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Shadow Warrior is a first-person shooter game developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive for MS-DOS and Mac.
Shadow Warrior is a [[:Category:First-person Shooter|first-person shooter]] game developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive for MS-DOS and Mac.
The game is set in a futuristic Japan and follows Lo Wang, a ninja mercenary who works for a powerful corporation, Zilla Enterprises. Lo Wang uses a variety of weapons, including a katana, Uzis, rocket launchers, and sticky bombs, to fight through levels filled with enemies and puzzles.
The game is set in a futuristic Japan and follows Lo Wang, a ninja mercenary who works for a powerful corporation, Zilla Enterprises. Lo Wang uses a variety of weapons, including a katana, Uzis, rocket launchers, and sticky bombs, to fight through levels filled with enemies and puzzles.
The game was developed using the Build engine, which was also used for Duke Nukem 3D, and it introduced several gameplay elements such as ladder climbing, freely driving, and room-over-room environments.
The game was developed using the Build engine, which was also used for Duke Nukem 3D, and it introduced several gameplay elements such as ladder climbing, freely driving, and room-over-room environments.
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Shadowwarrior forklift 01.png|The Shadow Warrior "Titsubishi" forklift (1997)<ref>S. Derboo, ''The Video Game Forklift Museum'', retrieved 17 July, 2025, from https://samderboo.com/forklifts.php.</ref>
Shadowwarrior forklift 01.png|The Shadow Warrior "Titsubishi" forklift (1997)<ref>S. Derboo, ''The Video Game Forklift Museum'', retrieved 17 June, 2025, from https://samderboo.com/forklifts.php.</ref>
Shadowwarrior forklift 02.jpg|The Shadow Warrior forklift (2013) resembling a reversed tuk tuk<ref>S. Derboo, ''The Video Game Forklift Museum'', retrieved 17 July, 2025, from https://samderboo.com/forklifts.php.</ref>
Shadowwarrior forklift 02.jpg|The Shadow Warrior forklift (2013) resembling a reversed tuk tuk<ref>S. Derboo, ''The Video Game Forklift Museum'', retrieved 17 June, 2025, from https://samderboo.com/forklifts.php.</ref>
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Revision as of 16:28, 30 June 2025

Shadow Warrior
Shadow Warrior cover art
Release Original
13. May 1997
Reboot
26. September 2013
Developer(s) Original
3D Realms
Reboot
Flying Wild Hog
Publisher(s) Original
GT Interactive
Reboot
Devolver Digital
Platform(s) Original
MS-DOS
Reboot
Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Linux
Mac OS X
Genre(s) First-person Shooter
Mode(s) Single-player

Shadow Warrior is a first-person shooter game developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive for MS-DOS and Mac. The game is set in a futuristic Japan and follows Lo Wang, a ninja mercenary who works for a powerful corporation, Zilla Enterprises. Lo Wang uses a variety of weapons, including a katana, Uzis, rocket launchers, and sticky bombs, to fight through levels filled with enemies and puzzles. The game was developed using the Build engine, which was also used for Duke Nukem 3D, and it introduced several gameplay elements such as ladder climbing, freely driving, and room-over-room environments.

The game has two versions, thus two different forklift models. The original game released in 1997 while the reboot had it's first release in 2013.

Notes

  1. S. Derboo, The Video Game Forklift Museum, retrieved 17 June, 2025, from https://samderboo.com/forklifts.php.
  2. S. Derboo, The Video Game Forklift Museum, retrieved 17 June, 2025, from https://samderboo.com/forklifts.php.