WayForward's Shantae headed to iOS this Thursday

by Griffin McElroy on Oct 26th 2011 1:30PM

Whether you're a fervent supporter of independent development studio WayFoward or you're a diehard fan of the illustrious Shantae franchise -- and, really, who isn't -- you'll have reason to celebrate tomorrow. WayForward just announced on Twitter that Shantae: Risky's Revenge will arrive on the iOS App Store tomorrow.

If you're familiar with the DSiWare original, you're in for a similar experience, though the game has been optimized to make it a bit more virtual-controller-friendly. Which is to say, it's a little bit easier this time around. Also, whenever you die because you jumped when you meant to attack, a soothing note pops up, reminding you not to hurl your phone into oncoming traffic.

Source: WayForward on Twitter

Tags: ios, iphone, mobile, release-date, shantae-riskys-revenge, wayforward

Reader Comments (11)

I guess you could say releasing a game like this on a platform with no buttons is a bit...

...Risky.

@CoconutSkittle YYYYYYYEEEEEAAAAHHHHH

*puts on glasses*

but really, this game rocks. one of maybe 2 DSiware worth playing.

@frickandfrak

Cave Story, Might Flip Champs, Starship Defense, Fieldrunners, Alpha Bounce, Mr. Driller, Photo Dojo...

And more exist. DSiware sucks, but there are more than 2 good games on it!

@frickandfrak

Have to agree, love this game and it is one of the few DSiware games that is worth spending money on. The whole Nintendo handheld store is mostly a joke still for whatever reason. It should be a gold mine for them. How they manage to mess up anything to do with online functionality is beyond me.