When did Akai Katana come out?

Akai Katana was released on 19 August 2010 for Xbox 360 and Arcade.

Akai Katana (2010) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Akai Katana

"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"…

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What Akai Katana is

Akai Katana is an arcade game developed by CAVE Interactive and released in 2010. It is available on Xbox 360 and Arcade. It runs on CAVE CV1000-D.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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 neighboring 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.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Single player and Split screen.

How it was received

Akai Katana holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 17% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Akai Katana launched on 19 August 2010, within three weeks of Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Mafia II and Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Mafia II, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.

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