Akai Katana (2010)

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"Akai Katana" is a horizontally scrolling shooter bullet hell developed by Cave and released in Japan on August 20, 2010 for arcades. A port to the Xbox 360 with additional game modes, "Akai Katana Shin", followed on May 26, 2011 in Japan. Rising Star Games published the console release in North America and Europe on May 15, 2012 simply as" Akai Katana".

Details

Developers: CAVE Interactive
Publishers: CAVE Interactive, Rising Star Games
Genres: Arcade, Shooter
Themes: Fantasy, Historical
Also known as: Crimson Katana · Akai Katana Shin · アカイカタナ (Japanese title, stylized) · Red Katana (Japanese title, translated)

Release dates

Aug 19, 2010 (Japan) Arcade
May 26, 2011 (Japan) Xbox 360
May 11, 2012 (Europe) Xbox 360
May 16, 2012 (North America) Xbox 360
Jul 24, 2012 (Japan) Arcade
Aug 28, 2012 (Australia) Xbox 360

Bundled in

Cave Shooting Collection (May 2013) · X360

Expanded games

Crimson Katana Exa Label (Feb 2022) · Arcade

Ports

Akai Katana Shin (Dec 2022) · Switch, PC, PS4, XONE