Flickering Myth: Shadow Warrior Review

"Given its old school roots, Shadow Warrior also falls into old school trapping with levels not really being clear, without the aid of a map it can be sometimes unclear and confusing where you’re meant to be heading, cue running in circles for 10 minutes while you try to locate the only door you haven’t tried to open that’s been hidden away down corridors and pathways that look exactly like the ones you’ve already searched 10 times or more. It’s by no means a deal breaker but it can cause some frustrating downtime in what is otherwise an incredibly fast paced game.

If Shadow Warrior was a £15-£20 downloadable title, I’d have absolutely no hesitation in singing its praises from the rooftops but it isn’t, it costs £30 or over and is about to go up against Advanced Warfare and Far Cry 4 and with those on the horizon, it’s a little more difficult to sell Shadow Warrior to anyone who doesn’t have money to burn and is looking for a good time, which is a shame as Shadow Warrior is a hel…