Akai Katana
Xbox 360 · 2011 · Other
| REGION | NEW | USED | CEV |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK / PALAnalysed 26 Oct 2026 | £37 | £22 | £39 |
| Japan & Asia (NTSC-J)Price guide, 9 Nov 2026 | £42 | £22 | — |
| North America (NTSC-U)Price guide, 9 Nov 2026 | £38 | £21 | — |
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About Akai Katana
How much is Akai Katana worth on Xbox 360? This price guide tracks new and used prices for this 2011 Other release, with recent price trends. In UK / PAL it currently values around £37 new and £22 used, with a MyPlayersVault collector score of 74 (STRONG PICK tier). New value is up 33% over the past 5 months. Import copies in Japan & Asia (NTSC-J) trade around £42.
Akai Katana represents a critical moment in arcade preservation—a boutique publisher bringing a niche shmup to console hardware during the mid-2000s arcade revival. The UK-PAL physical release carries genuine scarcity; Rising Star Games' limited print runs and the genre's inherent collector segmentation mean sealed copies remain difficult to locate. This is a title that defines collector identity within the arcade-to-modern-platform transition, sustained by a dedicated shmup community that actively seeks physical editions. The Xbox 360 platform itself is now legacy hardware, which paradoxically strengthens the collector narrative around this release. Disc playability is uncompromised, and the game's experimental arcade-to-console translation adds prestige within niche collector circles.
Akai Katana price guide — value by region
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