Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! After three highly successful outings with Shantae, Shantae: Risky’s Revenge, and Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, Shantae and her friends finally get a full HD console-based sequel! Boasting vivid, detailed high-definition graphics that retain the 2D hand-drawn sprites the series is known for, this newest entry in the Shantae series almost looks like a playable TV show! Presented as a stage-based 2.5D platformer with heavy exploration elements, Shantae uses her trademark Hair-Whip Attack to dispatch enemies, then takes advantage of her Belly Dance Magic to transform into 8 different forms that each have their own unique abilities and move sets. As new forms are mastered, old stages can be re-explored to unearth new items and secrets, ensuring there’s plenty of content on offer for novices and platforming gurus alike. Topple the villainous Baron behind each criminal caper afflicting Sequin Land, and prepare for the ultimate showdown against Shantae’s arch-nemesis: that bodacious buccaneer, Risky Boots!
Key Features:
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Key Features:
1, Shantae’s trademark moves return! Dance to transform into all-new and classic creatures, or summon magical attacks! Over a dozen dances to discover in all!
2, New Relic System allows players to unlock new powers and customize moves for Shantae and her many forms!
3, Conquer arcade-style action stages that unfold into a full world to explore. Fast action and quest-style exploration rolled into one!
4, When Shantae’s story ends, you’re just getting started! DLC Modes introduce new characters, levels, and bosses!
5, Huge Bosses, humorous dialogue, and the wonderfully weird Shantae cast return, now in fully animated HD!
"Shantae is roused from a deep sleep, suddenly alert. She plunges into the moonlit forest in search of answers. In nearby Scuttle Town she discovers a mysterious trapdoor, and beyond that, a luminous subterranean cavern. A familiar voice calls out, drawing Shantae to a beautiful fountain. Touching its waters she is immediately spirited away to the fabled Genie Realm. At her feet a magical seal swells as some powerful evil seeks escape. The chamber trembles with a deep, bellowing roar and everything goes white. Shantae sits upright, back in her bed. Was it just a dream? Or a vision of things to come?"
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | 2.2 GHz Dual-Core CPU with Hyper Threading | AMD Phenom(TM) II X6 1035T Processor @ 2.6GHz / Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.4GHz or higher |
| CPU SPEED | 2.2 GHz Dual-Core CPU with Hyper Threading | |
| VRAM | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 | Windows®8 or Windows®10 |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA GeForce 310 or equivalent (it must be able to manage Pixel Shader 3.0) with at least 1GB of display memory | AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or higher |
| Direct X | Version 9.0 | Version 11 |
| SOUND CARD | DirectX Compatible | DirectX Compatible |
| HDD Space | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Game Analysis | The cheapest graphics card you can play it on is an NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT. But, according to the developers the recommended graphics card is an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460. To play Shantae: Half-Genie Hero you will need a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core 2 Duo T5850. However, the developers recommend a CPU greater or equal to an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 to play the game. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero system requirements state that you will need at least 2 GB of RAM. If possible, make sure your have 4 GB of RAM in order to run Shantae: Half-Genie Hero to its full potential. You will need at least 2 GB of free disk space to install Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. Make sure your have 3 GB of free disk space in order to install Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero will run on PC system with Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and upwards. | |
Shantae Game Series [View Shantae Full Game Series]
- A Hole In Space
- A hermit crab is finding a house
- A Calm Memory Game
- A Day
- (Early Access Optional) Dudes on a Map: Game Master
- Lucid Cycle
- My Universe – School Teacher
- //TODO: today Original Soundtrack
- A Conversation With Mister Rabbit
- A Frog’s Tale
- 2D Platformer GAME (Toy Factory)
- 4 Witch Seasons & Convenant
- a guard walks into a tavern
- The Help Desk
- eemmmpty
The best that the franchise has ever looked. Amazing to see this Kickstarter-backed success story turn out great results. Not overly difficult, but that’s what the hardcore mode is for if you’re looking for a challenge. The cast still has the humor and charm of past games while the presentation is smoothly animated.
Although, there is a lot of backtracking to a limited set of levels and many of the missions in the overall story seem to be more like loosely stitched-together side stories in a patchwork quilt. With this in mind, “Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse” felt like a better package, but that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy “Half Genie Hero.”
I give it an 8/10. It is my favorite of the whole franchise: good levels, good gameplay, the characters are still well characterized and maintain that charisma, in addition to very good soundtrack. Due to his difficulty he is the best to start in the franchise, although Pirate`s Curse (8.5 / 10) did some things better like: a better story to tell us the past of Risky and Rottytops, see Shantae and Risky collaborate together and The well-designed Dungeons, unlike the Half Genie Hero where there is no right, so I consider Pirate`s Curse the best of the series, and Half Genie Hero the second best.