Akai Katana Shin is an arcade developed by CAVE Interactive, released 15 December 2022 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Akai Katana Shin is
Akai Katana Shin is an arcade game developed by CAVE Interactive and released in 2022. It was published by City Connection. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and warfare. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
What it launched against
Akai Katana Shin launched on 15 December 2022, within three weeks of Marvel's Midnight Suns, Chained Echoes, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight and High on Life. It arrived 9 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Marvel's Midnight Suns, Chained Echoes, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, High on Life.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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