Shadow Warrior 2
"Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter following the further misadventures of former corporate shogun Lo Wang. Now surviving as a reclusive mercenary on…
Shadow Warrior 2 is an adventure developed by Flying Wild Hog, released 13 October 2016 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux and Mac. It currently starts at $2.99 at GOG. The main story takes about 13 hrs to finish.
What Shadow Warrior 2 is
Shadow Warrior 2 is an adventure game developed by Flying Wild Hog and released in 2016. It was published by Devolver Digital. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Road Hog Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
"Five years have passed since Lo Wang shattered the alliance between his deceitful former boss and the ancient gods of the shadow realm. Despite noble intentions, Lo Wang's efforts to annihilate the darkness corrupted the world, creating a strange and savage new order where humans and demons live side by side. The once feared warrior now lives in the shifting wildlands outside the reach of his enemies and the neon glow of Zilla's cybernetic metropolis, scratching out a meager existence as a hired sword for the local Yakuza clans. When a simple mission goes wrong, Lo Wang is drawn into a volatile conflict between a brilliant young scientist, a controversial cult leader, and a terrifying new…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 64 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Shadow Warrior 2 holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 10 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 76, across 142 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 13 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 43 hrs, roughly 3.3 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $2.99, that works out to about $0.23 per hour of the main story, or $0.07 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-6300 (2 * 3800) or AMD A10-5800K APU (4 * 3800) or equivalent, 8 GB RAM and GeForce GT 560Ti (1024 MB) or Radeon HD 6850 (1024 MB) or better. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 14GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at GOG, 90% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Shadow Warrior 2 launched on 13 October 2016, within three weeks of Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition and Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Shadow Warrior 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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