Shadow Fight 2, available for iOS and Android, is obviously a sequel game which follows a similar play style, is a game that pits you – the shadow – against a mysterious warrior. The Martial arts aspect of the game is the main focus and it feels like a street fighter type of game. The game has over forty million users in total and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. The ability to choose your characters weapon and go into a fight against a random CPU is something that has been done several times before but not like this. You are greeted with a short tutorial at the beginning and that is about all you get from the game. The game is quite cliche with the whole master and student type of layout the game tries to play off of.
As you could imagine from a game like this the storyline isn’t really the reason you’re coming to play it. You’re here for the arena/tournament type fighting style and they know that obviously. The game lacks real voices for characters and substitutes them with grunts and groans. For some reason this works because of the general anonyminity that the game has with the shadowed characters. To add to that, the sounds within the game all seem like generic/stock hit sounds and that doesn’t take away from the game either. Overall the sounds and voices don’t do anything negative for the game, it adds to the “not having an idea who you’re fighting” aspect and that works out quite well. One thing I can’t seem to accept is the soundtrack they chose for this game. It is basically just a stereotypical oriental music played alongside guitars that attempt to add to the game and make it serious. Everything other than this was done quite well and it’s a shame that the soundtrack is a bit lackluster compared to the entire game.
To add to the sound effects the graphics and character design sticks out even though you might imagine a game where everyone is a silhouette might be a bit lacking in that department. Each character is well modeled and whoever made them has a good concept of 3D modeling and the human body because the entire this is well done and that is something you’ll notice when you start playing. The silhouette idea seems as if it was laziness at first and it very well might be, but it works out well so I’ll write it off as a plus for the game. The all black characters put in front of a well designed background makes them stand out and you’ll never lose yourself in this game because of that. You will see the same background a few times but they don’t really warrant you not playing the game – it’s just small detail.
Going along with the graphics is the animations within the game and they don’t disappoint either. The characters don’t go over the top with the moves they do and that makes me much more interested in the game because a game that tries to hard to be flashy is never good really. Each move they perform is based around a real martial arts move for the most part and it makes for incredible gameplay action. Not only do the moves seem realistic they are quite fluid and rewarding as you hit your opponent. Any attack that connects will leave your opponent stunned for a second and adds another somewhat realistic aspect to it. The game implements a rag doll type of physics engine which is exactly what this game needed in it. The animation in general is well done and leaves nothing to be desired.
Sadly the game seems to fall off at one of the most important parts of the game – the gameplay. Whereas the combat system is by no means bad it does feel a bit lackluster when compared to how well everything else in the game is done. Each fight seems quite slow and you can’t just rely on using a tactic of spamming buttons to get large combos over and over. Doing this will probably lead to you losing the match and that part of the combat is refreshing. Taking things slow will ensure you doing much better than your opponent so it’s best to just sit back and plan an attack before you go in. The combat system is sadly complicated by a button layout that just so happens to be one of the worst I’ve seen to date. Tiny buttons that are essential to the battle. You’ll find yourself messing up countless times in a heated fight due to the small buttons and the lack of control you have at times. This game plays much better on a larger screen so keep that in mind when you download it.
If you are into playing Shadow Fight 2, then you are aware that you need a lot of gems, energy, and coins in order to get the most out of this game and upgrade all of your items. You can purchase these items in the App Store, but it does cost real money, so that is why we at AppGameCheats created a free hack tool so you can get unlimited amounts of these items for free. This hack tool is available for iOS and Android and is completely safe to run.
Look at the below image to see just how the options menu is setup, which is where you will input the amounts of the items you want to add to your game.
All you have to do is download the hack tool from our website, which takes under 60 seconds to download, and then wait about 40 seconds while the generator automatically installs. You will need to select which device you are using, either iOS or Android, and then input the amounts of the gems and coins you want to add to your account. You can also select to get unlimited energy as well, so don’t forget to do that.
Simply press “Start” on the right hand side of the tool, which starts the hack process, and this can take around 1 minute to complete. The times of the download and install depends on your internet connection. At that point, simply open up the game on your device and you will notice the amounts of gems and coins that you entered are sitting there in your account ready to use. This helps you get all of the items you need for Shadow Fight 2, but without spending time or money getting the items.
When first starting off playing you should take things slowly and not dive right into a fight in an attempt to try and kill your opponent right away. Using your flip to dodge attacks and space yourself well is something that can save you from taking unneeded damage. You need to stop and take a second to think about things before you dive into the enemy expecting to combo them like you’re playing a game of street fighter. Don’t forget to block attacks as well. Holding the opposite direction from the person you’re fighting to block an attack. Using your block over and over will make it so you don’t take any damage and you can then counter the attack with a heavy attack.
Once again the ever so common time reset glitch will allow you to speed up the five minute time frame that each upgrade takes to complete. The five minutes seem to take a long time and it really isn’t justified for you to have to wait. If you’re familiar with this method than you can easily bypass this waiting period – if not then you can read the small description in these tips. For you to skip the time without having to pay gems you can go to your phone’s time settings and set your phone a couple minutes ahead to skip everything. Enter the app again and make sure everything went fine then you can go back and reset the time to the proper time so you don’t confuse yourself. This tip can be very helpful when it comes to not wanting to buy or spend gems. This glitch also works with the energy that you’ll find happens to run out way too quickly at times. Doing this glitch is pretty much harmless in this game and allows for more play and less waiting.
The IAPs, in app purchases, for this game are not entirely needed but they do help you upgrade things quite quickly and also let you skip the waiting period between upgrades. The good news is that you can easily get some free gems to spend on whatever you want to. Advertisements will come up every once and a while and while they may be annoying it does pay to watch them all the way through. You get free gems for doing this and it may seem like a small amount but they can add up pretty fast. There will be a button to click at the bottom, then click the free gems button and go from there – it’s that easy.
Overall this game has great potential to be a top tier fighting game for mobile devices. There are a few things holding it back but that doesn’t mean it isn’t fun. While I do feel it does its job very well the glaring faults with the game are a big turn off and make me less likely to play the game multiple times. I sat down and played on and off for a couple hours and after that I was finding myself a bit fed up with waiting for energy to regen or waiting for upgrades to finish. The IAPs are unbalanced and don’t seem to be done right sadly. The game, as said before, has potential and hopefully the game updates and fixes a few of the things that are keeping me from wanting to go back over and over.
Whereas the gameplay happens to shine through at times there is still the problem of the controls. The eight-way control system is a mess to deal with as is and the other controls are way too small to function. This completely destroys the game at times because heated battles can be ruined by a simple slip up on your part. I missed several moves due to this and it has cost me a match or two throughout my time playing. This is something that could be fixed by the developers and it would make a world of difference to me and many other people. This game most likely plays better on a tablet or a larger phone due to these controls and I would recommend this game to people who would enjoy a fighting type game that can be fun at times.
Shadow Fight 2 is a bit confusing to me and I can’t put my finger on it. The fighting style and fluid animations makes me want to continue playing the game but there are things that should be fixed to make this game that much better. The combat system allows different weapons and using parts of your body as weaponry as well. Each weapon has its own reach and that diversifies the combat and makes dodging a challenge if you aren’t sure about the weapons. This is something that I saw and made me think that this game was going to be great and by no means was I wrong. The game has its replay value and the things I have mentioned may be more dismissable by people who don’t nitpick like I do. People who want a good fighting game that has RPG aspects should try this game and see how they like it in general.
Artwork and SFX: The silhouettes and colorful backdrop make the game stand out to me and hopefully more games adapt a style like this. The 3D modeling within the game is well done and feels very fluid when it comes to movement and attacks. Overall Shadow Fight 2 has the best graphics from a fighting game that I have seen in a long time and it’s quite refreshing to come by. The sounds are at times a bit lackluster but the comical effect the stock sounds give the game are nice to hear. The downside is the soundtrack to the game, it is forgettable and doesn’t leave me thinking it was anything all too special. I give Shadow Fight 2 a 7/10 for its art and SFX.
Gameplay: The controls prove to be a terrible aspect of the game and I can’t get past the fact they did this to a game that had such great potential. The combat is well done and has aspects that I don’t expect of a game like this and they tend to be the better parts. Dodging and blocking attacks actually take some skill to do and you need to know the ranges that the weapons have. The RPG side of this game is a bit sloppy and I don’t know how I feel about it for the time being. Upgrading things takes time, five minutes to be specific, and they can be abysmal to achieve. Saving up that long is difficult and it doesn’t feel nearly as rewarding as it should so I don’t know where I stand on this. I’m neutral about it for now and will give it time – it has great chances to be great and I hope this isn’t a part that they slipped up on again. Shadow Fight 2 gets a solid 7/10 for its gameplay.
Addictiveness: Games that happen to have a storyline like this make each win more rewarding and that is something you can say about this game. I would say that this game has addictive values to it but it doesn’t mean that everyone who plays the game will enjoy it as much as the next and I feel like I won’t be playing this nearly as much as I first thought. Shadow Fight 2 gets a 6/10 for addictiveness and that’s only because I don’t personally feel like I’ll be playing this that much.
Overall I give the game a 7/10 and it has many areas in which it could improve. Give it a shot and try not to be too quick to judge.
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