Mighty Switch Force!: Hyper Drive Edition

The player controls a cybernetic woman named Patricia "Patty" Wagon who is either a police officer of fire fighter, depending on the entry.

The goal of each level is to find all of the Hooligan Sister and return to the exit point as quickly as possible, with each level possessing a Par Time that dedicated speed runners can try to beat. Along with the ability to jump and shoot, Patty is able to push in and out blocks dotted around the stage with her "Siren Helmet", using them as platforms or a means to destroy certain enemies. There are also various other types of blocks such as launcher blocks that send Patty or an enemy in a certain direction and colored blocks that allow the player to change which plane they switch on. During each level, the player has three hearts called "Heart Drives", with the player losing one heart if Patty is hurt by an enemy, comes into contact with spikes or is pushed into the screen by a block change (checkpoints created allow Patty to respawn at that point in the case of the latter two).

Since its release, Mighty Switch Force! has turned into a signature WayForward series and Patty has become a recognizable WayForward hero.

On April 10, 2018, a downloadable content pack for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero was released that added an additional story campaign featuring character costumes and gameplay mechanics from Mighty Switch Force. The DLC sees a storyline where Shantae rounds up Space Hooligans. On April 1, 2021, WayForward released a fake trailer for a 'WayForward characters' dating sim game called "Are We Soulmates Or Am I Just Being Way Forward", which featured "Hooligan Sister #4" as one of the romanceable characters (as well as "Robot T-Rex" from Mighty Milky Way).