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Akai Katana Shin · LUDEX

- PC

Release

Thursday, December 15, 2022

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Platform families

4

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Inside Akai Katana Shin

What it is

Be guided anew into an epic tale set in the Taisho era with three titles from Cave's Akai Katana series that has captured the hearts of passionate shoot 'em up fans. The Shin version is enriched with new modes, online leaderboard, new musical arrangements and improved audio-visual rendering by converting the title from slot machines.

Play styles

Single player · Co-operative

Perspective

Side view

Themes

Action · Fantasy · Warfare

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Akai Katana Shin

CAVE Interactive · City Connection

Thursday, December 15, 20223.7 years ago

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Languages

6 supported

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Who made it

TAKE OFF
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CAVE Interactive
Developer
City Connection
Publisher · Porting

Platforms

PlayStation 4
Gen 8
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Xbox One
Gen 8
Nintendo Switch
Gen 8

Release history

Dec 15, 2022PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dec 15, 2022PlayStation 4
Dec 15, 2022Xbox One
Dec 15, 2022Nintendo Switch
Jun 28, 2023Nintendo Switch
Jun 28, 2023PlayStation 4
Jun 28, 2023Xbox One

Themes & modes

ActionFantasyWarfareSingle playerCo-operative

Tags

shoot 'em up
shmup
shared screen

Windows

Minimum

Minimum: • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system • OS: Windows 10 64bit • Processor: Core i5-6500 • Memory: 8 GB RAM • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 • Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended: • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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Details

Released: Thursday, December 15, 2022
Developer: CAVE Interactive
Publisher: City Connection
Additional work: TAKE OFF, City Connection
Perspective: Side view
Modes: Single player, Co-operative
Multiplayer: Online co-op · Local co-op · Split screen · Co-op campaign · Drop-in · Up to 2 online
Languages: Spanish (Spain), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Korean, English, French
Also known as: AKAI_KATANA_SHIN.exe

Platforms

PlayStation
PCPC
Xbox
Nintendo

Where to buy

Nintendo eShop
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Steam