Image Credit: Bethesda
Forgot password
Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.
If you used Apple or Google to create your account, this process will create a password for your existing account.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Reset password instructions sent. If you have an account with us, you will receive an email within a few minutes.
Something went wrong. Try again or contact support if the problem persists.

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero’s Next DLC Announced

Three is always better than one.
This article is over 6 years old and may contain outdated information

WayForward has announced the next lot of DLC for its indie platformer Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, featuring three new lead characters you can swap between at will.

Recommended Videos

Titled ‘Friends to the End!’, the upcoming new content sets itself during the events of Half-Genie Hero in a previously unexplored part of the narrative. This time you’ll play as Sky, Bolo, and Rotty in their quest to enter the mind of Shantae herself, who has slipped to the dark side via the evil Risky Boots, in the hope they can find her consciousness hidden away within the nightmare realm. To free Shantae, you’ll fight your way through somewhat familiar places until you reach the final boss, the appropriately titled Nega-Shantae.

Given they aren’t genies, each new hero has a set of unique abilities to get them around remade levels with new obstacles. Sky, for example, throws seagulls as an attack and glides on the back of her bird, Wrench. Bolo uses the equivalent of a grappling hook which can help him get around or knock away enemies right out of the sky. Finally there’s Rotty the zombie, who uses her own legs as melee weapons and can teleport (of sorts) by throwing her head over obstacles and reforming wherever it lands. You’ll be able to switch between all three characters at any time, allowing for some strange but fun moments.

WayForward made the announcement via their Kickstarter page, where Shantae: Half-Genie Hero originally completed its funding targets back in 2013. Friends to the End, originally named friends mode, was a stretch goal at the time that the campaign didn’t quite reach. Luckily for Shantae fans, the planned content update is now official and production complete, with an expected release some time before the end of the year on Xbox One, PS4, Switch, Vita, Wii U and PC.  Those that backed the game during its Kickstarter campaign will receive the DLC for free, otherwise it will cost an unconfirmed amount for the public.


Twinfinite is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
Author
Image of Mark Isaacson
Mark Isaacson
Freelance writer out of Perth, Western Australia and avid Chocolate enthusiast, with a love for Nintendo that will never die (yes, even THAT movie).