suffers greatly from a lack of content and will only provide you with a short and simple experience.

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6.5 / 10.0
Mar 11, 2022

The last Shadow Warrior attempted to return to the simpler gameplay and roots of the series, but the changes towards simplicity were too great.

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3 / 5.0
Mar 11, 2022

A fast-paced Doom-lite that doesn't overstay its welcome.

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60 / 100
Mar 10, 2022

Shadow Warrior 3 has good combat, but its content is too short to recommend it at launch. It is certainly a title to keep on the radar if you are a fan of this type of FPS.

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Mar 9, 2022

There are three difficulties where there are, at base, four in every preceding Shadow Warrior game. Despite it being a single player game that is linear but still has upgrades, there are no additional modes like a horde mode or even new game+. The only content in the game are literally the levels. How long did it take me to beat the game? Five hours. Five hours for a $49.99 game with little to no replay value. This is almost insulting. You can’t even level select with any of your previous upgrades just to play through a single level if you want, nor is there a results screen. It should be noted that the game itself, on its own, is okay. It doesn’t do anything particularly crude or ill-thought out. Most of my criticisms were more or less along the lines on how the title feels weaker compared to other games in the franchise. It’s strange since I know Flying Wild Hog can do better. Unfortunately, with how the game ended, this is more than likely going to be the last Shadow Warrior game. That is the true disappointment considering my criticisms.

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No Recommendation / Blank
Mar 9, 2022
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6 / 10
Mar 9, 2022

Shadow Warrior 3 feels like an expansion to the second game that was artificially dragged on eight hours of playtime. The monsters are cool and the humor is witty, but arena-style gameplay gets really boring and same goes for parkour sections.

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7 / 10.0
Mar 8, 2022

Shadow Warrior 3 isn't lacking in bombastic, blood-splattered shooting or giddily puerile humour. It comes up a bit short in gameplay variety and its scattershot approach to jokes produces more than a few misses, but as a fairly relentless and compact first person shooter with its heart beating to the drum of nostalgia, it's a pretty tasty morsel

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B-
Mar 7, 2022

This game is not genre-defining, not world-shaking, or game-changing. It is simple, straightforward, *short*, but a hell of a lot of fun.

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Mar 7, 2022

I’m sure I won’t be thinking about Shadow Warrior 3 in five minutes’ time, but I’m okay with that. It doesn’t do anything to reinvent the wheel or the first-person shooter, but it moves away from the co-op looter-shooter nonsense the second game tried to pull and delivers a short, satisfying campaign that’s fast-paced and close enough to Doom to be considered good. It’s just a shame there’s no “shut the fuck up” filter.

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HighJAHking
Top Critic
7 / 10
Mar 7, 2022

Shadow Warrior 3 in a very nice fast FPS game that offers loads of entertainment and fun thanks to Lo Wang's sense of humor. But it's also sold at quite a steep price for what is essentially a 6 hours linear experience whith no replay value.

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Expansive
Brad Baker
Liked-a-lot
Mar 6, 2022

Shadow Warrior 3 doesn’t quite top the 2nd for me but what it does, it does very well. It is very limited in terms of its offerings and there are some technical hitches that slow its momentum which games like this really rely on. But on the whole, I had an enjoyable time with Lo Wang and co, and the weapon variety really helps keep this interesting from beginning to end.

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