It’s hard to believe how fast time flies. WayForward Technologies, the plucky indie developer behind the Shantae series and countless other games, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Wait, they only started in 1990 and… oh, right. That’s 25 years, alright. Well, instead of dwelling on the fact that Outkast’s Hey Ya! is old enough to evoke nostalgia in some of our readers, why not treat yourself to a little sale? WayForward hasn’t released a whole lot of stuff on iOS, but until March 19th, everything they have released is as cheap as it’s ever been.
The best deal on iOS is Shantae: Risky’s Revenge (Full) ($2.99), a port of the excellent DSiWare sequel to the original Game Boy Color game, Shantae. It’s a fun ‘Metroidvania’ game with excellent animation and a lot of fun magic and moves to earn. You can read our review of the title here, and please note that the game has received several updates that take care of the mentioned bugs and enable you to use some MFi controllers to play the game. Shantae: Risky’s Revenge is going for the low, low price of free for the duration of this sale. While it has been free before, it only happened once, and it was two years ago. I recommend jumping on this right away.
The other iOS sale is on WayForward’s recently-released mobile-original puzzle game, Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! (Free), a spin-off of the popular 3DS/Wii U series of the same name. Normally selling for $1.99, it’s half-off for the next week, costing you just a single dollar. I wasn’t terribly excited by the game in my review, but if you are interested in it, a dollar saved is a dollar earned.
If you happen to play games on non-iOS hardware, you heathen, you might be interested in some of the other sales they’re running right now. PlayStation Plus members who have a PSP, PS3, or Vita can get puzzle-action game Mighty Flip Champs! DX for free this week. PC gamers using Steam can get the PC version of Shantae: Risky’s Revenge for just $2.50. Given their heavy support of Nintendo’s platforms, it’s not surprising to see the bulk of WayForward’s sales happening on that hardware. 3DS and Wii U owners can pick up Shantae’s third adventure, Shantae And The Pirate’s Curse, for 25% off, and both Mighty Switch Force! games are on sale for a whopping 75% off.
It’s hard to say if WayForward will release more of their games on iOS in the future, but with 25 years of success behind them and a seemingly bright future, I’m sure we haven’t seen the last of them. In the meantime, you can enjoy what they have released for very nice prices. Remember, those sales are on until March 19th, so scoop ’em up while you can.
