{"id":26061,"date":"2025-09-12T00:01:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T00:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=26061"},"modified":"2025-09-08T00:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T00:20:22","slug":"shantae-advance-risky-revolution-switch-ps4-ps5-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/12\/shantae-advance-risky-revolution-switch-ps4-ps5-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I\u2019ve always been a big fan of the Shantae series, ever since it started on the Game Boy Color.\u00a0 When its successor, the Game Boy Advance came out, the makers of Shantae (WayForward) made a Shantae GBA sequel but they couldn\u2019t find a publisher so it never came out on that platform.\u00a0 I\u2019ve always thought that the DSiWare Shantae game WAS that reworked GBA title but I guess I was wrong because here comes Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution!\u00a0 WayForward finished the GBA game and even released it on a GBA cartridge a few months ago through Limited Run.\u00a0 And now you can download it on all current consoles and PC, too!\u00a0 (reviewed on Switch here)<\/p>\n

Shantae is a half-human, half genie who defends Scuttle Town with the help of her friends and adopted family.\u00a0 As a half genie, she has magical powers and can use her purple ponytail like a whip to defeat enemies.\u00a0 She can also do magical dances to change into different animals to help her get around in 2D platforming adventures.\u00a0 Her arch nemesis is the she-pirate Risky Boots.\u00a0 This time, Risky has created a device that\u2019ll shift the tectonic plates around Sequin Land (that\u2019s the island where they all live), to make the towns closer to the ocean so Risky can plunder them easier.\u00a0 Now Shantae has to get the land masses and towns back where they belong and stop Risky yet again.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve played a Shantae game before, you know what to expect here. \u00a0Shantae can run, jump, and whip her ponytail to attack enemies.\u00a0 Along the way she\u2019ll learn dances to change into different animals by pressing the R button and another button in combination.\u00a0 She can turn into a crab to go underwater, a monkey for climbing walls, an elephant for smashing into rocks, and more!\u00a0 There are lots of other secrets and goodies to find in the maze-like environments as well.\u00a0 Defeat enemies and break pots to get health and magic refills, and gems you can use at the shop to get health items and magic spells and other goodies.<\/p>\n

The main \u2018gimmick\u2019 of this game is that in some levels, you can go into and out of the foreground and background, and shift the two around to reach new spots.\u00a0 Think of these levels like a cylinder and you can rotate two layers to get around using special doors and machines.\u00a0 It\u2019s a little confusing, and one of the problems with the game, but at least it was an original idea for the series.<\/p>\n

The game lets you play Story Mode, which is like the GBA game except with more hi res visuals in the menus and text screens.\u00a0 You can also play a four player battle mode but I didn\u2019t get to try it since I don\u2019t really have many people around me to play games with anymore.\u00a0 You can also play the original game like how it was meant to look on the GBA.\u00a0 Aside from the slightly confusing rotating levels and the fact that this game isn\u2019t as refined as later Shantae titles, this one\u2019s still a great little 2D Shantae adventure.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution is rated T for Teen with ESRB descriptors of Fantasy Violence and Suggestive Themes.\u00a0 You can hit enemies with your hair and magic spells, and they\u2019ll either explode into smoke or bones but that\u2019s it.\u00a0 Shantae and some other lady characters in this game are a bit scantily clad, and there are some slight innuendos in the lively text.\u00a0 But otherwise I\u2019d say it\u2019s OK for older kid gamers who can read and are good with platform games.<\/p>\n

Check out my other Shantae game reviews!<\/p>\n

Shantae and the Pirates’ Curse<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Shantae: \u00bd Genie Hero<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Shantae and the Seven Sirens<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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