<s>
Shantae	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
WayForward	O
Technologies	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Shantae	B-Device
series	O
,	O
following	O
Shantae	B-Device
:	I-Device
Risky	I-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
a	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
eShop	B-Application
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
.	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
as	O
she	O
once	O
again	O
has	O
to	O
save	O
Sequin	O
Land	O
from	O
a	O
new	O
foe	O
,	O
the	O
Pirate	O
Master	O
,	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
her	O
nemesis	O
Risky	O
Boots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Met	O
with	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
Top	O
10	O
of	O
the	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
2014	O
survey	O
of	O
the	O
fans	O
 '	O
favorite	O
games	O
and	O
being	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
best	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
and	O
best	O
platformer	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
casts	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Shantae	B-Device
the	O
half-genie	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
attack	O
enemies	O
using	O
her	O
hair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
lost	O
her	O
genie	O
powers	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
now	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
various	O
pirate	O
items	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
obtains	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
a	O
pistol	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
shoot	O
enemies	O
and	O
switches	O
from	O
afar	O
,	O
a	O
hat	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
glide	O
through	O
the	O
air	O
and	O
ride	O
on	O
gusts	O
of	O
wind	O
,	O
a	O
scimitar	O
that	O
can	O
break	O
blocks	O
using	O
a	O
downwards	O
thrust	O
,	O
boots	O
that	O
send	O
Shantae	B-Device
into	O
a	O
charging	O
dash	O
that	O
can	O
break	O
through	O
certain	O
walls	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
cannon	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
perform	O
additional	O
jumps	O
in	O
mid-air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
items	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
upgrades	O
to	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
hair	O
attack	O
and	O
pirate	O
items	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
using	O
gems	O
obtained	O
from	O
enemies	O
and	O
breakable	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
place	O
of	O
transformation	O
dances	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
can	O
use	O
a	O
genie	O
lamp	O
to	O
suck	O
up	O
nearby	O
gems	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
carry	O
dark	O
magic	O
and	O
other	O
gaseous	O
objects	O
like	O
smells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
fully	O
interconnected	O
world	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Pirate	O
's	O
Curse	O
is	O
spread	O
across	O
multiple	O
islands	O
that	O
Shantae	B-Device
can	O
travel	O
to	O
via	O
Risky	O
Boots	O
 '	O
pirate	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
islands	O
each	O
require	O
Shantae	B-Device
to	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
Den	O
of	O
Evil	O
,	O
where	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
pirate	O
items	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
,	O
and	O
defeat	O
a	O
boss	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
map	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
32	O
Heart	O
Squids	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
collected	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
exchanged	O
to	O
increase	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
maximum	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clearing	O
the	O
game	O
unlocks	O
Pirate	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
Shantae	B-Device
all	O
of	O
her	O
pirate	O
items	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
perform	O
speedruns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
western	O
physical	O
release	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
feature	O
an	O
exclusive	O
minigame	O
,	O
"	O
Super	O
Shantae	B-Device
NAB	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Shantae-themed	O
minigame	O
featured	O
in	O
WarioWare	B-Application
D.I.Y.	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
to	O
earn	O
additional	O
gems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
,	O
who	O
destroyed	O
the	O
embodiment	O
of	O
her	O
genie	O
powers	O
in	O
Risky	O
's	O
Revenge	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
adjusting	O
to	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
morning	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
awakes	O
to	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
cannon	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Shantae	B-Device
rushes	O
out	O
to	O
investigate	O
,	O
her	O
friends	O
Sky	O
and	O
Bolo	O
tell	O
her	O
that	O
their	O
hometown	O
of	O
Scuttle	O
Town	O
is	O
being	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
the	O
Ammo	O
Baron	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
brief	O
scuffle	O
,	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
bought	O
the	O
town	O
from	O
Mayor	O
Scuttlebutt	O
and	O
is	O
legally	O
now	O
its	O
new	O
mayor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ammo	O
Baron	O
places	O
Shantae	B-Device
under	O
lockdown	O
pending	O
further	O
punishment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeated	O
and	O
despondent	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
returns	O
home	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
is	O
confronted	O
by	O
her	O
nemesis	O
,	O
the	O
pirate	O
Risky	O
Boots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risky	O
accuses	O
Shantae	B-Device
of	O
robbing	O
her	O
,	O
as	O
her	O
henchmen	O
and	O
items	O
have	O
suddenly	O
gone	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Determined	O
to	O
stop	O
his	O
revival	O
at	O
all	O
costs	O
,	O
Risky	O
forms	O
a	O
reluctant	O
alliance	O
with	O
Shantae	B-Device
