Akai Katana

Akai Katana

Title Screen

Developer:	CAVE
Music:	Ryu Umemoto
Program:	Tsuneki Ikeda Shinobu Yagawa Daisuke Koizumi Toshihiko Sera Takashi Ichimura Yuji Inoue
Art:	Tachikawa Mushimaro Takeharu Isogai Hideki Nomura Toshiyuki Kuroiwa
Designer:	Hiroyuki Tanaka Akira Wakabayashi
Release date:	Arcade: August 13, 2010 Xbox 360: May 26, 2011 (JP) May 15, 2012 (NA,EU) Switch, PS4, Steam, Xbox One: December 15, 2022
Previous game:	DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Black Label
Next game:	DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou

Akai Katana is a side scrolling shooter developed by Cave.

For replay videos, visit the Video Index.

Console Release Notes

Xbox 360

• Physical Release? - Yes
• Region Locked? - Yes
• Arranged Modes - Yes: 'Akai Katana Climax', 'Akai Katana Slash'[1]. 'Origin' and 'Slash' modes also have 'Novice' versions.
• Online Leaderboards? - Yes
• Tate Option? - n/a Hori
• Original Arcade Graphics - Yes in 'Origin Mode' (and Xbox 360 can be forced to output 4:3 ratio at 480p)
• Internal Scanlines Generator: No (T_T)
• Graphical Filters: Smoothing On/Off
• Training mode - Yes
• Save States - Yes - see below:

- Turn on Replay Saving in the options
- In 'Training' mode, configure the options for the start of your chosen level (or you can record a full run outside training mode)
- Commence your run. DO NOT CONTINUE and DO NOT RESTART as this will prevent Replay saving.
- At the end of the run, save it to Replays.
- You can now watch the replay, fast forward to the part you want to practice AND TAKE OVER CONTROL at any point by pressing the 'BACK'/SELECT button.
- If you take over control and do not continue/restart, you can save this new run to a separate slot. You now have 2 saved runs that you can practice from.

• Training Mode Configuration:

- Level Select - Yes
- Customise Resources - Yes, all.
- Save multiple sets of training configurations - Yes
- Boss Fight Select - No (but can access from Replays)
- Mid Boss Fight Select - No (but can access from Replays)
- Save Training Run Replays - Yes

• Replay Mode - Yes (& can download high scoring replays from Leaderboards)
• Replay Options:

- Can slow playback to 1/2 speed.
- Can take control of the ship during the replay & continue playing.