# Shantae: Risky's Revenge — user reviews > 163 indexed App Store user reviews of Shantae by WayForward Technologies, Inc., rated 4.40/5 from 300 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shantae-riskys-revenge/id431535202/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shantae-riskys-revenge/id431535202.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 225 · 4★ 26 · 3★ 22 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 21 ## What do users think of Shantae? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Peak performance - 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay - 💎 Excellent retro-style graphics - 🎶 Great music and sound effects **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🎮 Difficult controls and navigation - 📱 Not optimized for mobile devices - 🔞 Inappropriate content for children **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes after boss fights - Inability to progress past certain levels - Unresponsive or inconsistent controls **Most requested features** - Restore purchase option - Full-screen mode without borders - Controller support - Post-game content and challenges ## Newest reviews (11 of 163) ### 4/5 — A lot of fun. But a lot of issues *2025-02-18* So fun. So cute. Truly a great game for a great price. However. It crashes a lot. In the same areas. So whatever is causing the crash is the same thing everytime. I think. And it has quite a few bugs that prevent you from doing what you need to do to continue the game. I just reload. Reload. Reload. And that is quite tedious as this game has save check points. NOT save “any time”. If it worked properly. This game would be a 5/5. But the amount of crashing and bugs makes it hard to play. ### 2/5 — バグ修正求む *2024-08-06* Ios16.7.8にて終盤リスキー戦、船と戦った後、偽シャンティと戦う 直前に強制終了する。3回試したが3回とも発生。全クリ不可能。 ### 4/5 — Tolles Spiel *2024-03-07* Das Spiel ist eigentlich ganz gut. Tolle Grafik. Gutes Gameplay. Das einzige was mich stört ist, dass diese Demoversion nur sehr kurz ist. ### 2/5 — Broken *2023-10-23* Good up until the final boss, at which point it crashes every time before the second phase can begin. Apparently I’m supposed to fight my evil doppelgänger but I guess I’ll never know. Perhaps they just hug it out. Pretty unacceptable for a paid game. I have tons of free space on my iPhone 13, and literally no other apps were running, so I doubt it’s something on my end. ### 2/5 — Can’t play past first boss *2023-02-07, version 1.0.12* I got this game purely for nostalgia’s sake. I went and bought the full version in this app and it won’t even let me meet with Rottytops like I’m supposed to. I wanna keep playing but this just frustrated me to no end. ### 4/5 — Love the game really dislike the rope! *2021-12-02* I have been stuck on this section for way too long just because no matter how i jump or use newt she can NEVER catch the rope! I jump right on it, and she continues to fall to her death on the spikes below… WHAT am i missing?!??? I love this game f or everything BUT the dang ropes.. i feel like I’m going insane.. ### 4/5 — Good but controller recommended *2021-06-15* I first tried this game on iOS with just the touch screen controls and didn’t get into it. I then realised you can connect almost any console controller to your iPhone via Bluetooth and suddenly this game became so much more enjoyable. Gameplay is fun and at reasonably challenging. As you go along, you unlock new and unpredictable shape-shifting abilities. I’m really enjoying it so far and have already started looking at the other instalments in this series of games. ### 3/5 — これで名作？クリアしたけど普通過ぎ *2020-07-07* ストーリーはシンプルでキャラクターはこども番組並みで、まあまあ、いい感じです。 画像はスーパーファミコン風で好きです。音楽はとてもいいです。 MFiコントローラーがバッチリです。 町は良いですが、大問題はフィールドとダンジョンです。ダンジョンは皆、同じタイルつかって個性がほぼないです。そして一本道。 フィールドはもうちょっとましですが、単純すぎてとおるのがめんどくさい場所が多いですね。 動物の変身は好きです。猿はとても楽しいです。象もまあまあ。人魚は最後しかつかえなくて、使えるゾーンはつまらない。人魚が、後付けな感じでとても活かされていないのが気に食わない。 強いアイテムを買うのに魔法のジャムを集めるサブクエストが醍醐味です。最強の炎とボールは必需品ですが、最強の雲は使い道ないです。1番酷かったのは最後のダンジョンです。シューティングシーンはやたらに長くてばかばかしいほど、楽勝です。そしてラストボスは、強いと言うより、アイテム集めやってたら簡単に勝てるし、していなかったら、絶対負けそうな、バランスとれていないです。つまりアタックボタン連打ですよ。ライフポーション飲みながら。もうちょっと名作らしい作りしていると思ったのに結構、いい加減でした。前日Curse of Issyos クリアしたから、それと比べたら行けないかもしれませんね。あれこそ、本物の名作です。これは、こどもむきゲームですが、今のこどもこんな昔風のゲームやらんでしょう。スーパーメトロイドの類似作を期待したらだめですが、まあこんなもんです。クリアしないくらい悪くないけど、おすすめしたいほど良くもない。もう名作と言わないで欲しいです。 ### 5/5 — This is how you remake a game for iOS *2020-06-13* Now I only played the free part for I already finished the game on my Wii U but this is the way to remake a game for iOS. Instead of just porting the game and adding a basic on screen controller they went through the trouble of remaking the hud and on screen controller to make it a better experience on iOS. This game is very good and I definitely recommend it. ### 4/5 — Shantae on the go *2020-03-04, version 1.0.12* Nice to have Shantae on your phone ### 5/5 — YOOOO *2019-12-21, version 1.0.12* Who else was just looking for this game for YEARS! Like it’s the best game ever I really appreciate it ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Game crashes during final boss. *2026-05-31, version 1.0.12* For some dumb reason that was never addressed, the game always force closes/crash right after the first phase of the final boss battle, so I can never finish it. 👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽won’t be buying anything else from this developer until the issues are fixed ### 1/5 — Not for 9 year olds. *2024-07-13, version 1.0.12* Bouncing boobs and women in skimpy outfits for my 9 year old son…? No thanks. Do better guys. ### 1/5 — Never buy a app if it’s ported from home consoles *2024-05-02* When I initially began playing I was glad that it did not have any ads and only got the demo version to check out the controls and let me tell you: Risky’s Revenge overall is pretty good (Or at least compared to Seven Sirens) but this is probably the worst version of Shantae’s second (Soon to become third chronologically) outing ever. First of all the plot is a little too similar to the Original, the bosses took forever to beat, since you tap and for the controls, I have done a ton of half-jumps which lead to a few deaths. The music fades away before looping, and this makes me feel like I’ve been in a location for too long. Shantae hardly whips her hair, It gets confusing about where you’re supposed to go, the mermaids are portrayed as lesbians, the game is short and then there is this side quest where you have to get the Scuttle Town deed from mayor Scuttlebutt, and the route: Polyp bay, felt like it was supposed to be included later in the game as a good way to make use of the monkey bullet, but if they weren’t this could have easily been the final level before you battle Risky Boots, and speaking of Risky Boots, at the very end of the full iOS game, when you are about to battle the final boss…The game crashes. Upon this happening two more times, my Dad payed ten dollars for the Director’s cut version on Switch, and I spent the rest of Friday and Saturday playing that when I could have been on Pirates Curse. So overall, don’t be tempted by the lesser price, be smart and get this on your console instead, and make sure to take breaks during polyp bay. Plus, as you are playing just think…WHY ON EARTH DID MATT BOZON AND WAYFORWARD DECIDE TO MAKE THIS GAME?! ### 1/5 — Difficult to control *2023-08-11* It’s fun but when I get the monkey dance and need to climb on the walls it was so difficult to do and it’s driving me crazy 🤯🤯🤯 ### 1/5 — Never buy a app if it has a console version *2023-07-08* When I initially began playing I was glad that it did not have any ads and only got the demo version to check out the controls and let me tell you: All versions of Risky’s Revenge make up the worst Shantae game ever. First of all the plot is a little bit too similar to the Original, the bosses took nearly forever to beat, since you tap and stuff for the controls, I have done a ton of half-jumps which lead to a few deaths. Also, Shantae hardly whips her hair, It gets confusing about where you’re supposed to go, the mermaids are portrayed as lesbians, the game is so short and then there is this side quest where you have to get the Scuttle Town deed from mayor Scuttlebutt, and the route: Polyp Bay, was nearly impossible to get through I ended up wasting 10 minutes when I could have been doing something else. Finally, at the very end of the full iOS game, when you are about to battle the final boss…The game crashes. Upon this happening two more times, my Dad payed ten dollars for the Director’s cut version on Switch, and I spent the rest of Friday and Saturday playing that when I could have been on Pirates Curse. So overall, don’t be tempted by the lesser price, be smart and get this on your console instead, and make sure to take breaks during polyp bay. Plus, as you are playing just think…WHY ON EARTH DID MATT BOZON AND WAYFORWARD DECIDE TO MAKE THIS GAME?! ### 1/5 — Consoles spark joy, mobile does not spark joy *2023-06-15* When I initially began playing I was glad that