Developer: Wayforward
Steam Deck Compatibility?: Verified
Rrp: £14.99 (Gog.com, Humblebundle and Steam)
I know I said this in the last review of a Shantae game that I did, but I still find it facinating that a long running platformer series exists outside of the larger publishers. It’s just such an anomaly.
As I just mentioned I have previously reviewed a title in the series (in fact it was this sequel to this game: Shantae Half-Genie Hero) and most of what I said in that review still applies to this one. However, in this game you don’t turn into various animals, no this time you collect pirate gear which gives you new abilities.
This game has been a blast from beginning to end, it didn’t outstay its welcome and kept me entertained throughout. That isn’t to say its perfect, the game definitely performs some very cheap tricks in order to make the game seem harder than it is. I’d love to give an example but the best one sadly is very close to the end of the game. All I will say is that at no point in the entire game have you been shown you could do the what needs to be done to get through a specific part and it never happens again.
If you’re in the mood for a platformer you really could do much worse than this game, I fully intend to get the rest of the games in this series as I’ve so far enjoyed this one even though its a port from the 3DS.
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