There are only few details and the plot is not touched much throughout. The story is fairly weak - there is an evil pirate leader being resurrected and Shantae must stop it. This is generally the worst in some forest levels where the branches that can be landed on are pure experiments in jumping and praying. When everything is derived from the same style, however - such as in the sewers - the bricks or platforms in the background start to blur with ones Shantae can actually land on. This is not always the case though, as there are certain palette swaps where the platforms are quite clearly visible, such as grey bricks against green tree backgrounds.
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It is a pretty big issue at times where it simply becomes pure trial and error as to what platform is really there. There is very little delineation between platforms that can be landed on compared to the mere background art. However, a major criticism in regards to this is the colours and graphics they are good but it becomes distracting at times. Even though most of the adventure is simply jumping or whipping, it is easy enough to accomplish without the clunky or awkward feel that some games in this genre suffer from. Luckily, the controls are pretty tight there is never an issue of wishing the character responded better.
Money can also be spent buying healing items or boosting attack power. In the standard style, as the game goes on, more abilities are gained that open up previously inaccessible areas, such as getting a pistol that allows distant switches to be hit. The gameplay is pretty simple with the player controlling 'Shantae,' a former genie who is now just a human who platforms her way to stop an evil pirate from resurrecting, hopping and hair-whipping a route to victory. They are pretty good looking yet radiate almost a childish look to them that might make the standard Metroidvania player wary coming off the darker plot or visuals of those types of games. The single most notable thing is the graphics, namely how brightly coloured they are, and the distinct anime-style portraits that characters are drawn in. Shantae is an interesting mix of parts that may rub some gamers the wrong way but comes together in a decent package for those not especially put off.
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