Shantae: Risky's Revenge

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8.3

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Score Breakdown Based on 68 ratings

1. 10 (11)
2. 9 (26)
3. 8 (16)
4. 7 (11)
5. 6 (4)
6. 5 (0)
7. 4 (0)
8. 3 (0)
9. 2 (0)
10. 1 (0)

What Gamespot Users have to say about Shantae: Risky's Revenge

• Rating:7

  Entertaining visuals and presentation aside, the gameplay in Risky’s Revenge is unremarkably decent.

  By Gelugon_baat | Review Date: Sep 18, 2017 | PC

  INTRO:For a while since its debut back in the early 1990s, WayForward made mostly forgettable licensed games under contract. It still does, but the game that made WayForward more prominent (albeit not immediately) is Sha... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9

  Shantae Returns

  By sh811a | Review Date: Jun 04, 2013 | DS

  This is something I wish most other video games would do, have a sequel to those games that rightfully deserve it. Shantae was an under the radar gem for the Game Boy Color which became a sleeper cult gem over the years... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9

  WayForward must be pretty bad with advertisements, because this game is an instant classic! Just like the other one.

  By Alenonimo | Review Date: Dec 02, 2012 | IOS

  I have this game on my iPad and it's pretty good. It's a simple metroidvania game, super colorful, with awesome controls. It's pretty enjoyable. Shantae: Risky's Revenge is a underrated sequel to the also underrated G... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:8

  Work it honey!

  By SloganYams | Review Date: Feb 09, 2011 | DS

  Shantae: Risky's Revenge is an action platformer along the lines of Metroid or Castlevania, with a little bit of Megaman thrown in for good measure. The game stars Shantae, a precocious "half-genie" girl who uses her ma... Read Full Review

  2 of 4 users found the following review helpful