GameDynamo - "This genre is developer Cave's bread and butter and Akai Katana showcases just how good they are at their specialty. You need a special kind of interest to enjoy the ludicrous sensory overload that this game provides. But once you get the hang of it, and it will take some time for those uninitiated with the genre, it becomes pure, unadulterated bliss."
Prima Games looks at the best from the hardcore "shmup" developer.
ahem. well... is a game where we throw millions beans at once towards you and you need to dodge them all. in short a mess because i don't see where i am going all i see are hundred of colors messed up all over the screen.
The recent collaborative effort between Rising Star Games and CAVE has seen some fantastic titles be made available in PAL territories that otherwise might have passed us by. Deathsmiles: Deluxe Edition and Dodonpachi Resurrection: Deluxe Edition are the most obvious examples, but there are also a number of other releases that CAVE may not have had the courage to localise, such as NIN-2 JUMP and the Windows Phone 7 release of Dodonpachi Maximum. The third title to come by way of the UK based publisher however, is arguably the best of all.
A few years back, Cave (the developers of DeathSmiles) released a bullet hell shooter called Akai Katana overseas, they loved it, there are many crazy videos on Youtube of people showing off their high scores. On May 15th, we will be receiving a localized version of the game with HD graphics and 16:9 support.
