<s>
Shantae	B-Device
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
platform	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
WayForward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
consists	O
of	O
five	O
games	O
:	O
Shantae	B-Device
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
:	I-Device
Risky	I-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
:	I-Device
Half-Genie	I-Device
Hero	I-Device
(	O
2016	O
)	O
and	O
Shantae	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Seven	I-Application
Sirens	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Sequin	O
Land	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
follows	O
Shantae	B-Device
,	O
a	O
half-genie	O
who	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
guardian	O
of	O
her	O
hometown	O
,	O
Scuttle	O
Town	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
generally	O
Sequin	O
Land	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
protecting	O
it	O
from	O
various	O
threats	O
,	O
which	O
generally	O
involve	O
to	O
some	O
extent	O
her	O
nemesis	O
,	O
the	O
pirate	O
Risky	O
Boots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
games	O
involve	O
collecting	O
new	O
powers	O
and	O
items	O
,	O
which	O
vary	O
from	O
game	O
to	O
game	O
,	O
to	O
strengthen	O
Shantae	B-Device
and	O
unlock	O
access	O
to	O
new	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
poor	O
sales	O
are	O
generally	O
attributed	O
to	O
its	O
late	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
which	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
had	O
been	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
of	O
Shantae	B-Device
was	O
created	O
by	O
Erin	O
Bell	O
,	O
the	O
wife	O
of	O
Matt	O
Bozon	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
during	O
their	O
engagement	O
,	O
Erin	O
got	O
a	O
flash	O
of	O
inspiration	O
while	O
coming	O
back	O
from	O
her	O
camp	O
counsellor	O
days	O
,	O
and	O
created	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
naming	O
her	O
"	O
Shantae	B-Device
"	O
after	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
campers	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
developing	O
her	O
dancing	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
later	O
asked	O
her	O
what	O
she	O
would	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
if	O
she	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
introduced	O
him	O
to	O
Shantae	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
has	O
provided	O
two	O
contradictory	O
stories	O
about	O
how	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
hair	O
whip	O
came	O
to	O
be	O
:	O
in	O
one	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
nine-foot-long	O
hair	O
of	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
he	O
claims	O
that	O
Erin	O
's	O
original	O
sketches	O
already	O
featured	O
Shantae	B-Device
using	O
her	O
hair	O
as	O
a	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Bozon	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
his	O
main	O
influences	O
for	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
are	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
Aladdin	B-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
and	O
anime	O
,	O
mostly	O
from	O
Ranma	O
½	O
which	O
he	O
claims	O
as	O
a	O
heavy	O
influence	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
like	O
Nadia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Water	I-Application
,	O
Hayao	O
Miyazaki	O
's	O
films	O
,	O
and	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
80s	O
American	O
cartoons	O
like	O
DuckTales	B-Application
and	O
The	O
Transformers	O
,	O
while	O
Erin	O
Bozon	O
's	O
main	O
influence	O
was	O
I	O
Dream	O
of	O
Jeannie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
altered	O
later	O
on	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
Twitch	O
character	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
a	O
similarly-named	O
character	O
and	O
her	O
friend	O
in	O
Shantae	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
about	O
whether	O
the	O
Shantae	B-Device
series	O
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
pushing	O
feminist	O
values	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
strong	O
female	O
cast	O
,	O
Matt	O
Bozon	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
he	O
liked	O
to	O
portray	O
the	O
Shantae	B-Device
world	O
as	O
having	O
the	O
girls	O
"	O
run	O
the	O
show	O
"	O
and	O
not	O
be	O
defined	O
solely	O
by	O
their	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
admitted	O
that	O
most	O
female	O
characters	O
had	O
a	O
deliberately	O
sexy	O
design	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
male	O
characters	O
often	O
displayed	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weaknesses	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
just	O
liked	O
depicting	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
world	O
this	O
way	O
"	O
for	O
no	O
precise	O
reason	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
certainly	O
possible	O
that	O
strong	O
male	O
characters	O
could	O
appear	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
is	O
a	O
half-genie	O
,	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
father	O
and	O
genie	O
mother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
related	O
to	O
her	O
by	O
blood	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
adoptive	O
uncle	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
raised	O
her	O
after	O
her	O
parents	O
 '	O
disappearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sky	O
is	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
friend	O
,	O
a	O
war	O
bird	O
trainer	O
and	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
a	O
Relic	O
Hunter	O
herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bolo	O
is	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
friend	O
and	O
sparring	O
partner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
her	O
first	O
encounter	O
with	O
Shantae	B-Device
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
her	O
behavior	O
toward	O
her	O
remains	O
ambiguous	O
,	O
in-game	O
dialogue	O
in	O
Shantae	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
holds	O
Shantae	B-Device
in	O
great	O
esteem	O
and	O
wants	O
to	O
be	O
her	O
friend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risky	O
Boots	O
the	O
lady-pirate	O
is	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
evil	O
nemesis	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
constantly	O
seeks	O
to	O
conquer	O
Sequin	O
Land	O
or	O
take	O
revenge	O
on	O
Shantae	B-Device
for	O
ruining	O
her	O
schemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
was	O
once	O
second-in-command	O
to	O
a	O
very	O
dangerous	O
being	O
named	O
the	O
Pirate	O
