<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Flying	O
Wild	O
Hog	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
2013	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
the	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
1997	B-Application
original	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
4-player	O
co-op	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mission	O
structure	O
in	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
less	O
restricted	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
can	O
now	O
revisit	O
earlier	O
missions	O
to	O
re-engage	O
past	O
enemies	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
upgrade	O
Wang	O
's	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lo	O
Wang	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
task	O
from	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
to	O
retrieve	O
an	O
ancient	O
trinket	O
from	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
Longing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
speaking	O
to	O
Mamushi	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
in	O
command	O
of	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
new	O
task	O
to	O
rescue	O
Kamiko	O
,	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
's	O
leader	O
,	O
from	O
Zilla	O
's	O
labs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Wang	O
meets	O
Ameonna	O
,	O
he	O
asks	O
her	O
to	O
reverse	O
the	O
soul	O
binding	O
,	O
but	O
Ameonna	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
he	O
must	O
retrieve	O
Kamiko	O
's	O
body	O
and	O
return	O
it	O
to	O
its	O
original	B-Application
form	O
before	O
the	O
soul	O
exchange	O
can	O
take	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mezu	O
reveals	O
himself	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
Oyabun	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
and	O
father	O
of	O
Kamiko	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Flying	O
Wild	O
Hog	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
that	O
previously	O
developed	O
the	B-Application
2013	I-Application
reboot	I-Application
of	O
the	O
1997	B-Application
original	I-Application
,	O
using	O
their	O
in-house	O
Road	O
Hog	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
13	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
May	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
Leack	O
of	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
awarded	O
it	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
in	O
position	O
to	O
become	O
Fall	O
2016	O
's	O
premier	O
sleeper	O
hit	O
as	O
not	O
many	O
gamers	O
are	O
talking	O
about	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
certainly	O
is	O
n't	O
much	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
78/100	O
was	O
James	O
Davenport	O
's	O
score	O
on	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
’s	O
combat	O
is	O
gleefully	O
expressive	O
and	O
varied	O
but	O
undermined	O
by	O
tired	O
,	O
dated	O
humor.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Carli	O
Velocci	O
's	O
5/10	O
score	O
on	O
Polygon	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
slicing	O
and	O
shooting	O
through	O
hordes	O
of	O
monsters	O
and	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
everything	O
else	O
about	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
feels	O
hollow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
might	O
be	O
a	O
place	O
for	O
a	O
1997-style	O
game	O
in	O
2016	O
—	O
something	O
simple	O
with	O
a	O
narrow	O
focus	O
that	O
plays	O
on	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
boring	O
,	O
sexist	O
,	O
and	O
lazy	O
traditions	O
that	O
gaming	O
has	O
left	O
behind	O
—	O
but	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
n’t	O
nearly	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flying	O
Wild	O
Hog	O
announced	O
that	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
quadrupled	O
its	O
sales	O
launch	O
compared	O
to	O
2013	O
's	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
reboot	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
We	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
happier	O
with	O
the	O
reception	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
