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Akai Katana Xbox 360 Game
Product Details
UPC:
887195000004
Condition:
Used
Platform:
Microsoft Xbox 360
ESRB:
Teen
SKU:
X360_AKAI_KATANA
———This game is fully cleaned, tested & working. Includes the Disc/Cartridge Only. May have some minor scratches/scuffs.This description was last updated on October 28th, 2020.
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Great shooter!
Cave=Perfection…This is no different and it’s a great price!
Awesome vertical scrolling shmup…
This is a cave shooter so of course it’s “bullet hell” like all of their shooters (that I’ve played). It’s actually horizontal which is somewhat strange for the genre, I actually thought it was vertical prior to purchasing because I wasn’t paying attention.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 w.
Fans of shoot em ups will be delighted to know the 360 is a system in no short supply. This gem is a game worthy of any gaming library.
This is a port of a 2010 Japanese arcade game. However, Akai Katana goes far beyond just providing a straight arcade port.First, there is Origin Mode which is a straight port featuring the original 4:3 aspect ratio, but with remastered graphics for HD televisions.Next, there is Slash Mode which features new gameplay mechanics, scoring techniques, an extra stage, and has been reconfigured and rebalanced to run in 16:9 widescreen.Finally, there is Climax Mode which is a rebalanced and harder version of Origin Mode featuring the additions (extra stage, widescreen) from Slash Mode to challenge players who have mastered the other modes.The gameplay mechanics are a bit complicated to grasp, but are a lot of fun once they click. In a nutshell, it involves flying your aircraft and shooting enemies to release collectable items, summoning a powerful ninja phantom, and cashing in items for massive scoring gains. The game systems are all explained in great detail within the full-color instruction manual. Akai Katana is one of the best looking 2D games out there. Even the game menus are attractive, ensuring that no aspect of this game was left unpolished.Definitely buy this if you are a shoot-em-up fan, and give it some serious consideration even if you are not. This is a good entry point for newcomers to the genre, and a great way to add some diversity to your game collection.
I have always enjoyed shumps in the past(life force, r-type, gradius) but it wasn’t until recently where i just stumbled upon Mush 1.5 a japanese import for the 360 and once i saw it was region free i had to have it. I then purchased Espgaluda 2 and Don Don pachi and enjoyed them all.Once i heard Akai Katana was being released in the US i pre-ordered it immediately and i have to say, it’s one of the best shumps i have ever personally played. Everything from the graphics to the music is incredible and i love the side-scrolling style of it as well.I say definitely pick this one up and support it so we can see more of these come over to the US
It’s a great game.
It’s hard for me NOT to rate this game a 5. Keep in mind, I’m comparing it to a long line of Cave shooters: Guwange, Ketsui, Mushihime, ESP Galuda, Deathsmiles, and the DoDonPachi series. If you like any of those games, chances are you’ll like this one even more. Compared to the games already mentioned, it’s relatively easy to stay alive. It offers a nice balance in the difficulty department, so you won’t find yourself getting killed every 3 seconds. As far as the graphics and music, well… there are online videos for that. However, if you like Deathsmiles, I will say that AK completely surpasses it on every level. It’s that simple. Personally, I love the scoring systems, and find them to be clearly outlined and well-refined. Like Ikaruga, there is a definitive set of rules to follow if you want to achieve ultra-high scores.—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 seq.
great shooter.