Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution will launch digitally for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on August 19 for $24.99, developer WayForward announced.
In addition to the standard edition, a digital Deluxe Edition will also be available for $34.99, which includes three exclusive costumes that change Shantae’s appearance and enhance her abilities:
- Relic Hunter Costume – Powers up Pike Ball attacks.
- High Voltage Costume – Powers up Storm Puff attacks.
- Sizzle Armor Costume – Powers up Fireball attacks.
All physical editions of the game, published by Limited Run Games, will include the Deluxe Edition costumes on disc or cartridge. Pre-orders for the physical edition will begin on August 8.
Here is an overview of the game, via WayForward:
About
Shantae is back in a 2D side-scrolling action–adventure game 20 years in the making! The nefarious pirate Risky Boots has a “groundbreaking” new plan that will leave Sequin Land spinning—by rotating the continent, she can move any town right to the coast for easy plundering! As Shantae, turn the tectonic tables on Risky by taking control of the land itself: shift, twist, navigate, and explore by swapping between mix-and-match multilayered levels! Hair-whip and belly-dance your way through scrambled lands, misplaced towns, monster-filled crypts, and daunting labyrinths. Six creature transformations, fierce boss battles, and a four-player versus mode await!
Key Features
- Discover the lost chapter of the Shantae saga, fully restored and released after 20 years!
- Fight and explore using your hair-whipping ability, magic items, and belly-dance transformations (including monkey, elephant, crab, and more)!
- Spin and shift Front Yard and Back Yard playfields to create new routes and solve puzzles!
- Visit towns, battle through labyrinths, purchase upgrades, find collectables, and meet with friends like Rottytops, Sky, and Bolo!
- For the first time ever in a Shantae game, four players can compete in Battle Mode!
Watch a new trailer below.