Shadow Warrior: Anthology (1997-2016) PC | RePack by R.G. Mechanics

Poles from Flying wild hog anticipated the trend for nostalgia for the 90s back in 2013, releasing a remake of the original game from 1997 the way remakes really should be done. On a nostalgic wave, the game, as they say, "went in", and the authors received a continuation for their own development of the sequel, which was sold entirely with an anthology.

Shake and mix

The so-called Shadow Warrior: Anthology includes three games in the series:

1. The original Shadow Warrior of 1997, adapted to modern operating systems.
2. Shadow Warrior: Redux is a remake of 2013.
3. Shadow Warrior 2 is a new game in the 2016 release series.

Let's focus on each in more detail.

The Birth of a legend

The original Shadow Warrior was released back when games were considered marginal entertainment, unworthy of censors' evaluation. Therefore, the game where we smashed the heads of monsters and cut them in half with a katana quietly existed on the shelves of any stores. Shadow warrior is remembered for several things. Firstly, it was a very brutal action, with blood on the whole screen and natural fatalities. Secondly, the game had an exorbitant dynamics, and the shootout and carnage never seemed to end. Thirdly, the game perfectly combined the Japanese culture of the past and the cyberpunk of the present.

Continuation of the legend

Shadow Warrior - Classix Redux turned out to be a sequel on the verge of a remake. The game gave us a new story, but everything else was taken from the original. That's why we got an action of outstanding dynamics and brutality, equipped with modern graphics. Among other things, a lot of black humor was added to the game, but cyberpunk left the project altogether.

The end of the legend

Shadow Warrior 2 has become a pure "author's" game. Flying wild hog received a full carte blanche and a good budget for creating a project of their own kind, which is why the second part became the real quintessence of the series. The game turned out to be stunningly technological: the graphics gave out gorgeous views of ancient Japan and a luxurious cyberpunk returned, and the weapon in your hands looked like a work of art. In addition, the developers have seriously redesigned the melee system and added, really, several dozen different opponents to the game. In addition, Shadow Warrior 2 was equipped with a cooperative mode and the semblance of an open world with dozens of q