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{{Short description|1997 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Shadow Warrior
| image = Shadow Warrior 1997 cover.jpg
| developer = {{Unbulleted list|[[3D Realms]]|General Arcade {{small|(''Classic Redux'')}}}}
| publisher = {{Collapsible list
| title = {{nobold|[[GT Interactive]]}}
| [[Eidos Interactive]] {{small|(Europe)}}
| 3D Realms {{small|(''Anthology Bundle'')}}
| [[Devolver Digital]] {{small|(''Classic'', ''Classic Complete'', ''Classic Redux'')}}
| General Arcade {{small|(iOS)}}
}}
| series = ''[[Shadow Warrior]]''
| engine = [[Build (game engine)|Build]]
| platforms = {{Collapsible list
| title = {{nobold|[[MS-DOS]]}}
| [[Mac OS]]
| [[Microsoft Windows]]
| [[OS X]]
| [[Linux]]
| [[iOS]]
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
}}
| released = {{Collapsible list
| title = {{nobold|May 13, 1997}}
| '''MS-DOS'''{{Video game release|WW|May 13, 1997 (Shareware)|WW|September 12, 1997 (Registered)}}
| '''Mac OS'''{{Video game release|WW|October 1, 1997}}
| '''''Classic Complete'''''{{Video game release|WW|November 15, 2012}}
| '''iOS'''{{Video game release|WW|December 19, 2012}}
| '''''Classic'''''{{Video game release|WW|May 29, 2013}}
| '''''Classic Redux'''''{{Video game release|WW|July 8, 2013|WW|May 19, 2017 {{small|(Android)}}}}
| '''''3D Realms Anthology Bundle'''''{{Video game release|WW|October 23, 2014|WW|May 5, 2015 {{small|(''Steam Edition'')}}}}
}}
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
| designer = {{Unbulleted list|Frank Maddin|Jim Norwood}}
| composer = [[Lee Jackson (composer)|Lee Jackson]]
}}

'''''Shadow Warrior''''' is a [[first-person shooter]] [[video game]] developed by [[3D Realms]] and published by [[GT Interactive]]. The shareware version was released for the [[IBM PC compatible|PC]] on May 13, 1997,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legacy.3drealms.com/sw/index.html|title=Shadow Warrior|date=May 13, 1997|website=[[3D Realms]]}}</ref> while the full version was completed on August 25, 1997 and released in stores on September 16, 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1998-02-07 |title=Online Gaming Review |url=http://ogr.com/news/news0997.html |access-date=2023-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980207215055/http://ogr.com/news/news0997.html |archive-date=February 7, 1998 }}</ref>
''Shadow Warrior'' was developed using [[Ken Silverman]]'s [[Build engine]] and improved on 3D Realms' previous Build engine game, ''[[Duke Nukem 3D]]''. Mark Adams ported ''Shadow Warrior'' to [[Mac OS]] in August 1997.<ref name="Jebens">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/duke-teams-with-the-shadow/1100-2462223/ |title=Duke Teams With the Shadow |last=Jebens |first=Harley |date=January 29, 1998 |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=January 7, 2016}}</ref>

The game's improvements included introduction of true [[room-over-room]] situations,<ref name="NGen26">{{cite magazine|title=NG Alphas: Shadow Warrior|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=26 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]]|date=February 1997|pages=107–8}}</ref> the use of 3D [[voxel]]s instead of 2D [[sprite (computer graphics)|sprites]] for weapons and usable inventory items, transparent water, climbable ladders, and assorted vehicles to drive (some armed with weapons). Although violent, the game had its own sense of humor and contained some [[human sexuality|sexual]] themes. A combination of ''Shadow Warrior'' and ''Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition'' was published by GT Interactive in March 1998, titled ''East Meets West''.<ref name="Jebens"/>

