CAVE

Akai Katana

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2010

Platforms

  • Arcade*
  • exA-Arcadia*
  • Xbox 360*
  • Windows*
  • Nintendo Switch*
  • PlayStation 4*
  • Xbox One*

Genres

Play modes

  • co-op mode
  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Arcade*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*
  • Xbox 360*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Xbox 360*
    Classification
    T - Teen*

Localized titles

  • Akai Katana Shin

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • CAVE
  • exA-Arcadia (EXA Label)*

Publishers

  • CAVE
  • Rising Star Games*

Release history

  • 2010-08-20
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2011-05-26 · Xbox 360*
    Release date
    2011-05-26*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Xbox 360*
  • 2010-08-20 · Arcade*
    Release date
    2010-08-20*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Arcade*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 13 fields
Developers · Xbox 360
Cave
Cave*
Developers · Arcade
Cave
Cave*
ESRB classification · Xbox 360
ESRB · Xbox 360
Classification
T - Teen*
Genres · Xbox 360
shooter game
shooter game*
Genres · Arcade
shooter game
shooter game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Arcade
Arcade
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Xbox 360
Xbox 360
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Platform
Arcade
Arcade*
Platform
Xbox 360
Xbox 360*
Publishers · Xbox 360
Rising Star Games
Rising Star Games*
Publishers · Arcade
Cave
Cave*
Release date · Xbox 360
2011-05-26 · Xbox 360
Release date
2011-05-26*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Xbox 360*
Release date · Arcade
2010-08-20 · Arcade
Release date
2010-08-20*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Arcade*
Specifications 2 · 11 fields
Composers
  • Ryu Umemoto*
Platforms
  • Arcade*
  • exA-Arcadia*
  • Xbox 360*
  • Windows*
  • Nintendo Switch*
  • PlayStation 4*
  • Xbox One*
Release history
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • August 20, 2010*
    • Arcade*
    Value
    August 20, 2010*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • August 20, 2010*
    • Arcade Shin*
    Value
    July 24, 2012*
  • Region
    Worldwide*
    Scope
    • August 20, 2010*
    • Arcade EXA Label*
    Value
    February 17, 2022*
  • Scope
    • August 20, 2010*
    • Arcade EXA Label*
    Value
    Shin*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • August 20, 2010*
    • Xbox 360*
    Value
    May 26, 2011*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • August 20, 2010*
    • Xbox 360*
    Value
    May 11, 2012*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • August 20, 2010*
    • Xbox 360*
    Value
    May 15, 2012*
  • Region
    Australia*
    Scope
    • August 20, 2010*
    • Xbox 360*
    Value
    August 28, 2012*
  • Region
    Worldwide*
    Scope
    • August 20, 2010*
    • Windows*
    Value
    December 15, 2022*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • August 20, 2010*
    • Switch, PS4, Xbox One*
    Value
    December 15, 2022*
  • Region
    Worldwide*
    Scope
    • August 20, 2010*
    • Switch, PS4, Xbox One*
    Value
    June 29, 2023*
Genres and style
  • Scrolling shooter*
  • bullet hell*
Arcade hardware
  • CAVE CV1000-D*
  • NESiCAxLive (Shin)*
  • exA-Arcadia (EXA Label)*
Developers
  • Cave*
  • exA-Arcadia (EXA Label)*
Directors
  • Tsuneki Ikeda*
Producers
  • Kenichi Takano*
Designers
  • Hideki Nomura*
Programmers
  • Tsuneki Ikeda*
  • Shinobu Yagawa*
  • Daisuke Koizumi*
  • Toshihiko Sera*
Artists
  • Mushimaro Tachikawa*

* Provisional data