Shadow Warrior 2

Shadow Warrior 2 can be played in single-player mode, or in a new 4-player co-op mode. In co-op mode, each player experiences the narrative as Lo Wang but sees other players as various anonymous ninjas.

The level environments are more open and nonlinear than in the previous title. New traversal mechanics have been added, such as climbing walls and double jumping to allow for more exploration. The mission structure in Shadow Warrior 2 is less restricted than its predecessor, and players can now revisit earlier missions to re-engage past enemies in order to upgrade Wang's skills. The game features a hub area where the player can acquire quests and upgrade their abilities before beginning a mission.

Lo Wang is given a task from the Yakuza to retrieve an ancient trinket from the Temple of Longing. Wang accepts the task, and travels to the temple where he retrieves the artifact. After speaking to Mamushi, the second in command of the Yakuza, he is given a new task to rescue Kamiko, the daughter of the Yakuza's leader, from Zilla's labs. He finds Kamiko tied to a table with the Kyokagami Twins inside the room and Zilla watching her through a monitor.

The Twins inject Kamiko with a substance known as Compound 61, and she begins to hallucinate. Wang reveals his presence and the Twins run off to catch him, while hordes of ZillaCorps' soldier's attacks Wang. Eventually, Wang reaches Kamiko and brings her to Smith. Smith decides to temporarily transfer Kamiko's soul into Wang's body until he devises a way to completely heal her.

Shadow Warrior 2 was developed by Flying Wild Hog, the studio that previously developed the 2013 reboot of the 1997 original, using their in-house Road Hog Engine. On 11 June 2015, publisher Devolver Digital officially announced the title. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on 13 October 2016, and for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in May 2017.

Shadow Warrior 2 received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, while the PS4 version received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.

Zack Furniss's score of 7/10 on Destructoid described the game as: "Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun."