Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Use Shantae's hair attacks, magic and transformation dances to pursue Risky Boots. Turning into a monkey or elephant changes how you cross terrain and remove obstacles.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.5 / 10
About this game
After Risky Boots steals a dangerous lamp, Shantae sets out to stop her. Fight with hair attacks, discover magic, and explore deserts, forests, caverns and labyrinths. Dance transformations change what you can do: the monkey form climbs walls and jumps higher, while the elephant form charges through obstacles. Working through the adventure means using these different abilities to handle the terrain as well as enemies. Director's Cut presents the journey with pixel-art animation and includes an unlockable Magic Mode. The Switch edition supports TV, tabletop and handheld play, so the same adventure can be played in different settings.
Collected in series
Shantae is WayForward's colorful platform-adventure series starring a half-genie heroine who fights with her hair. Jump through hazards, explore labyrinths and gain abilities that open new routes. Many entries use dance transformations, while Pirate's Curse trades those powers for versatile pirate equipment.
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AI review
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A fit for players who enjoy choosing the right ability for the obstacle ahead.
The monkey and elephant forms give terrain different meanings: a wall can become a route, while an obstruction can become something to break. Paired with hair attacks and discovered magic, that structure may appeal to players who want exploration and combat to draw on different tools.
Strengths
- Transformation abilities can turn reading the terrain into an active part of progression.
- Hair attacks and magic offer contrasting tools alongside movement-focused transformations.
Who it is for: Players who like ability-based exploration, creature transformations and pixel-art adventures.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Discovering magical attacks gives progression a new-tool focus, while unlockable Magic Mode provides an additional goal for curious players. | Reviewed | 7.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Choosing between climbing, higher jumps and obstacle-breaking can make understanding a form's purpose as important as executing an attack. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Pixel-art animation may particularly appeal to players who enjoy seeing a character's identity expressed through changing forms. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension TV, tabletop and handheld support makes the adventure easier to fit around a preferred place to play. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- WayForward
- Publisher
- WayForward
- Release date
- Oct 15, 2020
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- Third PersonPuzzle SolvingExplorationStory-drivenSlow BurnSolo-friendly3D GraphicsInvestigationLinear LevelsMain Story 10–20 Hours
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideOct 15, 2020
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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