Shantae: Risky's Revenge

Name: Shantae: Risky's Revenge
Rating: 4.4 (300 reviews)
Author: WayForward Technologies, Inc.

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Adventure

Overview

Version:

1.0.12

Last updated: 2017-11-03

Ranking

#100,264 ▼ 419

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Shantae: Risky’s Revenge is a celebrated handheld action-adventure platformer known for hair-whip combat and belly-dance transformations. This page highlights its critical acclaim—Apple features, Metacritic’s high rating, and IGN's Game of the Year 2010—as well as core gameplay elements and visuals.

Gameplay focuses on transforming via belly dances into Monkey, Elephant, or Mermaid forms, solving puzzles with hair whip, battling epic bosses, and enjoying thousands of animation frames. The page also notes retina display visuals, Game Center support, multiple save slots, and controller compatibility.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

WayForward Technologies, Inc.

Rating:

4.40

(300)

Version:

1.0.12 Last updated: 2017-11-03

Version code:

841395030

Creation date:

2011-10-27

Compatible devices:

Size:

118.96MB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-21

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Ranking

# 100,264 ▼ 419

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Developed by:

WayForward Technologies, Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shantae-riskys-revenge/id431535202

Website:

http://www.wayforward.com

User Reviews

Shantae: Risky’s Revenge on iOS is a charming, nostalgia-rich platformer that fans enjoy for its core gameplay. However, it suffers from stability and control issues on mobile: frequent crashes and bugs, difficult touch controls (notably rope sections), and a save/checkpoint system that can make progression tedious. The game is praised for its fan appeal and the effort to adapt for iOS with a redesigned HUD, but stability fixes and improved control refinement are needed to unlock its full mobile potential.

Pros

Fun, cute, and nostalgic Shantae platformer with engaging gameplay that fans frequently praise.
Strong nostalgia factor and affection for the Shantae series among players.
Effort to tailor the experience for iOS with a redesigned HUD and touch controls to improve mobile play.

Cons

Frequent crashes and bugs that block progress, including near boss fights and final encounters.
On-screen touch controls can be hard to master, with rope mechanics causing deaths and navigation issues.
Checkpoint-based save system can require tedious reloads and disrupt progression.

Recent reviews

For some dumb reason that was never addressed, the game always force closes/crash right after the first phase of the final boss battle, so I can never finish it. 👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽won’t be buying anything else from this developer until the issues are fixed

by br*****, 2026-05-31

So fun. So cute. Truly a great game for a great price. However. It crashes a lot. In the same areas. So whatever is causing the crash is the same thing everytime. I think. And it has quite a few bugs that prevent you from doing what you need to do to continue the game. I just reload. Reload. Reload. And that is quite tedious as this game has save check points. NOT save “any time”. If it worked properly. This game would be a 5/5. But the amount of crashing and bugs makes it hard to play.