Based on the Build engine, Shadow Warrior improves on Duke Nukem 3D by adding features like voxels and transparent water. The game is a first person shooter in which Lo Wang is the protagonist. Formerly a body guard, his employer is attempting to conquer Japan with evil creatures from "the dark side". When he resigned, those creatures were sent to kill him. He can fight with his fists, guns, kitana, shurikens, and other Asian weapons. The game is full of voice clips, and Lo Wang makes funny comments throughout the game, usually based on Chinese or Japanese contributions to American culture. Although every bit as violent as other first person shooters, Shadow Warrior is supposed to be a humorous take on the genre. Much of the environment can be damaged or destroyed, and shurikens and bullet casings remain in the environment where they land. The graphics and realism are very impressive. There are 18 levels in this game, with only the first 4 playable in the shareware version.

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Complete version history:

Shadow Warrior v1.2 Shareware Episode (13,299,147 bytes)	3 September 1997	DOS
Shadow Warrior v1.1 Shareware Episode (13,116,968 bytes)	26 May 1997	DOS
Shadow Warrior v1.0 Shareware Episode (12,857,851 bytes)	13 May 1997	DOS

Source code for Shadow Warrior (4,763,385 bytes)

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Availability

Apogee still sells the registered version of this game for $10 by download.