In 2005, 3D Realms released the [[source code]] for ''Shadow Warrior'' (including compiled Build engine [[object code]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/stuff/swsource_readme.txt |title=Shadow Warrior (v1.2 CD Version) Source Code Release |date=April 1, 2005 |website=[[3D Realms]] |accessdate=January 7, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023132/http://legacy.3drealms.com/stuff/swsource_readme.txt |url-status=dead }}</ref> under the [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]] license, which resulted in the first [[source port]] a day later on April 2, 2005.<ref name="SWSourceCodeReleased">{{cite web |url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/2005/04/shadow_warrior_12.html |title=Shadow Warrior Source Code Released |last=Siegler |first=Joe |date=April 1, 2005 |website=[[3D Realms]] |accessdate=January 7, 2016 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204143/http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/2005/04/shadow_warrior_12.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2013, Devolver Digital announced the game would be free to obtain for a limited time on Steam.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=339734612861411328 |user=ShadowWarrior |title=Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) is free on Steam for a limited time only. Follow and retweet, young grasshoppers. |date=May 29, 2013 |access-date=January 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=339752731780726784 |user=ShadowWarrior |title=Sorry for the Facebook promo issue earlier - after it was exploited we decided to just make the game free to play for all. #ShadowWarrior |date=May 29, 2013 |access-date=January 7, 2016}}</ref> Later, Devolver Digital announced that they would permanently offer the game for free.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=339746935630077952 |user=ShadowWarrior |title=Looks like people are loving Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) so we'll just keep it F2P forever. Enjoy, retweet, and follow for more news! |date=May 29, 2013 |access-date=January 7, 2016}}</ref>

A [[Reboot (fiction)#Video games|reboot]], also titled ''[[Shadow Warrior (2013 video game)|Shadow Warrior]]'', was developed by [[Flying Wild Hog]] and published by [[Devolver Digital]], launched on September 26, 2013.

==Plot==
Lo Wang is a bodyguard and enforcer for Zilla Enterprises, a powerful [[conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] that controls [[Zaibatsu|every major industry]] in a futuristic Japan. Although he is aware of the unchecked corruption and crime that has resulted from Zilla Enterprises' dominance, Lo Wang is too content with his well-paid position to challenge his employers. This changes when Master Zilla, the company president who desires even more power and wealth, embarks on a plan to conquer Japan using creatures from the "dark side", having formed an alliance with the ancient deities that rule over them. When he discovers this, Lo Wang finds he can no longer stomach Zilla's evil and quits his job. Master Zilla soon realizes the threat that Lo Wang poses and orders the creatures to kill him.

Forced to fight for his life, Lo Wang manages to slaughter dozens of Zilla's minions until he discovers that Zilla also had his old mentor, Master Leep, murdered. Following his mentor's dying words, Lo swears to put an end to Zilla's schemes. The game ends with Lo Wang defeating Master Zilla, who tries and fails to kill him while piloting a massive war mech styled after a [[samurai]]. However, Zilla is able to escape, and informs his old bodyguard that they will meet again someday.

==Gameplay==
[[File:Shadow_Warrior_screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|''Shadow Warrior'' gameplay]]

''Shadow Warrior'' is a [[first-person shooter]] similar to ''Duke Nukem 3D'' and using the same [[Build (game engine)|Build]] engine. Players navigate the protagonist, Lo Wang, through three-dimensional environments or "levels". Throughout levels are enemies that attack Lo Wang, which can be killed by the player using weapons such as a [[katana]]. ''Shadow Warrior'' also features puzzles that must be solved to progress in various levels.<ref name="NGen26"/>

Lo Wang's arsenal of weaponry includes Japanese-themed weapons such as [[shuriken]]s—which were "likely [to] be dropped in favor of [a] high tech fun weapon" in development<ref name="SW3DRealms">{{cite web |url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/sw/ |title=Shadow Warrior |website=[[3D Realms]] |accessdate=January 7, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115423/http://legacy.3drealms.com/sw/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>—and a katana, and marked the first appearance of a sticky bomb in an FPS, an idea popularized later by ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo]]''. It also includes guns such as [[Uzi]]s, a [[riot gun]] that fires shotgun shells, and the ''[[Eraser (film)|Eraser]]''-inspired<ref name="SW3DRealms" /> [[railgun]] (Lo Wang frequently says "Time to get erased! Ha ha!" when picking up this weapon). In addition, the head and heart of certain enemies can be used as weapons.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=PC GamePro Preview: Shadow Warrior |magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=107|publisher=[[IDG]]|date=August 1997|page=66}}</ref>

''Shadow Warrior'' was an ambitious game, containing many features not seen until later first-person shooter games. For example, the game features turrets and various vehicles (such as tanks) that the player can drive around freely in, climbable ladders, and multiple firing modes for various weapons.

