Crimson Katana Exa Label
Crimson Katana: exA Label is a fresh take on Cave's sidescrolling arcade shooter Akai Katana incorporating elements from its Xbox 360 port. In addition to its several game modes, this release features several bonus options available in all game modes. A soundtrack selection menu lets players choose between the original arcade soundtrack, the Xbox 360 arranged soundtrack, or a new FM synth arranged soundtrack created by Keishi Yonao. A loop selection option lets players choose to begin from the harder second loop instead of from the beginning of the game. When played in English, dialogue is now subtitled for the first time.
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DeveloperCAVE Interactive
PublisherexA-Arcadia
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2022
StatusReleased
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About This Game
A parallel world resembling Japan's Taisho era, where the technology of the period has been joined by something darker: Crimson Katanas, weapons of enormous destructive power that must be fueled by human sacrifice. The empire has been using them to crush neighboring countries. Some of the warriors who wield these weapons have started questioning what they are doing. A small band of them has broken away and is now fighting back against the empire that created them — using the same katanas and the fighter planes that serve as the conflict's most visible technology, but turning them in the other direction.