AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2003 Shantae Advance announced WayForward Technologies is working on a GBA sequel to its colorful 2D platform game. First screens inside. WayForward Technologies has today announced that it's working on a sequel to its Game Boy Color 2D platform game Shantae . Shantae Advance will see players reprising the titular role of a young belly-dancing genie named Shantae who is able to whip enemies with her hair and to change into a number of different creature forms that give her additional abilities such as flying, digging, climbing, swimming, and diving. Creature forms that will become available to players as they progress through the game include a mermaid, an elephant, and a monkey. The game's storyline will see players attempting to save the magical Sequin Land from the nefarious lady-pirate Risky Boots. In addition to the single-player game, Shantae Advance will feature an all-new multiplayer battle mode for up to four players. No release date or publisher for Shantae Advance has been confirmed at this time, but we'll bring you more information on the game as soon as it becomes available. By Justin Calvert, GameSpot POSTED: 11/27/03 04:11 AM Some of you are probably thinking "who cares?" However, that likely means you haven't played the original game. Shantae for Game Boy Color was originally an SNES game that came out for the GBC after many delays, published by Capcom. It's a very cool, innovative platformer bursting with personality, great art and gameplay, with only one flaw to complain about (enemies respawn too close to you, so you have to move quickly after defeating one). Gameplay featured RPG-like towns (where you can buy subweapons and relics that give you new attacks), dances which teleport you and morph you into different animals. The original game still looks like an SNES game, with the great graphics and animation, so this one should be even more impressions. If they fix that up, tweak a few things, you've got an awesome title to look forward to. Oddly, development on this title has been going on for about a year, yet they act as if this is news. Check out here for an older preview. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Notorious CRD Report post Posted November 27, 2003 This is great news and hopefully will give the potential Shantae franchise the push it deserves. Can't wait to play the new one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
