Hello, everybody. I’m Matt Bozon, director of the Shantae sequence. As we speak I’d prefer to fill you in on some thrilling information about Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, and share extra particulars concerning the venture!
If you happen to’re conversant in the Shantae online game sequence, you may need heard that the unique Shantae recreation had an unfinished sequel that by no means noticed the sunshine of day. Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution is that long-lost sequel. The unique manufacturing ended in 2004, leaving the sport solely half completed – however the story didn’t finish there.
A protracted-lost genie journey
Twenty years later the unique Shantae Advance crew was reunited because of WayForward and Restricted Run Video games. We opened our archives, dove into outdated information, and got down to full the venture in its authentic code base utilizing the instruments of a bygone period. It was a labor of affection, preservation, and improvisation. Now, the venture is lastly full after over twenty years, and might be “Ret-2-Go” on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
So, is Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution an outdated recreation or a new recreation? Is it recreation #2 in the sequence? Or recreation #6? Nice questions. At the beginning, this can be a brand-new, never-before-released Shantae recreation that was accomplished in 2025. However canonically, it’s the 2nd recreation in the sequence. The story takes place immediately after the occasions of Shantae 1, however earlier than Risky’s Revenge. The general play model builds on classes realized from all earlier Shantae efforts. Fight and platforming are fast and snappy, writing and humor are on level, and quality-of-life parts are in line with the trendy sequence.
As for options, the sport incorporates three stand-alone experiences; First, there’s the trendy model constructed for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, which incorporates high-resolution portrait paintings, UI, and cinematics. Second is Basic Mode, which preserves all of 2004-era pixel paintings in its authentic decision, and will be performed as a stand alone recreation – successfully bonus content material. Third is Battle Mode, which is a two-to-four participant native celebration recreation in which gamers attempt to clobber one another and accumulate energy ups, whereas navigating a rotating enviornment.
Shanae’s new costumes
However wait, there’s extra. All the above is included in the Commonplace Version, however we’re additionally providing a Deluxe Version, which incorporates three unique costumes made particularly for followers. See Shantae as you’ve by no means seen her earlier than – in her Relic Hunter Costume, Excessive Voltage Costume, and Sizzle Armor Costume. Not solely do these costumes change Shantae’s in-world sprites, however in addition they change her high-res dialogue portraits and the properties of her magic assaults. With the Deluxe Version, all three of those costumes can be found from the get-go. Let’s dig in:
The Relic Hunter Costume is impressed by Uncle Mimic’s outdated geezer mates, the Relic Hunters, who function prominently in the sport. For this costume we puzzled what would occur if Shantae cosplayed as Uncle Mimic. She’d positively need to make some changes of her personal. What do you suppose? Carrying this adventurous getup grants a everlasting power-up to Shantae’s Pike Ball Magic.
The Excessive Voltage Costume grants hyper vitality to Shantae’s electrical Storm Puff magic. The fashionable model and holographic ponytail are as nonsensical because it will get – proper right down to the “1994” graphical textual content on the pant leg – signifying the 12 months that Shantae was created. We thought it will be enjoyable to provide her a techwear-inspired outfit with dayglow colours.
Final – and in this case, least – is the Sizzle Armor Costume. This spectacular “swimsuit” of armor supplies a big enhance to Shantae’s Fireball Magic. This design is impressed by Nineteen Eighties anime bikini armor, with fluorescent reds, dragonslayer-esque plating, and gleaming gems and baubles. Shantae’s ponytail even modifications right into a fire-whip.
So there you may have it – all the main points on the all-new Deluxe Version content material for Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution. Each the Commonplace Version and the Deluxe Version might be obtainable to buy and obtain on August 19 – lower than a month away. After ready 20 years to get this recreation into your fingers, I can hardly imagine it’s lastly about to occur. I hope you all are as excited to play the sport as we’re. Thanks for supporting this sequence.