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Shantae Advance, also known as Shantae 2: Risky Revolution, is an interquel set between Shantae and Shantae: Risky's Revenge for the Game Boy Advance.
The game was originally pitched to publishers around the time of the original Shantae's completion, but due to that game's poor sales, it was rejected and shelved indefinitely.[1] Some of the game's assets and ideas were repurposed for Risky's Revenge, but Matt Bozon remained hopeful that the game would be completed and published properly in the future.
On July 12th, 2023, WayForward announced a GBA cartridge release of the completed game in the near future, courtesy of Limited Run Games.[2][3][4][5] A gameplay trailer was revealed on November 14, 2023 during Nintendo's Indie World Showcase.[6][7][8]
The game is to feature the Monkey and Harpy forms, swimming without the aid of a Mermaid form (complete with a dive move), a change of pants (some screenshots show her in cyan-coloured pants rather than her usual red ones), and a multiplayer battle mode. Additionally foreground/background level feature similar to the different planes of depth found in areas in Shantae: Risky's Revenge was intended, including the use of something called the Tremor Engine which allowed Shantae to shift the terrain in the background plane to solve puzzles and access new areas.
Development History[]
According to Matt Bozon, Shantae Advance started development almost immediately after the completion of the first game. The game was in development for roughly two years before being cancelled due to the lack of a publisher. For many years Matt Bozon wanted to revive the game but wasn't sure how. Eventually the game was revived by Limited Run Games and a physical Game Boy Advance cartridge entered production in addition to digital releases.
Trivia[]
- There's an Achievement in Shantae: Half-Genie Hero entitled Risky Revolution that probably got its name from this cancelled game.
- The game was to feature two transformation that made it into later games:[9][10] the Mermaid and the Crab. These transformations later debuted in Shantae: Risky's Revenge and Shantae: Half-Genie Hero respectively, albeit with different visual designs.
Videos[]
Links[]
- Shantae Advance demo YouTube video
- Shantae Advance demo YouTube video part 2
- IGN article, October 28, 2003
- WayForwardTV - WayForward TV - 24hr Marathon! - World Premiere Shantae GBA!
- (Lost'n'Found) Shantae 2 GBA stream "part 2"
- Shantae Advance Console/PC Reveal Trailer
- Spring Game Showcase 2024 - Live Interview Showcase The MIX x Kinda Funny (Timestamp to segment with Matt Bozon)
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYZE_1yJ3Us
- ↑ https://nichegamer.com/shantae-advance-risky-revolution-announced/
- ↑ https://nintendowire.com/news/2023/07/12/canceled-gba-shantae-game-revived-as-shantae-advance-risky-revolution/
- ↑ https://gonintendo.com/contents/23068-wayforward-announces-shantae-advance-risky-revolution-for-gba
- ↑ https://mynintendonews.com/2023/07/12/lost-shantae-sequel-shantae-advance-risky-revolution-back-in-development/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLgXk2xy79c&t=29s
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D41wEMc3_ME
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMb3Rt4xpeM
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2][3]
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