They range from plenty of categories, from boosting damage dealt to longer sprint meter to improved health bar. The last one is the skills system, which is more akin to a traditional skill tree. All of them are extremely important to survive through the game learning how and when to use them could make a difference in a large-scale battle. Early on in the game, you’ll gain access to your ‘demonic powers’, granting you extraordinary supernatural powers such as healing factor and shield protection. The only issue that I have is the absence of a weapon wheel because enemies will be Zerg Rushing at you non-stop, having to press the num keys from 0-9 became an annoyance quickly. For example, the SMG can be upgraded to be dual-wielded, the crossbow can shoot proximity mines and the shotgun can fire all of its pellets at once. What elevates this typical weapons selection, however, is the ability to give them a secondary function. You’ve seen these weapon types here: pistols, shotguns, flamethrowers, crossbows, rocket launchers, etc the usual stuff.
It’s the first weapon you acquired and also one of the best ones: as your progress through the story, new upgrades will be automatically applied for the sword, making it more powerful. On one hand, you got the iconic sword the Nobitsura Kage itself. As Lo Wang, you’ll be slicing and blasting foes using your trusty weapons.
Just like the original, SW is played from a first-person perspective. Upgradeable Arsenal – Utilize every gun in your formidable armory.
Elegant Swordplay – Unsheathe your legendary katana to slice enemies apart with precisely targeted swings or unleash fluid combos and special attacks to cut down hordes of enemies with one swift pass through the enraged hordes. Shadow Warrior Reborn – A bold new vision of Shadow Warrior elegantly blends classic first-person shooter gameplay with thrilling action, inventive combat, and a contemporary retelling of the hilarious legend of Lo Wang. Now the reluctant hero must become legend through a masterful combination of gun, blade, magic and wit to uncover the truth behind the demonic invasion and banish evil back into the darkness.