<s>
A	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
port	O
,	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
horizontal	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
the	O
prior	O
three	O
being	O
Progear	B-Application
,	O
Deathsmiles	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Deathsmiles	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
City	O
Connection	O
re-released	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Akai	B-Application
Katana	I-Application
Shin	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
parallel	O
world	O
resembling	O
Japan	O
's	O
Taishō	O
period	O
,	O
the	O
people	O
have	O
discovered	O
the	O
powerful	O
Blood	O
Swords	O
,	O
the	O
titular	O
Akai	B-Application
Katana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
well-crafted	O
dose	O
of	O
over-the-top	O
bullet-hell	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
must-have	O
blaster	O
"	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
masterpiece	O
"	O
2D	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
fantastic	O
"	O
hard	O
rock	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