Master	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
corrupted	O
by	O
dark	O
magic	O
while	O
serving	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risky	O
aids	O
Shantae	B-Device
against	O
the	O
Pirate	O
Master	O
in	O
Pirate	O
's	O
Curse	O
and	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Half-Genie	O
Heros	O
"	O
Pirate	O
Queen	O
's	O
Quest	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
responses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
director	O
Matt	O
Bozon	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
poorly	O
,	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
releasing	O
after	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
since	O
gained	O
significant	O
recognition	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
reviewers	O
considering	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
re-release	O
releasing	O
later	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance-enhanced	O
mode	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
bonus	O
Tinkerbat	O
transformation	O
and	O
save	O
states	O
,	O
multiple	O
display	O
options	O
,	O
control	O
improvements	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mini	O
art	O
gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
:	I-Device
Risky	I-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
via	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
DSiWare	O
service	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
being	O
awarded	O
the	O
Best	O
Visuals	O
and	O
Best	O
DS	B-Device
Game	O
awards	O
for	O
2010	O
from	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
,	O
titled	O
Shantae	B-Device
:	I-Device
Risky	I-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
–	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
both	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
best	O
sellers	O
list	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
soon	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
:	I-Device
Half-Genie	I-Device
Hero	I-Device
,	O
was	O
crowdfunded	O
via	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
and	O
physically	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
digitally	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Seven	I-Application
Sirens	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Shantae	B-Device
started	O
soon	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
,	O
WayForward	O
exprimented	O
with	O
protoyping	O
a	O
3D	O
Shantae	B-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
but	O
these	O
plans	O
were	O
set	O
aside	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
focusing	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
Advance	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Shantae	B-Device
2	I-Device
:	O
Risky	O
Revolution	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
sequel	O
that	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
canceled	O
after	O
not	O
being	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
a	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
Advance	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
consist	O
of	O
eight	O
chapters	O
of	O
gameplay	O
split	O
over	O
seven	O
towns	O
,	O
six	O
islands	O
,	O
and	O
six	O
labyrinths	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
estimated	O
to	O
take	O
about	O
twenty	O
hours	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Shantae	B-Device
Advance	O
involved	O
Risky	O
having	O
her	O
Tinkerbats	O
digging	O
under	O
Sequin	O
Land	O
,	O
and	O
putting	O
a	O
pillar	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
land	O
to	O
be	O
rotated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
for	O
Shantae	B-Device
Advance	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
move	O
between	O
the	O
foreground	O
and	O
background	O
,	O
swimming	O
,	O
flying	O
in	O
3D	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
Sky	O
's	O
bird	O
Wrench	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
new	O
forms	O
for	O
Shantae	B-Device
to	O
transform	O
into	O
;	O
these	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
spider	O
,	O
a	O
crab	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mermaid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
Advance	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Matt	O
Bozon	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
attempt	O
at	O
a	O
Shantae	B-Device
sequel	O
was	O
Shantae	B-Device
:	O
Risky	O
Waters	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
with	O
experimental	O
gameplay	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
double	O
screen	O
function	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
were	O
scrapped	O
after	O
WayForward	O
failed	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
publisher	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
with	O
Shantae	B-Device
Advance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
made	O
crossover	O
appearances	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
:	O
Shantae	B-Device
and	O
Bolo	O
appear	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
game	O
Watch	O
Quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Shantae-themed	O
microgame	O
,	O
"	O
Shantae	B-Device
NAB	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Matt	O
Bozon	O
in	O
WarioWare	B-Application
D.I.Y.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Risky	O
Boots	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
featured	O
in	O
Hyper	B-Application
Light	I-Application
Drifter	I-Application
by	O
Heart	O
Machine	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
mutual	O
support	O
action	O
between	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
funding	O
campaigns	O
for	O
that	O
game	O
and	O
Half-Genie	O
Hero	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
in	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
and	O
in	O
Runbow	B-Application
and	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
guest	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Shantae	B-Device
and	O
Risky	O
Boots	O
appear	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
as	O
spirits	O
,	O
with	O
Shantae	B-Device
later	O
becoming	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
Mii	O
Brawler	O
costume	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
alongside	O
the	O
"	O
Neo	O
Burning	O
Town	O
"	O
music	O
track	O
from	O
Shantae	B-Device
:	I-Device
Half-Genie	I-Device
Hero	I-Device
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
supporting	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
crowdfunded	O
game	O
Indivisible	B-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Merchandise	O
of	O
Shantae	B-Device
characters	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
