Jahanzeb Khan of Capsule Computers writes:
"Akai Katana is a fantastic home conversion of one of the best shooters produced by Cave. The actual game itself is a fine example of how to make a superb scrolling shooter that has all the traditional elements that characterize the genre, but at the same time having the same demeanor and polish of a title that is modern and relevant. As a package it’s wonderfully produced and presented, and packed full of futures and content to make it vastly re-playable. Akai Katana may not rewrite the book on bullet hell shooters the same way Sine Mora, but it sure is a beautiful game in every regard, one that offers a highly polished gameplay experience that is both familiar and yet refreshing."
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""Dodonpachi Saidaioujou" - why 360 has won this gen and sony have failed."
I hear the game is so big each bullet comes on it's on disk on xbox.
Cave has a mega collection of shooting games according to Amazon Japan, which is taking reservations for the Cave Shooting Collection. This bundle includes 10 games plus downloadable content on seven DVDs.
As a port of an arcade game, Akai Katana may be short but it is still incredibly fun and provides a seemingly "impossible to beat" kind of challenge that is lacking from a lot of video games today.
