Shadow Warrior's maps can be pretty confusing at times. Go to http://www.3drealms.com/sw/walkthroughs.html if you need to figure out where to go in a map.

The Grenade Launcher is easily one of the most potent weapons in your arsenal. Grenades can bounce off of walls and have a large blast radius, making the launcher great for wiping out enemies before they can get a good shot. Hear some enemies in a nearby room? Bounce a few grenades near a wall to wipe out anyone in the room. About to enter a new room? Toss a grenade and see if it hits anyone. Ran into a room and there's a lot of Uzi-wielding enemies waiting for you? Leave the room and bounce grenades at them from a distance. You'll know a grenade has killed something when you hear a SQUISH sound. Beware though, bodies blown up with an explosion will also make a squish sound.

Once you know how to use the Grenade Launcher, you'll find that it is a lot easier to survive because you can defuse situations without enemies being able to attack you.

If a suicide bomber is killed normally, his ghost may appear from his body. However, if you gib him, the ghost will never appear. Blow him to pieces with the Rocket Launcher or Grenade Launcher to save yourself some trouble.

The Heart weapon is extremely powerful. When used, it will spawn in a copy of you. Your copy is armed with a Railgun and is extremely aggressive. The copy can attack with the Railgun much faster than you can. Even a group of Rippers, the ape-like monsters, will be torn to pieces by your copy in a matter of seconds.

The katana can kill weak enemies, like the Uzi-wielding guys in tan pants and small gorilla monsters (Baby Rippers), in one slice. Not only will slicing them up save you ammo, it is also very fun and satisfying.

Secrets are filled with ammo and health. They can give you the firepower you need to make difficult situations much easier. If you need a little boost, http://www.3drealms.com/sw/secrets.html has a guide that shows every secret in every level.

The Rocket Launcher is a great weapon. A single rocket will take down a majority of enemies in one hit and is quite effective against the Red Serpent and Sumo enemies you'll encounter later in the game. Make sure you always have a few rockets with you at all times.

The Shadow Ninja guys are jerks. They can blind you with a flashbang and can shoot fire spells that will often kill you in one hit, no matter how much health you have. Kill them first to save yourself a lot of trouble and quickloads.

Sticky Bombs are surprisingly effective because of how dumb the enemy AI is. Simply throw a bomb or two near the enemy, then get away from the bombs. Because the AI is stupid, enemies will happily walk into them without a second thought.

This is particularly effective against the suicide bomber enemies. Lob a few near the bomber, then make him see you. When he spots, he'll charge into one of the bombs, setting off a chain reaction that'll turn him into mush.

The Nuclear Missile is the ultimate weapon for taking down large groups of enemies quickly. One missile can clear out an entire group of enemies in one shot. Launch the missile and hide behind something before the missile hits something. The rocket will obliterate the entire group. However, if you don't get behind cover right after you launch a rocket, you will get nuked as well.

To switch to the Nuclear Missile, take out the Rocket Launcher and hit the “switch to Rocket Launcher” key until the nuclear symbol on the gun is lit up.

The Female Warrior (the girl in a bikini that has a crossbow) can toss a sticky bomb. However, you may not notice it when you're fighting groups of them. After taking them down, listen for a “beep”. If you hear it, be careful, because a sticky bomb is nearby!



Here's an example of a stray Sticky Bomb. If you charged the Female Warrior coming for you, you'd probably be blown to pieces.