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Akai Katana - Xbox 360
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- Rising Star games presents Beautiful bullets - gorgeous artwork presented in glorious HD and 16:9 support
- Maximize your score - three game modes with different scoring mechanics
- Original Arcade settings optional for authentic experience.
- Challenge the world - set the highest scores in the online leaderboards
- Local 2 player co-op
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| ASIN | B007UMD1EI |
|---|---|
| Release date | May 16, 2012 |
| Customer Reviews |
4.1 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank | #90,084 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #2,226 in Xbox 360 Games |
| Pricing | The strikethrough price is the List Price. Savings represents a discount off the List Price. |
| Product Dimensions | 0.5 x 5.3 x 7.5 inches; 3.2 Ounces |
| Binding | Video Game |
| Language | English |
| Rated | Teen |
| Item model number | 545A07D3 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 3.2 ounces |
| Manufacturer | Rising Star Games |
| Date First Available | April 12, 2012 |
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Unleash the power of the Blood Swords.The Empire’s war has ravaged the world the people are suffering in its relentless pursuit of domination using the feared Blood Swords. The sacrifices have been great, their deaths giving power to these blades. Do you have the strength to lead a small band of rebels to victory in the face of overwhelming odds ? Manufactured By Rising Star Games.
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Experience sensory overload with CAVE's latest addition to the shoot-em-up arena, Akai Katana.
Beautifully rendered sprites
Visually stunning
Gorgeous artwork
Synopsis
Set in a parallel world resembling Japan's Taisho period, the people have discovered the powerful Blood Swords. Requiring human sacrifices to unleash their immense destructive power, these swords have been used by the empire to crush neighbouring countries. However, all the bloodshed and power gained through sacrificing close family members has made some of the swordsmen reconsider. With new fighter planes and the powered up swords at their disposal, this small band of rebels now fight back against the tyrannical empire.
Created specifically with the Xbox 360 in mind, Akai Katana is the first CAVE release to feature horizontal combat in sumptuous HD and eye-watering full 16:9 support.
Prepare for a new definition of 'bullet-hell'!
Key Features:
- Gorgeous artwork and beautifully rendered sprites
- Full HD 16:9 support
- Three gameplay modes: Origin (Arcade) Mode, Slash Mode and Climax Mode
- Fully animated UI
- Original Arcade settings optional for authentic experience
- Online leaderboards and replays
- Local 2-player co-op (Arcade mode only)
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Unleash the power of the Blood Swords…The Empire’s war has ravaged the world…the people are suffering in its relentless pursuit of domination using the feared Blood Swords. The sacrifices have been great, their deaths giving power to these blades. Do you have the strength to lead a small band of rebels to victory in the face of overwhelming odds?
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You get 3 characters. There is lots of stuff flying at you at all times. It would be frustrating if there weren't infinite continues. Control is fantastic (thank God!). Graphics are pretty good (but it feels like an emulation because of the jaggies). Effects are also good. Length of game (compared to other bullet hell shooters) is fairly long. Play mechanics are fairly interesting and the "hit box" is apparent (green circle on the ship) which is very important for a bullet hell shooter.
This game feels a lot like progear to me which was a very popular japanese shooter in the same vein. Probably about the same difficulty as well. I don't really play or enjoy these types of shooters at all (my "threshold" is the raiden series which has some bullet hell game play but not all) but this is a decent game for what it is. For under 15 bucks new it's a decent deal if you can stand the gameplay type and like playing shooters. I have both of cave's US releases (deathsmiles and akai katana) and I don't really regret the purchase. There really isn't a whole lot in this genre that has been released in the US let alone of the traditional "shooter" genre; there are raiden fighter aces and raiden iv which are pretty good ports whereas otomedius "excellent" is awful (but really cheap). I guess there are no more "strategic" arcade shooters on modern systems, but these bullet hell type shooters are still pretty playable once you get over the learning curve (which is pretty steep).
Back to this game...if they boffed the control it would be unplayable (because it would be required to dodge the thousands of bullets and ships flying at you) but they didn't, the control is excellent so it's playable. Looks and plays good enough to be worth the money they're charging if you play shooters. End of story.
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And that's where the real challenge comes in. Akai Katana demands that you challenge yourself to learn the scoring system and achieve new high scores. What does this mean exactly? Well for the casual shooter fan, you may find that after completing stage 1, you have a score of 2 or 3 million. But once you learn how to power up and utilize your power, you can actually reach scores around 80 million. That 100-million mark for your 1st extra life is there for a reason. Anyone who understands and practices within the system will eventually get there. Casual shooter fans won't be able to reach that mark even by accident, since there is a sequence to using your powers and a time limit in which to do so. Playing casually and constantly bombing will simply not reward you in any way, and I doubt you'll ever play the game again after your first 15 minutes. However, those who dig deeper will find that this is surely one of Cave's top tier games. I've spent several months simply replaying levels 1 and 2, over and over, to reach new high scores. When that gets old, there is a second game mode, with a significant change in scoring mechanics and gameplay -- in which you can expect to reach scores of 600 million or more. For purists and collectors, the disc also includes a third mode, an arcade port in standard 4:3 format. Again, this mode is complete with different game mechanics and the arcade soundtrack. Cave designed this game with 16:9 HD home-gaming in mind, and it shows. Beautiful hand-drawn artwork like this (sprite-based) is extremely rare, but hopefully will never die. Overall, I would expect this title to become a massive hit in the shmup world. Now that Cave has shifted their focus to hand-held gaming, be sure to pick up this rare gem.

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