Travis Bruno of Capsule Computers writes:
“It’s a bit hard to imagine that one of the first times that Shantae was released was nearly enough to put the entire franchise to bed. In fact, it did for eight years before reviving with Risky’s Revenge, leaving the actual second game in the series Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution to sit unfinished somewhere on a hard-drive collecting dust for over two decades after being seen as too “high risk” due to the status of the GBA and market at the time. Now here in 2025, twenty three years after it was initially started to be developed first the title arrived as a proper GBA game partnered through Limited Run Games and now on consoles with an enhanced version, bringing Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution to anyone who wants to sample this game nearly lost to time. But the question is, does this half-genie have it in her to bring this decidedly retro platformer to life for modern audiences?”
