Akai Katana Shin

Akai Katana Shin

released on Dec 15, 2022

Akai Katana Shin

released on Dec 15, 2022

An expanded game of Akai Katana

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.


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1cc'd on Shin with Type B.

Engaging from start to finish. Stages demand constant decision making and careful management of enemies and resources, while bosses focus more on dodging, testing your raw shmup skill. If you like horizontal danmaku games, I don't think you can go wrong with this.

Features a phenomenal soundtrack by the late Umemoto Ryuu.

a bit too much going on, imo! a few too many plates to spin. I like my danmaku to be brain-off, all reflexes. but that's just me.

It's like Kakusei and Kakusei Zesshikai mode in Espgaluda II but it isn't a massive pain in the ass to use and is still quite rewarding when executed.

Very pretty cover and a decently polished cave shmup but nowhere near their best.

La ambición es una energía poderosa. Es querer, crecer, tener, expandir, explorar, avanzar, descubrir, conseguir…

Akai Katana Shin gracias a su ambientación en la era Taisho en pleno crecimiento económico, es un reflejo de la ambición desmedida en el que aviones de combate, tanques y acorazados pelean en la guerra, y gigantes conocidos como Guardianes y Mugen se abren camino en el campo de batalla.

Además, es un videojuego de acción como los de antaño, un bullet hell con pequeños resquicios entre los que colarse. De la misma manera, aboga por un estilo arcade y que supone un homenaje a los clásicos del género shoot’em up de las máquinas recreativas. Lo cual se traduce, a su vez, en una dificultad considerable para satisfacción de los veteranos al género.

Aun con todo, la desarrolladora también ofrece facilidades para que todos los usuarios puedan disfrutar de la salvaje acción de Akai Katana Shin, un shoot’em up con personalidad, desafiante y adictivo como pocos.

Enlace al análisis: https://www.ningunaparte.com/analisis-akai-katana-shin/

Cave is doing really interesting games with mechanics in this one. The way the ships have an HP bar and a shield feels so obvious that it's bizarre to not see more games doing it this way. It's visually impressive too, as all of their games are. Apparently it's more story-focused? Although I don't really pay attention to the stories in these games.