==Development==
Development of ''Shadow Warrior'' began in early 1994 as ''Shadow Warrior 3D'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cochrane |first=Nathan |date=1994 |title=SHADOW WARRIOR by Apogee |url=http://www.ibiblio.org/GameBytes/issue21/flooks/shadow.html |access-date=January 7, 2016 |website=[[ibiblio]]}}</ref> and preliminary screenshots were released with ''[[Hocus Pocus (video game)|Hocus Pocus]]'' in May 1994. Jim Norwood came up with the game idea, [[George Broussard]] designed the character Lo Wang and Michael Wallin did some concept sketches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shadowwarrior.com/times.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970601160246/http://www.shadowwarrior.com/times.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 1, 1997 |title=Exclusive Interview With SW creator, George Broussard |date=April 6, 1997 |website=The Shuriken Times |author=Guy Smiley |accessdate=March 13, 2018 }}</ref>

Broussard in 1996 stated: "We want Shadow Warrior to surpass Duke Nukem 3D in features and gameplay and that's a TALL order." To this end, more tongue-in-cheek humor was added to the existing game in order to better match the style of the popular ''Duke Nukem 3D''. The shareware version of ''Shadow Warrior'' was published in North America by [[GT Interactive]] on May 13, 1997,<ref name="SW3DRealms"/> and the full version was published on September 12, 1997. At [[E3 1997]], an area in the [[GT Interactive]] booth was dedicated to ''Shadow Warrior''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/GT+Interactive+to+unveil+strongest+lineup+in+company+history+at+E3.-a019495773 |title=GT Interactive to unveil strongest lineup in company history at E3. |date=June 12, 1997 |website=[[TheFreeLibrary.com]] |publisher=[[Farlex]] |accessdate=January 7, 2016 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222105131/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/GT+Interactive+to+unveil+strongest+lineup+in+company+history+at+E3.-a019495773 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Soundtrack===
[[Lee Jackson (composer)|Lee Jackson]], who had already composed the soundtrack for ''Duke Nukem 3D'' also composed the soundtrack for ''Shadow Warrior''. A [[Kurzweil K2000|Kurzweil K2500RS]] keyboard was used to produce the music.<ref>Shadow Warrior - Ordering Info, Page 7</ref> ''Shadow Warrior'' uses the audio tracks of the game's CD for music playback rather than the system's MIDI device, which allows for a higher general quality and the use of samples and effects not possible with MIDI music. This allowed Lee Jackson to include a wide variety of instruments which support the game's East Asian theme as well as to include ambient tracks which depend on advanced sound design. MIDI support including MIDI versions of five songs from the game's soundtrack was added exclusively to the shareware version which had to be kept small in size.

A special song called ''Lo Wang's Rap'' was included in one of the game disc's audio tracks. It was created out of sound bites and outtakes from recording sessions with John William Galt, the voice actor cast in the role of Lo Wang. This song was played during the credits sequence after completing the game. Jackson wrote and recorded a backing music track and then used a [[digital audio workstation|DAW]] to arrange the vocals over it in a way that made it sound like Lo Wang was actually rapping. The song was released as an MP3 on [[3D Realms]]' website in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/1999/05/lo_wangs_rap.html |title=Lo Wang's Rap |last=Siegler |first=Joe |date=May 19, 1999 |website=[[3D Realms]] |accessdate=January 7, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050556/http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/1999/05/lo_wangs_rap.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Release==
===Versions===
[[File:Shadow Warrior Classic Redux gameplay.jpg|thumb|''Shadow Warrior Classic Redux'' gameplay, featuring new [[Head-up display (video games)|HUD]] and [[OpenGL]] graphics]]

