2010 shmup will get set for contemporary return

Metropolis Connection, the purveyor of a few of historical past’s best shmups, has introduced that Cave traditional Akai Katana Shin is getting a re-release on some fashionable platforms later this 12 months. A digital launch will hit PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Change in Japan on December 15, with a bodily version to observe on PS4 and Change solely.

Initially launched in 2010, Akai Katana is a horizontally scrolling shmup that options dynamic visuals, melodramatic lore, and a pulse-pounding soundtrack which are the trademark of the Cave oeuvre. The bullet hell epic tells the story of a band of freedom fighters, sick of getting their folks sacrificed to the titular artifact, who stand up towards their tyrannical oppressors in a bid for absolute freedom.

Try a preview of Akai Katana Shin from April’s FES 2022 stream. The motion begins at 33:30.

The brand new launch will function an genuine version of the unique launch, alongside a completely rebalanced version of the arcade traditional full with widescreen side ratio and new in-game mechanics. From these early particulars, evidently this 2022 launch will probably be just like the Xbox 360 port, launched by Rising Star Video games again in 2011. Whereas there isn’t any official phrase of a western localization, Metropolis Connection has famous that the discharge will help a number of languages, together with English, French, and Spanish.

Akai Katana Shin launches December 15 on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Change.