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Microsoft Windows |genre = Platform |modes = 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''. 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 released on Steam on April 23, 2015.〔 On November 19, 2015, a physical Nintendo 3DS version was released exclusively to the Japanese market.〔 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 and additional artwork by Inti Creates. Met with critical acclaim, just like the first two entries in the series, the game was a nominee for best 3DS game and best platformer by IGN (losing to ''Persona Q'' and ''Bravely Default'' for the first category and to ''Stealth Inc. 2'' for the second) and made the Top 10 of the Club Nintendo 2014 survey of the fans' favourite games, which featured more than 682,000 voters. It also was commercially successful, appearing in the best-sellers for the 3DS. A fourth entry in the series, ''Shantae: Half-Genie Hero'', is already in development. ==Gameplay== Like its predecessors, ''Shantae and the Pirate's Curse'' casts players in the role of Shantae the half-genie, who can attack enemies using her hair. Having lost her genie powers in the previous game, Shantae now makes use of various pirate items that the player obtains during the course of the game. These include a pistol that can be used to shoot enemies and switches from afar, a hat that can be used to glide through the air and ride on gusts of wind, a scimitar that can break blocks using a downwards thrust, boots that send Shantae into a charging dash that can break through certain walls, and a cannon that can be used to perform addition jumps in mid-air. Players can also make use of various items, such as damaging pike balls or health restoring potions. These items, as well as upgrades to Shantae's hair attack and pirate items, can be purchased using gems obtained from enemies and breakable objects. In place of transformation dances, Shantae can use a genie lamp to suck up nearby gems, as well as carry dark magic and other gaseous objects like smells. Each of the game's many islands often require Shantae to gain access to an evil den, where one of the pirate items can be found, and defeat a boss in order to gain a map to the next island. Players will often be required to fulfil certain quests in order to progress, such as finding an item on one island and giving it to someone on another. Hidden across the various islands are twenty cursed Cacklebats, which the player must defeat and extract Dark Magic from in order to obtain the game's best ending. Also hidden throughout each island are 32 Heart Squids, which can be exchanged to increase Shantae's maximum health. Clearing the game unlocks Pirate Mode, which gives Shantae all of her pirate items from the start to allow the player to perform speedruns.〔https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4219sN9nAg0〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shantae and the Pirate's Curse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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