Shadow Warrior 2

It's smoother, bloodier, "wangier"... it's better than the first on many aspects. But it lost a bit of what was great in the first one, I think, which is: The Katana. It felt so amazing to play with that sword, one could play the entire game with that weapon if it wasn't for some annoying enemies that would need the use of another weapon. Now, there are even more options of melee weapons, but none of then feel the same as before. You can cut enemies in even more pieces, though. The Levels I don't mind the levels, they are fun to run (actually dash or zip) and wang around, but they are not as ... as the levels on the first one. They were more trhilling in the first one, this one feels more like a semi open arena of sorts. I barely know them well even if I keep coming and going on all of them to do the missions, and the futuristic level is a bit boring with all those robots that are the least likeable of the enemies, I think. Killing the fleshed monsters and the spirits are much more fun and bloodier. The Story. It felt, so far, a bit missable.... it shows the developments mostly when missions start and end, hardly anything in between, just the chatter "inside the head" of lo wang, which is not that well presented, they could do just like in the first game with Hoji. and it feels there are waaay more wang jokes than the first one. This game feels even more fanciful than the first one (not a bad thing per se). The Cookies. Now there are actual, "thought provoking" cookies, even with the credit for the quote, it took a long while to find some actually funny and/or made up "wisdom". ------------------------ Overall, the game is indeed enjoyable, it's just not the same game as the 2013 reboot with more story and enemies to cut, its a different game, with tons of collectibles, stats and levels to enhance wang (like in a RPG, borderlands and the like) more story and an "awful lot more" enemies to cut.

The perfect game (with 4 players coop!) for people who just want to bash things and have fun doing it. Maybe too much loot (yeah, I mean you get a lot of upgrades, you'll have to clean in your inventory), and maybe sad that the multiplayer is bound to Galaxy (so no multiplayer for DRM-less version I guess). That's why "only" 4 stars. A steal for less than 10$/€, so imagine they offered it for the 10th GoG aniversary... insane!

Enjoyed Shadow warior2 very much, mostly for the fast paced combat, looks good and runs great! the campaign or story is not anything memorable,wich is more than okay for a shadow warior game, the mmo'ish direction was def a risk but worth it, unfortunately dont seem to many ppl play this online - and that was the main reason i stopped

Excellent game. The developers got lazy with the one liners (they get repetitive sometimes) and the fortune cookie fortunes aren't as funny as in the first game, but the combat is top notch. The other reviewers describe it pretty well. I already owned the game on console, but the PC version plays at 60 fps and was worth the price of admission.

Topped the first and brought some more. Stunning visuals , even greater and cooler soundtrack, improved controls and new gameplay features, same old Wang. Buy it and buy it now. And a quick note to other game developers > THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT< a game that cuts the fats and leaves the sheer protein for you to savor and enjoy at will. Bigger, better, Wangier. But if you are looking for a pure fps on rails experience then its not for you. This game has some RPG features mixed with the fps, although in the present days almost everyone enjoys one or another kind of rpgs. So even if you are that person give it a try because you can still play a rush through kind of run in this game. Oh, and it is very user/tweaker friendly with your computer so even if you have inferior specs you can set it so you can still play, and this together with the love and care this team put into this gem makes it a unmissable video game.