The hair attacks have some real range now which is pretty huge. The music themes have been remixed a lot over the years and they always land well.Īs for the gameplay, it is greatly improved from the last one. The soundtrack is also ahead of its time with the solid themes. The graphics look excellent and I’d say a big part of that is how well crafted the art style is. Throughout the game all of the characters are bouncing with energy thanks to the exaggerated idle animations and the art style. I think that’s part of what has always given the series a lot of charm. They’re a colorful bunch who always have a lot of energy. The cast of characters in Shantae is fun. She really has fun mocking you if you end up losing the level which is a nice touch.
Then you have Risky herself who is always a great villain. She’s just a fun character to have around. Not exactly the most heroic one out there of course but as a zombie she is always expected to be rather unpredictable. Rottytops also makes her big debut in this game and she’s a fun character. Sky is able to help her with a lot of missions here that are needed to complete the game like making a frappe. Shantae’s other friends may not be super helpful either for the most part but she does have one useful ally. I mean, why all the secrecy right? Risky clearly knows what is going on so now the villains have an edge in information. That would very easily put everyone on the same page and it would just make more sense. I do think the Uncle is being rather shifty with not just telling her what’s up. Is it possible that Shantae is actually putting the world in more danger now? Her uncle won’t tell her why they are needed though. She still intends to save the day and to do that she will need to find 3 seals/artifacts. It’s definitely a pretty rough day for her, but Shantae won’t let herself get down in the dumps. As a result the Mayor fires her from her duties of being a protective genie of the town.
The game starts with Risky attacking town once again and Shantae is unable to stop her from getting away with a magical lamp. If you like platformers or Shantae then this is definitely one that you don’t want to miss. It’s aged quite well as this looks and feels a lot newer than the GBC era. It’s got a lot of the classic character illustrations from later on along with the great music tracks. While the first Shantae game felt a little more experimental as it worked with the mechanics that would one day become legendary, this one immediately feels very modern.
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