Hello, everybody. I’m Matt Bozon, director of the Shantae collection. Immediately I’d prefer to fill you in on some thrilling information about Shantae Advance: Dangerous Revolution, and share extra particulars in regards to the mission!
In case you’re accustomed to the Shantae online game collection, you might need heard that the unique Shantae sport had an unfinished sequel that by no means noticed the sunshine of day. Shantae Advance: Dangerous Revolution is that long-lost sequel. The unique manufacturing resulted in 2004, leaving the sport solely half completed – however the story didn’t finish there.
An extended-lost genie journey
Twenty years later the unique Shantae Advance crew was reunited due to WayForward and Restricted Run Video games. We opened our archives, dove into outdated information, and got down to full the mission in its unique code base utilizing the instruments of a bygone period. It was a labor of affection, preservation, and improvisation. Now, the mission is lastly full after over twenty years, and might be “Ret-2-Go” on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
So, is Shantae Advance: Dangerous Revolution an outdated sport or a brand new sport? Is it sport #2 within the collection? Or sport #6? Nice questions. At the start, this can be a brand-new, never-before-released Shantae sport that was accomplished in 2025. However canonically, it’s the 2nd sport within the collection. The story takes place immediately after the occasions of Shantae 1, however earlier than Dangerous’s Revenge. The general play type 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 step with the fashionable collection.
As for options, the sport incorporates three stand-alone experiences; First, there’s the fashionable model constructed for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, which incorporates high-resolution portrait paintings, UI, and cinematics. Second is Traditional Mode, which preserves all of 2004-era pixel paintings in its unique decision, and could be performed as a stand alone sport – successfully bonus content material. Third is Battle Mode, which is a two-to-four participant native social gathering sport through which gamers attempt to clobber one another and gather energy ups, whereas navigating a rotating area.
Shanae’s new costumes
However wait, there’s extra. The entire above is included within the Normal 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 additionally 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 pals, the Relic Hunters, who characteristic prominently within the sport. For this costume we questioned what would occur if Shantae cosplayed as Uncle Mimic. She’d positively wish to make some changes of her personal. What do you assume? Sporting this adventurous getup grants a everlasting power-up to Shantae’s Pike Ball Magic.
The Excessive Voltage Costume grants hyper power to Shantae’s electrical Storm Puff magic. The trendy type and holographic ponytail are as nonsensical because it will get – proper all the way down to the “1994” graphical textual content on the pant leg – signifying the 12 months that Shantae was created. We thought it could be enjoyable to provide her a techwear-inspired outfit with dayglow colours.
Final – and on this case, least – is the Sizzle Armor Costume. This spectacular “swimsuit” of armor offers 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 gem stones and baubles. Shantae’s ponytail even modifications right into a fire-whip.
So there you will have it – all the main points on the all-new Deluxe Version content material for Shantae Advance: Dangerous Revolution. Each the Normal 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 sport into your fingers, I can hardly consider it’s lastly about to occur. I hope you all are as excited to play the sport as we’re. Thanks for supporting this collection.
