<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	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>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2022	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
Lo	B-Application
Wang	I-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Lo	B-Application
Wang	I-Application
has	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
arsenal	O
of	O
firearms	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
wields	O
a	O
katana	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
close-quarters	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
more	O
linear	O
levels	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
streamlined	O
upgrade	O
system	O
when	O
compared	O
with	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
introduced	O
new	O
movement	O
options	O
for	O
Lo	B-Application
Wang	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
giving	O
him	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
wall	B-Application
run	I-Application
,	O
double	O
jump	O
,	O
air	O
dash	O
,	O
and	O
utilize	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
to	O
quickly	O
transverse	O
between	O
platforms	O
and	O
vertical	O
surfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
time	O
after	O
Lo	B-Application
Wang	I-Application
released	O
an	O
ancient	O
dragon	O
by	O
accident	O
,	O
global	O
civilization	O
has	O
been	O
almost	O
wiped	O
out	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
the	O
dragon	O
and	O
the	O
demonic	O
beings	O
that	O
overrun	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Polish	O
studio	O
Flying	O
Wild	O
Hog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
designer	O
Paweł	O
Kowalewski	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
upgraded	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
2013	B-Application
reboot	I-Application
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
over-the-top	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
make	O
players	O
"	O
feel	O
overpowered	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
systems	O
in	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
including	O
weapon	O
stats	O
,	O
procedural	O
generated	O
maps	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
progression	O
,	O
were	O
streamlined	O
or	O
removed	O
altogether	O
in	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
so	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
action	O
and	O
need	O
not	O
to	O
worry	O
about	O
their	O
combat	O
efficiency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
humor	O
also	O
became	O
more	O
mature	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
modernize	O
"	O
Lo	B-Application
Wang	I-Application
as	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
by	O
giving	O
him	O
more	O
backstory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2023	O
alongside	O
a	O
definitive	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
difficulty	O
mode	O
,	O
60	O
FPS	O
performance	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
4K	B-Architecture
visual	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
title	O
favorably	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
reinventing	O
the	O
wheel	O
in	O
any	O
drastic	O
means	O
,	O
but	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
‘	O
s	O
warranted	O
excess	O
and	O
lovably	O
chaotic	O
flow	O
is	O
one	O
you	O
’ll	O
easily	O
get	O
lost	O
in	O
and	O
perhaps	O
never	O
want	O
to	O
get	O
out	O
of.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
by	O
contrast	O
,	O
was	O
more	O
mixed	O
,	O
criticizing	O
Lo	B-Application
Wang	I-Application
's	O
dialogue	O
,	O
and	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
best	O
experienced	O
with	O
dialog	O
volume	O
set	O
to	O
zero	O
and	O
subtitles	O
turned	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
finisher	O
mechanic	O
,	O
they	O
disliked	O
Lo	B-Application
Wang	I-Application
's	O
one	O
liners	O
,	O
saying	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
overly	O
cocky	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
unfunny	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
