History VideoGame / AkaToBlue

* NintendoHard: As an arcade-caliber scrolling shooter, it pulls no punches in its attacks. While the smartphone version does give you the option of enabling automatic bombing, and bombs can be rapidly re-obtained if you play your cards right, it's still easy to get overwhelmed by the bullet curtains especially on a relatively small smartphone [[note]]Can be mitigated by using tablets, which are substantially larger[[/note]]. ''Type-R'' is even more difficult; whereas your lives replenish back to 3 at the start of each stage in the smartphone version, this version does not, as is standard of arcade shmups.

* GameBreakingBug: One of the location test builds would crash when playing as Blue, forcing the on-location exA staff to disable the optino to play as Blue.

* NintendoHard: As an arcade-caliber scrolling shooter, it pulls no punches in its attacks. While the smartphone version does give you the option of enabling automatic bombing, and bombs can be rapidly re-obtained if you play your cards right, it's still easy to get overwhelmed by the bullet curtains especially on a relatively small smartphone screen. ''Type-R'' is even more difficult; whereas your lives replenish back to 3 at the start of each stage in the smartphone version, this version does not, as is standard of arcade shmups.

An UpdatedRerelease for UsefulNotes/{{arcade|Game}}s, ''Aka to Blue Type-R'', was released for the Exa-Arcadia platform. A 3-stage location test was held in some arcades in Japan, as well as game-related events in France and the United States.

* GameBreakingBug: The location test builds of ''Type-R'' seem to have trouble with not crashing when playing as Blue. This has led to the developers having to disable use of her at times as a result.

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An UpdatedRerelease for UsefulNotes/{{arcade|Game}}s, ''Aka to Blue Type-R'', is available for the Exa-Arcadia platform. A 3-stage location test was held in some arcades in Japan, as well as game-related events in France and the United States.

There is currently no console version in development.

''Aka to Blue'' (アカとブルー, officially translated as ''Aka & Blue''), is a VerticalScrollingShooter for UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} and {{Android|Games}} by the development team Tanoshimasu, and was released in 2017.

An UpdatedRerelease for UsefulNotes/{{arcade|Game}}s, ''Aka to Blue Type-R'', is currently in development for the Exa-Arcadia platform, and is planned to be released by the end of 2018. A 3-stage location test has been held in some arcades in Japan, as well as game-related events in France and the United States.

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* SmartBomb: You can fire a bomb of varying strength that's based on your Charge level. A Level 1 bomb simply clears bullets around you, while higher level bombs are large projectiles that go through bullets and enemies, though it's important to note that unlike in most other shmups, bombs ''don't remove all bullets from the screen''. An optional toggle lets you fire a Level 1 bomb automatically if you get hit with at least a Charge level of 1 or more, though it will use your entire Charge gauge. Additionally, the angle of Blue's bomb can be adjusted within a cone in front of her.

''Aka to Blue'' (アカとブルー, officially translated as ''Aka & Blue''), is a VerticalScrollingShooter for {{iOS|Games}} and {{Android|Games}} by the development team Tanoshimasu, and was released in 2017.

* NintendoHard: As an arcade-caliber scrolling shooter, it pulls no punches in its attacks. While the smartphone version does give you the option of enabling automatic bombing, and bombs can be rapidly re-obtained if you play your cards right, it's still easy to get overwhelmed by the bullet curtains especially on a relatively small smartphone screen. ''Type-R'' is even more difficult; whereas your lives replenish back to 3 at the start of each stage, this version does not, as is standard of arcade shmups.

* NintendoHard: As an arcade-caliber scrolling shooter, it pulls no punches in its attacks. While the smartphone version does give you the option of enabling automatic bombing, it's still easy to get overwhelmed by the bullet curtains especially on a relatively small smartphone screen. ''Type-R'' is even more difficult; whereas your lives replenish back to 3 at the start of each stage, this version does not, as is standard of arcade shmups.

''Aka to Blue'' (アカとブルー), alternatevly titled ''Aka & Blue'', is a VerticalScrollingShooter for {{iOS|Games}} and {{Android|Games}} by the development team Tanoshimasu, and was released in 2017.