* '''''Shadow Warrior Registered''''' is the original 1.2 version released on September 12, 1997 for MS-DOS and on October 1, 1997 for Mac OS.
* '''''Shadow Warrior Classic Complete''''' is the PC version of ''Shadow Warrior'' that was released onto [[GOG.com]] and includes the main game and both expansion packs, ''Wanton Destruction'' and ''Twin Dragon''. While the [[Steam (service)|Steam]] version is free (see below), the GOG.com version used to be paid, and has a digital copy of the game's soundtrack in [[MP3]] and [[FLAC]] and the game's manual delivered with the game. Published by [[Devolver Digital]], it was released on November 15, 2012, using [[DOSBox]] to run on modern systems.<ref name="SWCCGOG.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.gog.com/game/shadow_warrior_complete |title=Shadow Warrior Classic Complete on GOG.com |website=[[GOG.com]] |publisher=[[CD Projekt]] |accessdate=January 7, 2016}}</ref> Since September 2, 2016, with the release of Classic Redux on GOG, Classic Complete became free.
* '''''Shadow Warrior''''' (iOS) is the [[iOS]] version of ''Shadow Warrior'' that was ported and published by indie developer General Arcade. It was released on December 19, 2012 to the [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/shadow-warrior/id583929865 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724103532/https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/shadow-warrior/id583929865 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 24, 2015 |title=Shadow Warrior on the App Store |website=[[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] |publisher=[[Apple Inc.]] |accessdate=January 7, 2016}}</ref>
* '''''Shadow Warrior Classic''''' (previously '''''Shadow Warrior Original''''') is the original MS-DOS version of ''Shadow Warrior'' that was released onto Steam using DOSBox. It is free to play and includes the original registered version but does not include the expansion packs. Published by Devolver Digital, it was released on May 29, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/238070/ |title=Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) on Steam |website=[[Steam (service)|Steam]] |publisher=[[Valve Corporation|Valve]] |accessdate=January 7, 2016}}</ref>
* '''''Shadow Warrior Classic Redux''''' is a PC version of ''Shadow Warrior'', released on [[GOG.com]] & [[Steam (service)|Steam]] for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[OS X]] and [[Linux]] with the main game and both expansion packs, ''Wanton Destruction'' and ''Twin Dragon''. Developed by General Arcade and published by Devolver Digital, it was released on July 8, 2013 with improved, [[OpenGL]] graphics and visuals, remastered audio and modern PC compatibility.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/games/shadow-warrior-classic-redux/pc-20002128 |title=Shadow Warrior Classic Redux |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[IGN Entertainment]] |accessdate=January 7, 2016}}</ref>
* '''''Shadow Warrior (Classic)''''' is the PC version rebuilt with Microsoft Windows and OS X support, published by [[3D Realms]] as part of the '''3D Realms Anthology Bundle''', it was released on October 23, 2014 on their own website and on May 5, 2015 on Steam.

===Expansion packs===
Two [[expansion pack]]s, ''Wanton Destruction'' and ''Twin Dragon'', were released. The third one, ''Deadly Kiss'' from SillySoft, remains unreleased, but screenshots were released in January 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/1998/01/shadow_warrior_8.html |title=Shadow Warrior: Deadly Kiss |last=Siegler |first=Joe |date=January 15, 1998 |website=[[3D Realms]] |accessdate=January 7, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000249/http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/1998/01/shadow_warrior_8.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* '''''Twin Dragon''''' was released as a free download on July 4, 1998. It was created by Level Infinity and Wylde Productions. The game reveals that Lo Wang has a twin brother, Hung Lo, with whom he was separated in early childhood. Hung Lo becomes a dark person whose goal is to destroy the world. Similar to Master Zilla, he uses the creatures from the "dark side", criminal underworld and Zilla's remnants to further his goals. Lo Wang has to journey through his dark minions, reach his palace and defeat the evil Twin Dragon Hung Lo once and for all. The game features 13 new levels, new sounds, artwork and a new final boss, Hung Lo, who replaced Zilla.
* '''''Wanton Destruction''''' was created by [[Sunstorm Interactive]] and tested by 3D Realms, but was not released by the distributor. Charlie Wiederhold presented the four maps he created to 3D Realms, and was consequently hired as a [[level designer]] for ''[[Duke Nukem Forever]]''. With permission, he released the maps on March 22, 2004. On September 5, 2005, Anthony Campiti—former president of Sunstorm Interactive—notified 3D Realms by [[e-mail]] that he found the ''Wanton Destruction'' add-on, and it was released for free on September 9, 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/2005/09/wanton_destruction_for_shadow.html |title=Wanton Destruction for Shadow Warrior Released! |last=Siegler |first=Joe |date=September 9, 2005 |website=[[3D Realms]] |accessdate=January 7, 2016 |archive-date=October 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017103309/http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/2005/09/wanton_destruction_for_shadow.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The add-on chronicles Lo Wang's adventures after the original game. He visits his relatives in USA, but is forced to fight off Zilla's forces again. The game culminates with a battle against Master Zilla above the streets of Tokyo, which ends with Master Zilla's death. The game features 12 new levels, new artwork and a couple of new enemy replacements, such as human enemies; though they still act as their original counterparts.

