Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Shadow Warrior is a first-person shooter similar to Duke Nukem 3D; both use the Build engine. Players navigate the protagonist, Lo Wang, through three-dimensional environments or "levels". Throughout levels are enemies that attack Lo Wang, these are killed by the player using weapons such as a Katana. Powerful enemies called "bosses" are usually present at the end of a level. Shadow Warrior also features puzzles that must be solved to progress in a level. Lo Wang''s arsenal of weaponry includes Japanese-themed weapons such as Shurikens which were "likely be dropped in favor of high tech fun weapon" in development and a Katana. It also includes guns such as Uzis and the Eraser-inspired railgun. In addition, the head and heart of certain enemies can be used.