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| Shantae Heroes | |
| Developer(s) | WayForward, Nexon |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Platform(s) | Wii U, Xbox One, PS4, Vita, PC, 4DS, Nvidia Shield, DarkReaper |
| Series | Shantae Team Series |
| Predecessor | n/a |
| Successor | Sequin Land's Heroes |
| Release Date(s) | NA and KR: November 13 2017
WW: November 20 2017 |
| Mode(s) | Single player, co-op. |
| Age Rating(s) | ESRB: M
PEGI: 16 |
| Media Included | Blu-Ray Disc, app, 4DS cartridge |
Shantae Heroes s a Shantae game where players team up.
Players: 1 - 4
Plot
Willhermina, the witch of darkness, plans to darken Sequin Land for eternity with her invention: The Wand of Darkness. This is a task too difficult for a half-genie heroine to handle alone! Can Shantae arrange a team of heroes and save Sequin Land?
Playable Characters
Shantae
Description: She is the half-genie of Scuttle Town. She saved Scuttle Town from Risky Boots, the Pirate Master, and Nega-Shantae.
Attacks: Hair whip, Genie Magic, and Transformations
Risky Boots
Description: She is the queen of the Seven Seas. Her henchmen are Tinkerbats, which she controls to build things and do things for her. Her homeplace is unknown.
Attack: Scimitar, Flintlock gun, Tinkerbat Guidance
Sky
Description: Loyal long time friend to Shantae. She is a war bird trainer and owns a bird named Wrench.
Attack: War Birds, Wind Magic.
Farley
Description: A mysterious space wizard that is currently new to Scuttle Town. He is currently on his revenge against Willhermina.
Attack: Space Magic, Armageddon Wand.
Secret Characters
Nega-Shantae
Description: She is the dark side of Shantae, Shantae created her with her magic.
Attacks: Every attack with Shantae, except hair whipping has dark waves.
Unlock: Rebuild Shantae's lamp.
Magnus
Description: He was exiled for abusing his powers. Today, he still has control for the unknown.
Attacks: Shadow Blade, Shadow Shifter
Unlock: Destroy all the Magnus Statues. Four are hidden in Castle World.
Ciel
Description: He started a life of crime, but that changed when he saved a girl from the demons, and then became partners with her.
Attacks: Dual Gunblades, Demon Javelins, Cross Vulcan.
Unlock: Talk to Lu about her boyfriend (this happens rarely)
Willhermina
Description: The main anti-hero of Sequin Land. She created the Wand of Darkness, but Shantae destroyed it when her assembly of heroes made it to her castle.
Attacks: Dark Magic, Aging Orbs, Lasers, Gravity Showers.
Unlock: Beat the game on Hardcore mode.
Chapters
Each chapter consides of 3 medium long stages. Defeating a boss, at the end of each chapter unlocks new abilities (Shantae's dances, Risky's Tinkerbat commands, etc.) with the exception of Willhermina's Castle.
1: The Raid
2: Sky World
3: Caverns World
4: Forest World
5: City World
6: Puzzle World
7: Water World
8: Fire World
9: Castle World
10: Dungeon World
11: Lava World
12: Willhermina's Castle
Extras
Special Stages
The consist of a mix of all of the enemies in a mysterious black space, and then you face the C.O.D.E.X.E.R duo. It unlocks when you beat the game, and would unlock the following things when you beat the Special Stage.
Behind the Scenes
How they did it.
Shantae: The Demo
Shantae: Multiple Endings was a true story?
Shantae: Risky Revolution
Play Shantae: Risky Revolution, the cancelled Shantae game!
Mii Minigame: MiiQuest
Play a board game with Miis that takes place in Sequin Land! Wii U and 4DS only.
Avatar Minigame: Battle of Sequin Land
Play a board game where Avatars defend Sequin Land from Willhermina's minions! Xbox One only.
LittleBigShantae
Go through a giant playing field and summon enemies you've defeated! PS4 and PC only.
DarkGenie: Tinkerbat Wars
DarkDroids on each side fight with deploying Tinkerbats! DarkReaper only.
MissMeloetta
Listen to MissMeloetta's Shantae songs.
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequin Land's Heroes | MissMeloetta | 2:45 |
| 2 | Dance Through the Danger (Remix) | MissMeloetta (feat Cristina Vee) | 3:50 |
| 3 | Tinker Dance | MissMeloetta | 4:40 |
| 4 | Loyalty | MissMeloetta | 2:25 |
| 5 | Moonlight Fountain | MissMeloetta | 5:25 |
| 6 | Ice Queen | MissMeloetta | 2:00 |
| 7 | Shantae 1/2 Genie Rhyme | MissMeloetta | 3:45 |
Kickstarter
Just like 1/2 Genie Hero, they needed a Kickstarter to get their funds to make the game.
| Money Needed | Stretch Goal | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $700.000 | Magnus (Funded) | Magnus is added in the game. |
| $800.000 | Shantae Risky Revolution (Funded) | Play the lost GBA game. |
| $900.000 | Cutscenes (Funded) | Animated cutscenes with music. |
| $1.000.000 | Voices (Funded) | Voice acting for characters. |
| $1.100.000 | Additional Stages (Funded) | More stages, more upgrades |
| $1.200.000 | Elements of Harmony (Funded) | Use the Elements of Harmony as a special weapon |
| $1.300.000 | Hyper Skills (Funded) | Characters have super attacks to decimate the enemy. |
| $1.400.000 | Shantae: The Spinoff (Funded) | Play the game based on the story "Muiltple Endings" |
Trivia
- KOG filed a lawsuit against WayForward for taking their character, Luciel into their game without permission, but finding out that it was made by Nexon, the same company by Elsword, the lawsuit was dropped.
- This is the first full 3D Shantae game.
- This game avenged 3 goals that Shantae Half Genie Hero hadn't funded, Voices, Nega-Shantae and cutscenes.
- This was WayForward's first game into the 4DS.
- All of the music in the game except for "Willhermina's Purgatory" and MissMeloetta's songs were composed by Jake Kaufman, while "Willhermina's Purgatory" was composed by Will Ryan, who also composed some FNAF songs.