<s>
Shantae	B-Device
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
WayForward	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Shantae	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
the	O
eponymous	O
half-genie	O
Shantae	B-Device
,	O
who	O
must	O
travel	O
across	O
Sequin	O
Land	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
to	O
foil	O
the	O
domination	O
plans	O
of	O
the	O
evil	O
lady	O
pirate	O
Risky	O
Boots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
became	O
obscure	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
coming	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
later	O
port	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
also	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
is	O
a	O
platform-adventure	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
play	O
as	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Shantae	B-Device
,	O
a	O
half-genie	O
who	O
must	O
travel	O
across	O
various	O
areas	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
evil	O
lady	O
pirate	O
Risky	O
Boots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
default	O
attack	O
involves	O
using	O
her	O
hair	O
like	O
a	O
whip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
can	O
also	O
use	O
gems	O
obtained	O
from	O
defeated	O
enemies	O
to	O
purchase	O
items	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
life-restoring	O
potions	O
and	O
damaging	O
items	O
with	O
various	O
uses	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
learn	O
upgraded	O
combat	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
must	O
seek	O
out	O
various	O
characters	O
who	O
will	O
open	O
up	O
dungeons	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
dungeon	O
containing	O
a	O
guardian	O
genie	O
that	O
will	O
teach	O
Shantae	B-Device
a	O
new	O
dance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
these	O
dances	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
can	O
transform	O
herself	O
into	O
different	O
animals	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
monkey	O
that	O
can	O
climb	O
on	O
walls	O
,	O
an	O
elephant	O
that	O
can	O
smash	O
objects	O
such	O
as	O
boulders	O
and	O
tree	O
stumps	O
,	O
a	O
spider	O
that	O
can	O
climb	O
across	O
webbing	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
harpy	O
that	O
can	O
fly	O
in	O
mid-air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
must	O
use	O
these	O
abilities	O
to	O
reach	O
new	O
areas	O
or	O
find	O
hidden	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
heart	O
vessels	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
to	O
increase	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
maximum	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
,	O
is	O
one	O
such	O
half-genie	O
,	O
appointed	O
as	O
the	O
Guardian	O
Genie	O
of	O
the	O
small	O
fishing	O
village	O
of	O
Scuttle	O
Town	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
resides	O
in	O
the	O
abandoned	O
lighthouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
include	O
the	O
antagonist	O
,	O
Risky	O
Boots	O
,	O
self	O
appointed	O
"	O
Queen	O
of	O
the	O
Seven	O
Seas	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
reigns	O
over	O
a	O
silent	O
pirate	O
crew	O
of	O
creatures	O
called	O
"	O
Tinkerbats	O
"	O
who	O
are	O
bound	O
to	O
her	O
will	O
;	O
Uncle	O
Mimic	O
,	O
an	O
aged	O
member	O
of	O
a	O
congregation	O
of	O
adventurers	O
called	O
the	O
Relic	O
Hunters	O
who	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
surrogate	O
parent	O
figure	O
to	O
Shantae	B-Device
;	O
Bolo	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
sparring	O
partner	O
who	O
happens	O
to	O
be	O
somewhat	O
air-headed	O
and	O
submissive	O
to	O
women	O
;	O
Sky	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
lifelong	O
friend	O
who	O
raises	O
and	O
trains	O
war	O
birds	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
always	O
shown	O
with	O
her	O
pet	O
war	O
bird	O
Wrench	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
zombie	O
Rottytops	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
friendly	O
,	O
but	O
mischievous	O
and	O
untrustworthy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mimic	O
tells	O
Shantae	B-Device
,	O
the	O
guardian	O
of	O
Scuttle	O
Town	O
,	O
that	O
if	O
Risky	O
retrieves	O
four	O
magical	O
"	O
elemental	O
stones	O
"	O
,	O
she	O
could	O
power	O
up	O
the	O
steam	O
engine	O
and	O
create	O
an	O
unstoppable	O
weapon	O
out	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
travels	O
across	O
Sequin	O
Land	O
,	O
determined	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
steam	O
engine	O
and	O
the	O
elemental	O
stones	O
and	O
stop	O
Risky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
fourth	O
dungeon	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
finds	O
the	O
fourth	O
stone	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
ambushed	O
at	O
the	O
exit	O
by	O
Risky	O
,	O
who	O
leaves	O
with	O
the	O
stones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
subsequently	O
discovers	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
Risky	O
's	O
hideout	O
with	O
a	O
magical	O
flying	O
telescope	O
called	O
the	O
Spy	O
Scope	O
,	O
and	O
teleports	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
reaches	O
and	O
destroys	O
Risky	O
's	O
weapon	O
,	O
the	O
Tinker	O
Tank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risky	O
tries	O
to	O
kill	O
Shantae	B-Device
but	O
is	O
defeated	O
;	O
and	O
as	O
Risky	O
's	O
hideout	O
collapses	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
escapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
archived	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
showcases	O
a	O
very	O
different	O
approach	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
considered	O
for	O
development	O
on	O
PC	O
or	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
in	O
full	O
3D	O
with	O
traditionally	O
animated	O
characters	O
moving	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
was	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
troubled	O
genie	O
born	O
without	O
magic	O
powers	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
from	O
the	O
Jins	O
,	O
powerful	O
beings	O
once	O
sealed	O
who	O
escaped	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
drain	O
all	O
magic	O
from	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Back	O
then	O
,	O
her	O
magic	O
was	O
capable	O
,	O
as	O
envisioned	O
by	O
Erin	O
Bozon	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
of	O
summoning	O
animals	O
,	O
but	O
transformation	O
was	O
already	O
planned	O
,	O
as	O
Shantae	B-Device
could	O
turn	O
into	O
a	O
harpy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
Matt	O
Bozon	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
universe	O
based	O
on	O
Erin	O
's	O
character	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Xtreme	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
