Joseph Luster writes, "Much like the true white knuckle scoring opportunities here, Rising Star Games has taken a risk in bringing Akai Katana to North America and Europe. It's the kind of release that typically flies way under the radar, but anyone interested in the genre should pick this one up and reward said risk with a small swirling bundle of gold."
Siliconera knows Cave is bringing Dodonpachi Saidaioujou for Xbox 360, but what else is the maniac shooter company working on? They picked the brain of Cave lead creator and Game Development Head Makoto Asada to see what their future plans are.
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.