<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
3D	O
Realms	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
using	O
Ken	O
Silverman	O
's	O
Build	B-Application
engine	I-Application
and	O
improved	O
on	O
3D	O
Realms	O
 '	O
previous	O
Build	B-Application
engine	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Adams	O
ported	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
to	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
in	O
August	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
improvements	O
included	O
introduction	O
of	O
true	O
room-over-room	O
situations	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
3D	O
voxels	B-Algorithm
instead	O
of	O
2D	O
sprites	O
for	O
weapons	O
and	O
usable	O
inventory	O
items	O
,	O
transparent	O
water	O
,	O
climbable	O
ladders	O
,	O
and	O
assorted	O
vehicles	O
to	O
drive	O
(	O
some	O
armed	O
with	O
weapons	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
combination	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
and	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
3D	I-Application
:	O
Atomic	O
Edition	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
in	O
March	O
1998	O
,	O
titled	O
East	O
Meets	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
3D	O
Realms	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
(	O
including	O
compiled	O
Build	B-Application
engine	I-Application
object	B-Language
code	I-Language
)	O
under	O
the	O
GPL-2.0-or-later	B-License
license	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
source	O
port	O
a	O
day	O
later	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
free	O
to	O
obtain	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reboot	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Flying	O
Wild	O
Hog	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
,	O
launched	O
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
Lo	O
Wang	O
defeating	O
Master	O
Zilla	O
,	O
who	O
tries	O
and	O
fails	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
while	O
piloting	O
a	O
massive	O
war	O
mech	O
styled	O
after	O
a	O
samurai	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
similar	O
to	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
3D	I-Application
and	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
Build	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
levels	O
are	O
enemies	O
that	O
attack	O
Lo	O
Wang	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
killed	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
using	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
katana	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
also	O
features	O
puzzles	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
solved	O
to	O
progress	O
in	O
various	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lo	O
Wang	O
's	O
arsenal	O
of	O
weaponry	O
includes	O
Japanese-themed	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
shurikens	O
—	O
which	O
were	O
"	O
likely	O
 [ to ] 	O
be	O
dropped	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
 [ a ] 	O
high	O
tech	O
fun	O
weapon	O
"	O
in	O
development	O
—	O
and	O
a	O
katana	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
appearance	O
of	O
a	O
sticky	O
bomb	O
in	O
an	O
FPS	O
,	O
an	O
idea	O
popularized	O
later	O
by	O
Halo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
was	O
an	O
ambitious	O
game	O
,	O
containing	O
many	O
features	O
not	O
seen	O
until	O
later	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
began	O
in	O
early	O
1994	O
as	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3D	O
,	O
and	O
preliminary	O
screenshots	O
were	O
released	O
with	O
Hocus	O
Pocus	O
in	O
May	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broussard	O
in	O
1996	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
want	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
to	O
surpass	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
3D	I-Application
in	O
features	O
and	O
gameplay	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
a	O
TALL	O
order.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
this	O
end	O
,	O
more	O
tongue-in-cheek	O
humor	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
game	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
better	O
match	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shareware	O
version	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
was	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
1997	O
,	O
an	O
area	O
in	O
the	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
booth	O
was	O
dedicated	O
to	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
Jackson	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
already	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
3D	I-Application
also	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
audio	O
tracks	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
CD	O
for	O
music	O
playback	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
MIDI	O
device	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
a	O
higher	O
general	O
quality	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
samples	O
and	O
effects	O
not	O
possible	O
with	O
MIDI	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jackson	O
wrote	O
and	O
recorded	O
a	O
backing	O
music	O
track	O
and	O
then	O
used	O
a	O
DAW	B-General_Concept
to	O
arrange	O
the	O
vocals	O
over	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
made	O
it	O
sound	O
like	O
Lo	O
Wang	O
was	O
actually	O
rapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
song	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
MP3	B-Application
on	O
3D	O
Realms	O
 '	O
website	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Registered	O
is	O
the	O
original	O
1.2	O
version	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
1997	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Complete	O
is	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
onto	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
includes	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
and	O
both	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
Wanton	O
Destruction	O
and	O
Twin	O
Dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
is	O
free	O
(	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
GOG.com	O
version	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
paid	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
digital	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
in	O
MP3	B-Application
and	O
FLAC	B-Application
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
manual	O
delivered	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
using	O
DOSBox	B-Application
to	O
run	O
on	O
modern	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
(	O
iOS	B-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
that	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
indie	O
developer	O
General	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
to	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Original	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
original	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
onto	O
Steam	B-Application
using	O
DOSBox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Redux	O
is	O
a	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
&	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
with	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
and	O
both	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
Wanton	O
Destruction	O
and	O
Twin	O
Dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
General	O
Arcade	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
with	O
improved	O
,	O
OpenGL	B-Application
graphics	O
and	O
visuals	O
,	O
remastered	O
audio	O
and	O
modern	O
PC	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
(	O
Classic	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
rebuilt	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
support	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
3D	O
Realms	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
Realms	O
Anthology	O
Bundle	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
website	O
and	O
on	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charlie	O
Wiederhold	O
presented	O
the	O
four	O
maps	O
he	O
created	O
to	O
3D	O
Realms	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
consequently	O
hired	O
as	O
a	O
level	O
designer	O
for	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NPD	O
Techworld	O
,	O
a	O
firm	O
that	O
tracked	O
sales	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
reported	O
118,500	O
units	O
sold	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
by	O
December	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thierry	O
Nguyen	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
commented	O
:	O
"	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
is	O
an	O
average	O
action	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
good	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
BUILD	B-Application
engine	I-Application
and	O
some	O
good	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
enemy	O
AI	O
,	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
mediocre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
GamePro	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
scores	O
high	O
in	O
both	O
style	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D	O
Realms	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
engine	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
under	O
the	O
GPL-2.0-or-later	B-License
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
source	O
port	O
,	O
JFShadowWarrior	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Jonathon	O
Fowler	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
day	O
later	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
including	O
Linux	B-Application
support	O
and	O
improvements	O
from	O
his	O
JFDuke3D	O
source	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
by	O
3D	O
Realms	O
and	O
indie	O
developer	O
General	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