it did not have any ads and only got the demo version to check out the controls and let me tell you: All versions of Risky’s Revenge make up the worst Shantae game ever. First of all the plot is a little bit too similar to the Original, the Hypno Baron took nearly forever to beat, since you tap and stuff for the controls, I have done a ton of half-jumps which lead to a few deaths, Shantae hardly whips her hair, It gets confusing about where you’re supposed to go, the game is so short and then there is this side quest where you have to get the scuttle Town deed from mayor Scuttlebutt, and the route: Polyp Bay, was nearly impossible to get through I ended up wasting 10 minutes when I could have been doing something else. Finally, at the very end of the full iOS game, when you are about to battle the final boss…The game crashes. Upon this happening two more times, my Dad payed ten dollars for the Director’s cut version on Switch, and I spent the rest of Friday and Saturday playing that when I could have been on Pirates Curse. So overall, don’t be tempted by the lesser price, be smart and get this on your console instead, and make sure to take breaks during polyp bay. Plus, as you are playing just think…WHY ON EARTH DID MATT BOZON AND WAYFORWARD DECIDE TO MAKE THIS GAME?! ### 1/5 — Not a bad game demo *2020-12-18* What’s the point of putting the same achievements from the paid version on this demo? It’s not like you’d be able to clear all of it since it stops after the first boss. Shouldn’t have added it in the first place. Maybe should’ve merged the two apps together. ### 1/5 — Is this game free? *2020-03-31, version 1.0.12* Nope, only the beginning is playable but game’s description does not state that. ### 1/5 — Force Closes after Boss Fight *2020-02-06, version 1.0.12* Decided to pick this up while waiting for the Apple Arcade Shantae to update. Unfortunately, the game force closes after the 1st boss fight. :,(. It’s a fun game, so I hope they update it! I’d hate to be out $$ for an unplayable game. ### 1/5 — I don’t get it what’s so fun about this *2019-10-08* When I got the lilac fields and got to a save man and he said buy the full version. I ignored him and he said buy the full version. It’s like this is a pure waste of my free time because this is not what I want. GIVE ME THE WHOLE OF LILAC FIELD FOR FREAKING PETES SAKE!!!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 👀👀 *2026-03-28* I used to love this game i still do! ### 5/5 — peak *2025-05-16, version 1.0.12* this was so fire i'd love to get the full version when i can dude🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏 ### 5/5 — Классная игра,но она вся на Английском. *2023-08-24* 1. Вся игра на Английском, но это ничего.Буду лучше знать Английский. 2.Персонаж классный! 3. А так всё КЛАСС ! 4. Для игроков:В игре танцевальный костюм можно найти в комнате где сидит женщина в синем головном уборе. 5. Игра БЕЗ РЕКЛАМЫ, НО там надо платить чтобы дальше пройти? ### 5/5 — Top one *2023-05-21* I wish it would be updated to support modern devices aspect ratio. Please port the other chapters, instant purchase from me :) ### 5/5 — Love it *2022-07-07, version 1.0.12* Please port the other games in the series to iOS. ### 5/5 — This is for a different Shantae game but I still love this game! *2022-01-28* Hey Wayforward! I previously had Shantae and the seven sirens and LOVE what you did with it, and there is actually some things I want to see! Like post-game content! True FINAL bosses and stuff! I would have loved to still have Apple Arcade to this day but my parents are going to lose money… And great spectacular superstar update! I just want to make sure I’m not the dummy and you did add some stuff like post-game content in it, Sorry I did it in a entirely different game, but I do not have Seven sirens anymore… But I’m still a HUGE fan of Shantae! ### 5/5 — Toll *2022-01-10* Das beste Jump and run game das ich im Appstore gesehen habe ### 5/5 — This is the best game *2020-12-11, version 1.0.12* Adam ### 5/5 — Great game *2020-10-30, version 1.0.12* I got to say pretty great game I guess well nice😀😎😎 ### 5/5 — Stunning, Nostalgic, Amazing. Wish for Pirate’s Curse. *2020-07-05* Newest favorite platform game. A fun experience that brought me into the Shantae series. It is a shame that the only other main series Shantae game, Seven Sirens, skipped the previous two titles for the series. I would love for these games to come back as well. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*