<s>
Shantae	B-Device
:	I-Device
Risky	I-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
WayForward	O
Technologies	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Shantae	B-Device
series	O
,	O
Risky	O
's	O
Revenge	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2002	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
video	O
game	O
Shantae	B-Device
,	O
and	O
follows	O
series	O
protagonist	O
Shantae	B-Device
as	O
she	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
ambitions	O
of	O
the	O
nefarious	O
pirate	O
Risky	O
Boots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
DSi	B-Device
in	O
October	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
Magic	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
:	I-Device
Risky	I-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
-	I-Device
Director	I-Device
's	I-Device
Cut	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
in	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
in	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Shantae	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Shantae	B-Device
,	O
a	O
half-genie	O
who	O
must	O
explore	O
various	O
areas	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
her	O
nemesis	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
pirate	O
named	O
Risky	O
Boots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
main	O
form	O
of	O
offense	O
is	O
whipping	O
enemies	O
with	O
her	O
hair	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
can	O
also	O
acquire	O
magic	O
spells	O
that	O
allow	O
her	O
to	O
use	O
various	O
ranged	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
needs	O
to	O
find	O
various	O
transformation	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
spells	O
,	O
activated	O
by	O
performing	O
a	O
belly	O
dance	O
,	O
transform	O
Shantae	B-Device
into	O
various	O
animals	O
with	O
unique	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
use	O
these	O
abilities	O
to	O
access	O
new	O
areas	O
and	O
locate	O
special	O
items	O
hidden	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
including	O
Heart	O
Holders	O
,	O
which	O
increase	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
maximum	O
health	O
,	O
and	O
Magic	O
Jam	O
,	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
purchase	O
additional	O
upgrades	O
and	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DSi	B-Device
version	O
grants	O
players	O
additional	O
gems	O
when	O
starting	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
reward	O
for	O
progress	O
in	O
WayForward	O
's	O
previous	O
DSi	B-Device
release	O
,	O
Mighty	B-Application
Flip	I-Application
Champs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
annual	O
Relic	O
Hunters	O
Expo	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
and	O
her	O
friends	O
watch	O
her	O
Uncle	O
Mimic	O
unveil	O
his	O
latest	O
find	O
:	O
an	O
ordinary-looking	O
lamp	O
encased	O
in	O
stone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
battles	O
her	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
knocked	O
out	O
,	O
allowing	O
Risky	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
no	O
longer	O
being	O
a	O
Guardian	O
Genie	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
still	O
decides	O
to	O
take	O
responsibility	O
to	O
stop	O
Risky	O
Boots	O
 '	O
newest	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mimic	O
reveals	O
to	O
Shantae	B-Device
that	O
three	O
hidden	O
magic	O
seals	O
are	O
necessary	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
lamp	O
's	O
magic	O
,	O
and	O
Shantae	B-Device
sets	O
out	O
to	O
find	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
she	O
pursues	O
the	O
Barons	O
,	O
Risky	O
tricks	O
Rottytops	O
and	O
her	O
brothers	O
into	O
kidnapping	O
Mimic	O
for	O
her	O
,	O
promising	O
them	O
a	O
lifetime	O
supply	O
of	O
coffee	O
needed	O
to	O
maintain	O
their	O
sanity	O
,	O
and	O
particularly	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
brains	O
for	O
Rottytops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
,	O
now	O
in	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
seals	O
,	O
reaches	O
them	O
as	O
Risky	O
reveals	O
her	O
deception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
surrenders	O
the	O
seals	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
Mimic	O
's	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risky	O
then	O
sucks	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
magical	O
half	O
into	O
the	O
lamp	O
before	O
revealing	O
to	O
Shantae	B-Device
that	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
capture	O
and	O
enslave	O
genies	O
,	O
then	O
she	O
unleashes	O
the	O
magical	O
half	O
as	O
the	O
evil	O
Nega-Shantae	O
,	O
ordering	O
it	O
to	O
destroy	O
Shantae	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
manages	O
to	O
defeat	O
her	O
counterpart	O
,	O
and	O
flees	O
from	O
Risky	O
's	O
hideout	O
as	O
it	O
collapses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Shantae	B-Device
in	O
2002	O
,	O
WayForward	O
began	O
exploring	O
options	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
on	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
WiiWare	O
(	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
an	O
ongoing	O
experiment	O
in	O
2D	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
"	O
)	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
:	I-Device
Risky	I-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
DSiWare	B-Device
title	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
2009	O
Holiday	O
lineup	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
tentative	O
2009	O
Q4	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
September	O
,	O
WayForward	O
sent	O
an	O
email	O
to	O
all	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Shantae	B-Device
Fan	O
Club	O
,	O
officially	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
on	O
DSi	B-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
features	O
a	O
Magic	O
Mode	O
,	O
giving	O
Shantae	B-Device
increased	O
attack	O
power	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
weaker	O
defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
a	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
redesigned	O
warp	O
system	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Magic	O
Mode	O
from	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
release	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2015	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
WayForward	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
porting	O
the	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
release	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
both	O
digitally	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
physical	O
release	O
from	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
released	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
alongside	O
Shantae	B-Device
:	I-Device
Half-Genie	I-Device
Hero	I-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
:	I-Device
Risky	I-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
has	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
achieving	O
85/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
an	O
86%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
DSiWare	B-Device
titles	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
beautiful	O
visuals	O
,	O
excellent	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
old	O
school	O
style	O
that	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
fresh	O
new	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
labor	O
of	O
love	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
disappoint	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
gave	O
Risky	O
's	O
Revenge	O
the	O
Best	O
Visuals	O
Award	O
and	O
Best	O
DS	B-Device
Game	O
for	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
has	O
been	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
version	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
75/100	O
based	O
on	O
seven	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