Voldi	O
Way	O
,	O
the	O
founder	O
and	O
owner	O
of	O
WayForward	O
,	O
greenlit	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Huey	O
had	O
already	O
built	O
a	O
graphics	O
engine	O
for	O
Xtreme	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
this	O
engine	O
was	O
adapted	O
to	O
suit	O
Shantae'''s	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
needed	O
a	O
32	O
megabit	O
battery	O
backed-up	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
to	O
work	O
properly	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
expensive	O
to	O
produce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
held	O
back	O
the	O
release	O
for	O
months	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WayForward	O
saw	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
screen	O
had	O
a	O
tendency	O
to	O
darken	O
the	O
colors	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
took	O
back	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
made	O
further	O
developments	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
incorporating	O
a	O
feature	O
to	O
brighten	O
the	O
screen	O
if	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
alongside	O
some	O
bonus	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
despite	O
Capcom	O
holding	O
it	O
for	O
8	O
months	O
after	O
completion	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
finally	O
releasing	O
when	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
was	O
already	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
year	O
of	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
still	O
did	O
not	O
give	O
up	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
Shantae	B-Device
had	O
to	O
exist	O
,	O
"	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
just	O
to	O
reach	O
out	O
and	O
see	O
if	O
there	O
was	O
an	O
audience	O
reaching	O
back.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
wonderful	O
platform	O
adventure	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
tons	O
of	O
variety	O
in	O
its	O
level	O
and	O
character	O
design	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
looks	O
fantastic	O
as	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
2013	O
review	O
for	O
the	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
by	O
Mike	O
Mason	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
2D	O
platformer	O
is	O
sprinkled	O
with	O
enough	O
genie-magic	O
to	O
keep	O
it	O
fresh	O
and	O
interesting	O
for	O
a	O
modern	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Shantae	B-Device
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
several	O
lists	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Game	O
Boy	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Ben	O
Reeves	O
called	O
Shantae	B-Device
the	O
15th	O
best	O
Game	O
Boy	O
game	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
overlooked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
8th	O
best	O
Game	O
Boy	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
filled	O
with	O
typical	O
2D	O
platformer	O
stuff	O
 [ ... ] 	O
but	O
it	O
’s	O
all	O
done	O
remarkably	O
well	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
visual	O
flair	O
the	O
GBC	O
rarely	O
saw	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
its	O
sequels	O
and	O
its	O
very	O
positive	O
critical	O
reviews	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
short	O
initial	O
run	O
of	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
has	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
sought-after	O
and	O
rare	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
Shantae	B-Device
sequel	O
were	O
made	O
,	O
including	O
Shantae	B-Device
:	O
Risky	O
Revolution	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
or	O
Shantae	B-Device
:	O
Risky	O
Waters	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Shantae	B-Device
:	I-Device
Risky	I-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
,	O
and	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>
Details	O
on	O
the	O
3-part	O
episodic	O
sequels	O
were	O
revealed	O
in	O
the	O
November	O
2009	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
episodic	O
release	O
were	O
cancelled	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
instead	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
sequel	O
for	O
a	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
DSiWare	B-Device
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	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
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
3DS	I-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
TV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
title	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
:	I-Device
Half-Genie	I-Device
Hero	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
;	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
HD	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
game	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Seven	I-Application
Sirens	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PC	O
,	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
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Re-releasesShantae	O
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
by	O
WayForward	O
via	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
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
via	O
eShop	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
producing	O
a	O
brief	O
run	O
of	O
new	O
Shantae''	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
with	O
pre-orders	O
scheduled	O
to	O
begin	O
the	O
following	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WayForward	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
both	O
digitally	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
physical	O
release	O
from	O
Limited	O
Run	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Carbon	O
Engine	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
Limited	O
Run	O
's	O
new	O
emulation	O
software	O
engine	O
for	O
modern	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
toggle	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
enhancements	O
on	O
and	O
off	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
includes	O
save	O
state	O
functionality	O
,	O
alternate	O
display	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
in-game	O
art	O
gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homebrew	O
developer	O
Dimitris	O
Giannakis	O
,	O
who	O
runs	O
the	O
popular	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
Modern	O
Vintage	O
Gamer	O
,	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
emulator	O
used	O
in	O
this	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
was	O
also	O
announced	O
in	O
2022	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
