Shantae Advance - Risky Revolution (World / Limited Run Games)
Game Boy Advance
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Reviewed in 2001
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✪ Reviewed on September 23, 2023
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Shantae Advance Risky Revolution on GBA, Limited Run physical edition of a game developed in the early 2000s but never released. A playable and fascinating relic. A rare event in video game history.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player7+
Description
Action-platform game developed by WayForward Technologies and published by Limited Run Games in a worldwide limited edition. Direct sequel to the original Shantae on Game Boy Color, half-genie Shantae battles her rival the pirate Risky Boots in a new adventure. Animal transformations through belly dancing, dungeon exploration, magic merchants and the trademark humor of the WayForward franchise. Completed but never commercially released during the GBA era, finally published by Limited Run Games.
Shantae Advance - Risky Revolution review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Large, finely animated sprites, a spellbinding dance and colourful Oriental settings: WayForward unfolds all its 2D know-how. Shantae's expressiveness and the life of the villages spill beyond the frame. This graphic generosity, lively and warm, perpetuates the series' dazzling style.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾4,7 MB📅14/09/2001
Published by WayForward
Shantae Advance - Risky Revolution (GBA) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
Official Limited Run Games restoration of Shantae Advance Risky Revolution, whose WayForward development had been halted in 2002 before being reactivated and published on a fully compatible GBA cartridge more than twenty years later. That heritage resurrection makes it one of the latest officially validated GBA cartridge releases, with a worldwide Limited Run Games edition including a collector rigid case. A piece already historically loaded at purchase and immediately scarce on the secondary market.
An underrated gem
Canceled back in the day then resurrected decades later, this lost Shantae blends platforming, transformations, and world rotation with WayForward's craftsmanship. Its ghost-game status long reduced it to an unreachable legend. Now playable, it stands as a recovered treasure for lovers of pixel art and adventure.
Is Shantae Advance - Risky Revolution still worth playing in 2026?
Cancelled in the GBA era, the Shantae Advance adventure finally saw the light of day as Risky Revolution thanks to Limited Run and WayForward, after years of reconstruction. The result is surprisingly cohesive, mixing the usual platform adventure with vertical scrolling sequences and a rotation puzzle that clearly echoes the lost ambitions of the original project. The cartridge is a precious historical object and a fine companion to the recent Shantae games, recommended to dedicated fans.
