Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Developer(s)WayForward Technologies[note 1]
Publisher(s)WayForward Technologies[note 2]
Director(s)Matt Bozon
Producer(s)Christopher Shanley
Designer(s)Kyle Bardiau
Programmer(s)Larry Holdaway
Artist(s)Henk Nieborg
Chris Drysdale
Writer(s)Matt Bozon
Composer(s)Jake Kaufman
SeriesShantae
EngineEngineBlack
Platform(s)
ReleaseNintendo 3DS
Wii U
  • NA: December 25, 2014[4]
  • PAL: February 5, 2015
  • JP: September 7, 2016
Microsoft Windows
  • WW: April 23, 2015[5]
Amazon Fire TV
  • WW: October 22, 2015[6]
Xbox One
  • WW: March 16, 2016[7]
PlayStation 4
  • NA: April 19, 2016[8]
  • PAL: April 20, 2016
  • JP: September 7, 2016
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: March 20, 2018[9]
Amazon Luna
PlayStation 5
  • WW: September 27, 2022[12]
Genre(s)Platform, Metroidvania[14]
Mode(s)Single-player

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is a platform game developed by WayForward Technologies for the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U. It is the third game in the Shantae series, following Shantae: Risky's Revenge, and the first to be developed for a home console. It was released in North America on the 3DS eShop on October 23, 2014 and on the Wii U eShop on December 25, 2014, and in PAL regions on both platforms on February 5, 2015. The game was later ported to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Amazon Fire TV, Nintendo Switch, and Amazon Luna. The game follows the adventures of the eponymous half-genie Shantae as she once again has to save Sequin Land from a new foe, the Pirate Master, with help from her nemesis Risky Boots.

The title features a new soundtrack by Jake Kaufman. Met with generally favorable reviews, the game was a commercial success, making the Top 10 of the Club Nintendo 2014 survey of the fans' favorite games and being a nominee for best 3DS game and best platformer by IGN.

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  6. ^ WayForward [@WayForward] (7 October 2015). "Shantae and the Pirate's Curse will be available with the new Amazon Fire TV on Oct 22nd!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  13. ^ "Oizumi Amuzio Inc. official website". Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  14. ^ Ishaan (October 1, 2014). "Shantae and the Pirate's Curse: Making A Metroid-Style Game In Stereoscopic 3D". Siliconera. Retrieved July 12, 2016.


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