| Shantae: Half-Genie Hero | |
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| Developer(s) | WayForward Technologies[a] |
| Publisher(s) | WayForward Technologies[b] |
| Director(s) | Matt Bozon |
| Producer(s) | Christopher Shanley Glenn Seidel |
| Designer(s) | Matt Bozon James Montagna |
| Programmer(s) | Walter Hecht |
| Artist(s) | Elina Bell Chris Drysdale GGDG |
| Writer(s) | Matt Bozon |
| Composer(s) | Jake Kaufman |
| Series | Shantae |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Wii U Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch Amazon Luna Stadia PlayStation 5 |
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| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, stylized as Shantae: ½ Genie Hero, is a platform video game developed and published by WayForward Technologies. It is the fourth game in the Shantae series, following Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (2014), and the first to be specifically developed for high definition game platforms. The game was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Windows, and Xbox One in December 2016,[2] for Nintendo Switch in June 2017,[3] for Amazon Luna in October 2020,[4] for Stadia in February 2021, and for PlayStation 5 in November 2021.[5] Versions for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 were initially announced, but cancelled during development.
The game was funded via Kickstarter,[6] and although the campaign ended in October 2013, WayForward still accepted donations via PayPal on its website up to December 2014, raising over US$900,000.[7]
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- ^ "Oizumi Amuzio Inc. official website". Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "Shantae is Ret-2-Go!". Kickstarter. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Releasing On Nintendo Switch Next Week". Comicbook. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ^ Gartenberg, Chaim (2020-10-20). "Hands-on with Amazon's Luna game streaming service". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ @WayForward (February 12, 2021). "Two hit Shantae games will be joining the @GoogleStadia lineup on Feb. 23: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition and Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut! It's a new way to experience hair-whipping, hip-shaking action and adventure!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Introduction to Half-Genie Hero with Matt Bozon". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^ "Let's fill up that Art Museum!". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2014-12-12.