Gamers hair-whip monsters, transform into magical creatures, and explore Sequin Land in the side-scrolling platformer Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. The story finds Shante whisked away to the Genie Realm to track down a powerful evil, and players take control of the heroine as she runs, jumps, swims, and belly dances to transform into specially skilled animals like an elephant, a crab, or a monkey. As gamers progress through chapters they can unlock new abilities, discover new forms of transportation, battle large bosses, and eventually foil the plans of the evil pirate Risky Boots.
This Risky Beats edition includes the full game as well as a 20-song soundtrack CD.