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
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| CGSP = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=CGSP/>
| CGW = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name=CGW/>
| CVG = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=CVG/>
| Edge = 6/10<ref name=Edge/>
| GamePro = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=GamePro/>
| GSpot = 7.2/10<ref name=GSpot/>
| Hyper = 85%<ref name=Hyper/>
| PCGUS = 75%<ref name=PCGUS/>
| PCPP = 80%<ref name=PCPP/>
| PCZone = 80%<ref name=PCZone/>
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[[NPD Techworld]], a firm that tracked sales the United States,<ref name=usnpd>{{cite web | url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/gateway-notebook-goes-for-ratings/ | title=Gateway notebook goes for ratings | author=Spooner, John G. | date=June 13, 2003 | work=[[ZDNet]] | accessdate=September 20, 2019 }}</ref> reported 118,500 units sold of ''Shadow Warrior'' by December 2002.<ref name=controversial>{{cite journal | author=Staff | title=The 10 Most Controversial PC Games of All Time | date=May 2003 | volume=10 | number=5 | journal=[[PC Gamer US]] | pages=50, 51 }}</ref> The shareware version has been downloaded 400,000 times.<ref>{{cite web|first=Helen|last=Lee|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_07/03_ten/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19981203031234/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_07/03_ten/index.html|title=Shadow Warrior Comes to TEN|website=[[GameSpot]]|archivedate=December 3, 1998|date=July 3, 1997|accessdate=July 29, 2022}}</ref>

Reviews from critics are mostly positive and ratings vary from average to positive. Thierry Nguyen of ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' commented: "Shadow Warrior is an average action game. While there are some good enhancements to the BUILD engine and some good level design and enemy AI, the rest of the game is mediocre."<ref name=CGW/> By contrast, ''[[GamePro]]'' said that "''Shadow Warrior'' scores high in both style and level design. ... It's enhanced by a high difficulty level, a great audio soundtrack, and ambient music and environments you can can really believe exist ..."<ref name=GamePro/> Tim Soete of ''[[GameSpot]]'' called it "a late entry into the realm of sprite-based action games that's pretty fun despite its dated qualities."<ref name=GSpot/> ''[[AllGame]]'' editor Jason White described it as "a solid game" and "a keeper".<ref name="allgamereview">{{Cite web |last=White |first=Jason |title=Shadow Warrior (Macintosh) - Review |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25981&tab=review |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114105323/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25981&tab=review |archive-date=November 14, 2014 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |publisher=[[AllGame]]}}</ref>

The game's depiction of Asian cultures has sparked some debate.<ref name="Yellowface">{{cite journal |last=Sze-Fai Shiu |first=Anthony |journal=[[The Journal of Popular Culture]] |title=What Yellowface Hides: Video Games, Whiteness, and the American Racial Order |url=http://laurier.communicationstudies.ca/files/szefaishu_yellowface.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928150641/http://laurier.communicationstudies.ca/files/szefaishu_yellowface.pdf |archivedate=2013-09-28}}</ref> One prominent example is an article published in [[Computer Gaming World]] in which Elliot Chin criticized the game on the basis of what he saw as insensitive and inauthentic representations of East Asian society and culture.<ref name="Asian America.net">Lee, Rachel C. and Sau-ling Cynthia Wong (editors) ''Asian America.Net:ethnicity, nationalism, and cyberspace'', Routledge, 2003, p. 253</ref> Anthony Sze-Fai Shiu, an Assistant Professor of English at Springfield College, expressed similar concerns, especially as regards the game's portrayal of Japanese corporations as "rapacious" and "traditional".<ref name="Yellowface"/> [[3D Realms]] responded to this criticism by stating that they didn't intend to make a racist game, but had deliberately used a melange of Asian culture in order to create a "fun game" which "didn't take itself too seriously" and parodied "bad [[kung fu]] movies".<ref name="Asian America.net"/> 