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
dens	O
of	O
evil	O
giving	O
him	O
power	O
,	O
recover	O
Risky	O
's	O
lost	O
pirate	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
retrieve	O
the	O
Dark	O
Magic	O
inhabiting	O
the	O
Cacklebats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
friend	O
Rottytops	O
reconciles	O
with	O
her	O
for	O
her	O
unwitting	O
role	O
in	O
Shantae	B-Device
losing	O
her	O
magic	O
,	O
and	O
Risky	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
Dark	O
Magic	O
is	O
actually	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
genie	O
magic	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
corrupted	O
and	O
scattered	O
across	O
Sequin	O
Land	O
rather	O
than	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Shantae	B-Device
destroys	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
evil	O
dens	O
,	O
Risky	O
attempts	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Pirate	O
Master	O
's	O
grave	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
the	O
revived	O
Pirate	O
Master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantae	B-Device
gives	O
chase	O
back	O
to	O
Scuttle	O
Town	O
,	O
and	O
confronts	O
the	O
Pirate	O
Master	O
in	O
the	O
Sequin	O
Land	O
palace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Shantae	B-Device
does	O
not	O
collect	O
all	O
the	O
Dark	O
Magic	O
before	O
confronting	O
the	O
Pirate	O
Master	O
,	O
he	O
escapes	O
and	O
Risky	O
retakes	O
her	O
equipment	O
from	O
Shantae	B-Device
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
items	O
 '	O
curse	O
which	O
will	O
eventually	O
overtake	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risky	O
leaves	O
to	O
confront	O
the	O
Pirate	O
Master	O
alone	O
,	O
while	O
Shantae	B-Device
vows	O
to	O
retrieve	O
all	O
of	O
her	O
missing	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Shantae	B-Device
collected	O
all	O
the	O
Dark	O
Magic	O
,	O
the	O
Pirate	O
Master	O
steals	O
the	O
pirate	O
items	O
and	O
forces	O
Shantae	B-Device
to	O
give	O
up	O
the	O
Dark	O
Magic	O
she	O
had	O
collected	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
Risky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
her	O
surprise	O
,	O
she	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
magic	O
has	O
turned	O
back	O
into	O
Light	O
Magic	O
,	O
allowing	O
Shantae	B-Device
to	O
once	O
again	O
become	O
a	O
half-genie	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
Pirate	O
Master	O
with	O
Risky	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
releasing	O
his	O
curse	O
from	O
Risky	O
's	O
Tinkerbats	O
and	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
peace	O
returned	O
to	O
Sequin	O
Land	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
and	O
Risky	O
develop	O
a	O
mutual	O
respect	O
and	O
understanding	O
of	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
though	O
Risky	O
admits	O
that	O
she	O
will	O
never	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
good	O
guys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Device
uses	O
her	O
powers	O
to	O
return	O
Scuttle	O
Town	O
's	O
ownership	O
and	O
drive	O
the	O
Ammo	O
Baron	O
out	O
of	O
town	O
,	O
while	O
Risky	O
returns	O
to	O
her	O
life	O
of	O
piracy	O
,	O
preparing	O
for	O
when	O
their	O
paths	O
cross	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
November	O
2012	O
edition	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
prior	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
own	O
E3	O
2014	O
presentation	O
,	O
WayForward	O
revealed	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
that	O
an	O
HD	O
variant	O
of	O
Shantae	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
was	O
coming	O
to	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
printed	O
6,000	O
physical	O
copies	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
released	O
physical	O
copies	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
port	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
being	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
best-sellers	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
sold	O
out	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Shantae	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
scores	O
of	O
82/100	O
(	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
85/100	O
(	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Shantae	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
is	O
another	O
exemplary	O
entry	O
in	O
a	O
short	O
but	O
long-lived	O
line	O
of	O
exploration-driven	O
platformers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
moment-to-moment	O
platforming	O
and	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
,	O
the	O
dungeons	O
 '	O
"	O
interesting	O
"	O
layouts	O
and	O
hard-to-find	O
secret	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
funny	O
"	O
narrative	O
,	O
but	O
lamented	O
the	O
replacement	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
giant	O
,	O
singular	O
open	O
world	O
"	O
like	O
in	O
Risky	O
's	O
Revenge	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
collective	O
of	O
islands	O
"	O
that	O
were	O
too	O
small	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
's	O
quick	B-General_Concept
travel	I-General_Concept
mechanic	O
made	O
"	O
getting	O
from	O
place	O
to	O
place	O
...	O
a	O
hassle.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
let	O
down	O
by	O
"	O
pesky	O
backtracking	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
annoyingly	O
ambiguous	O
"	O
places	O
to	O
use	O
unlocked	O
pirate	O
gear	O
after	O
returning	O
to	O
previously	O
explored	O
areas	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
that	O
"	O
all	O
of	O
Shantae	B-Device
's	O
pirate	O
platforming	O
abilities	O
gel	O
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well	O
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the	O
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stages	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
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"	O
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platforming	O
at	O
its	O
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"	O
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