Experience sensory overload with CAVE's addition to the shmup arena, Akai Katana. Enter 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 people have discovered the powerful Blood Swords. It requires human sacrifices to unleash their immense destructive power. The empire used these swords to crush neighbouring countries. Katana is the second CAVE release to feature horizontal combat in sumptuous HD. Prepare for a new definition of 'bullet hell'! Akai Katana" is a side-scrolling shooting game released in 2010 in arcades. A port was later made in Japan for more advanced hardware under the name of "Akai Katana Shin", and thanks to the 16:9 screen ratio, the game became even more intuitive. Finally, Cave made a third edition, "Zetsu Akai Katana", in which the quality of life and the game's balance got revised. Each game will require different tactics, so prepare yourself. New features include new musical arrangements by Daisuke Matsumoto, an online leaderboard and much more.