===Legacy===
3D Realms released the [[source code]] of the ''Shadow Warrior'' engine on April 1, 2005 under the [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]] license.<ref name="SWSourceCodeReleased" /> Due to the timing of the source code release, some users initially believed that it was an [[April Fools]] joke.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.captainwilliams.co.uk/gaming/shadowwarrior/shadowwarrior.php|website=Captain Williams|title=Shadow Warrior Feature|access-date=2023-03-21|quote=''On April 1, 2005 3D Realms released the source code for SW's engine under GPL. The timing of the source release lead to believe it was an April fools joke, it spawned its first source port a day later entitled JFShadowWarrior and had the improvements of JFDuke3D and Linux support.''}}</ref> The first [[source port]], ''JFShadowWarrior'', was created by Jonathon Fowler and released a day later on April 2, 2005, including [[Linux]] support and improvements from his ''[[Duke Nukem 3D#Source code|JFDuke3D]]'' source port.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jonof.id.au/jfsw |title=JonoF's Shadow Warrior Port (JFSW) |last=Fowler |first=Jonathon |date=October 9, 2005 |website=[[JonoF]] |accessdate=January 7, 2016}}</ref> It was later forked by Ben "ProASM" Smit for the SWP port.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thegamersjournal.com/fps/pc/shadowwarrior/port.php|title=Shadow Warrior (PC) - OpenGL Port|website=The Gamer's Journal|first=Vaughn|last=Royko|date=2006-03-01|access-date=2023-03-20}}</ref> ''Shadow Warrior'' for iOS was released on December 19, 2012 by 3D Realms and indie developer General Arcade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/2012/12/classic_shooter_by_3d_realms_shadow_warrior_now_av.html |title=Classic shooter by 3D Realms Shadow Warrior now available on the App Store |last=Turner |first=Bryan |date=December 19, 2012 |website=[[3D Realms]] |accessdate=January 7, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050941/http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/2012/12/classic_shooter_by_3d_realms_shadow_warrior_now_av.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Modern source ports for the game include WangGDX, VoidSW and its forks IcedSW and Raze.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawe |first=Liam |date=6 February 2020 |title=Raze - a new open source fork of EDuke32 backed by GZDoom tech |url=https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/02/raze-a-new-open-source-fork-of-eduke32-backed-by-gzdoom-tech/ |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=GamingOnLinux}}</ref>

The official website was created by [[Jeffrey D. Erb]] and Mark Farish of Intersphere Communications Ltd.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intersphere Communications launches official Shadow Warrior website. |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Intersphere+Communications+launches+official+Shadow+Warrior+website.-a019285518 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601124259/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Intersphere+Communications+launches+official+Shadow+Warrior+website.-a019285518 |archive-date=June 1, 2016 |access-date=2016-05-06 |website=The Free Library}}</ref>

Two original novels featuring Lo Wang were published. ''For Dead Eyes Only'' was written by [[Dean Wesley Smith]] and ''You Only Die Twice'' by Ryan Hughes. The titles of the novels parody titles in the ''[[James Bond]]'' book series by [[Ian Fleming]].

==References==
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<ref name=CGW>Nguyen, Thierry (January 1998). "Samurai Bored". Computer Gaming World, p. 230.</ref>
<ref name=CVG>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_192_1997-11_EMAP_Images_GB/page/n87|title=Mini Reviews – Shadow Warrior|last=Lomas|first=Ed|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]|date=November 1997|access-date=2022-05-08|issue=192|page=88}}</ref>
<ref name=Edge>{{cite magazine|title=Testscreen – Shadow Warrior|magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|date=November 1997|issue=51|page=95}}</ref>
<ref name=GamePro>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_110_Volume_09_Number_11_1997-11_IDG_Publishing_US/page/n107|first=Rob|last=Smith Sr. |title=PC GamePro Review: Shadow Warrior|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=110|date=November 1997|page=106}}</ref>
<ref name=GSpot>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/shadow-warrior-review/1900-2532976/ |title=Shadow Warrior Review |last=Soete |first=Tim |date=October 2, 1997 |website=[[GameSpot]] |accessdate=January 7, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name=Hyper>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/hyper-049/page/90|title=Review: Shadow Warrior|last=Soropos|first=George|magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]]|date=November 1997|access-date=2022-05-08|issue=49|pages=90–91}}</ref>
<ref name=PCGUS>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/930.html|title=Shadow Warrior review|last=Williamson|first=Colin|work=[[PC Gamer US]]|date=December 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000312113133/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/930.html|archive-date=2000-03-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name=PCPP>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay018/page/n95|title=Review: Shadow Warrior|last=Sharpe|first=Pete|magazine=[[PC PowerPlay]]|date=November 1997|access-date=2022-05-08|issue=18|page=96}}</ref>
<ref name=PCZone>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_56_November_1997/page/n100|title=Reviews – Shadow Warrior|last=Brooker|first=Charlie|magazine=[[PC Zone]]|date=November 1997|access-date=2022-05-08|issue=56|pages=101–102}}</ref>
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==External links==
* {{Official website|3drealms.com/catalog/shadow-warrior_10/}}
* {{MobyGames|/dos/shadow-warrior}}

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