Akai Katana Shin

It is now the Taisho era in a world similar to olden Japan during a period of rapid economic growth

Fighter jets tanks and battleships have entered the war and giants known as Guardians and Mugen are tearing their way through the battlefield

This is the exciting stage of Akai Katana Shin a horizontal shoot em up game





The Japaneseinspired military game visuals and gorgeous character designs

portray a dramatic story of clashes between family and old friends

These elements are tied together by strategic game mechanics which feature a wide variety of attack methods to experiment with

Find out for yourself why this game has such a strong base of ardent fans





Contains Three Titles From Caves Akai Katana Series

Akai Katana

The first arcade game of the series released in 2010 Supports two players



Akai Katana Shin

A home console version with an aspect ratio of 169 and new game features such as Hagane and Katana



Akai Katana Zetsu

Based on Akai Katana with an aspect ratio of 169 Game mechanics have been adjusted for balance





From Strategy Crafting to Score AttackVersatile Enough to Play It Your Way

The player unit known as Fighter

can switch between its normal form and a giant ninja known as Guardian using Soulshift

The unit also comes equipped with two different bullet shots

Attack Mode has more power and Defense Mode boosts mobility

Make good use of a combination of forms and modes to break through enemy ranks and destroy them



Soulshift is a crucial technique that boosts the player for a short while

In Akai Katana and Akai Katana Zetsu timing the shift well can block enemy bullets even on a screen thats full of them

In Akai Katana Shin generate and fire a Katana shot to quickly defeat strong enemies

The highlight of this title is the ability to negate or dispel attacks instead of simply avoiding them

Make good use of Soulshift to turn the tide in your favor and earn a higher score





Quality Game Modes Packed With Features

Settings Adjust options such as sound volume and screen display

Turn Screen Frame on to see captions for character voices during the game



Training Specify a stage and adjust your units condition to carry out individual training



Score Attack See how far you can go with only one life No continues or restarts allowed

Rank and replays can be saved separately from normal gameplay



Online Leaderboard See how your score compares against other players online



Replay Record and save gameplay data from start to end of session

Other than playing and pausing the replay you can also use the Edit function to jump right into the game from a specific point in time





Daisuke Matsumotos New Soundtrack Masterpieces

Daisuke Matsumoto music composer of Gothic wa Mahou Otome and sound effects producer for the Akai Katana series returns with exciting new musical arrangements for the games soundtrack

You can switch between three different versions of BGM for this game

including the original audio and new tracks created for Akai Katana Shin