Gameplay Trailer Revealed for Rising Star Games’ Akai Katana Alert icon


Rising Star Games Inc. today released an all-new trailer highlighting the action-packed gameplay of upcoming shmup (shoot ’em up) arcade game Akai Katana. Releasing later this spring exclusively for Xbox 360®, Akai Katana puts the sword in players’ hands as they take on a tyrannical empire of bloodshed to restore peace and order to the world they once knew. Akai Katana combines the adrenaline-filled gameplay of today’s bullet hell genre with the spirit of adventure offered through a true side-scrolling experience.

Akai Katana features include:

  • Gorgeous hand-drawn artwork
  • Full HD 16:9 support
  • Three modes of gameplay
  • Origin (Arcade)
  • Slash
  • Climax
  • Fully animated UI
  • Original Arcade settings (optional) for an authentic experience
  • Online leaderboards and replays
  • Local two-player co-op
  • Frantic ‘bullet hell’ action

Developed by CAVE Interactive and published by Rising Star Games, Akai Katana for Xbox 360 will be coming to North American shelves this spring.