AKA TO BLUE in IOS

Shoot'em up, Bullet Hell !!!

Walkthrough, Guilds, Tips on this special game

Our Expert Score

90/100

Aka to Blue is a masterclass in mobile bullet hell (shmup) design. Developed by ex-Cave veterans, it brings arcade-quality precision to touchscreens in a way that feels natural. The 'Bomb' mechanic is the heart of the game; unlike other shooters where bombs are a last-resort panic button, here they are an offensive tool for scoring. Canceling a screen full of bullets with a flick turns them into points and recharges your bomb, creating a rhythmic loop of 'Assault and Defense' that is incredibly satisfying.

The production values are through the roof. The 3D backgrounds and 60fps performance provide a sense of speed that rivals console releases. The Japanese voice acting and the shredding guitar soundtrack by Ikedaminorock add an intense, frenetic energy to every boss fight. It's challenging, yes, but the auto-bomb feature makes it accessible for newcomers to learn the patterns. This is arguably the definitive mobile shmup experience.

Dinsun reviewed on: Thu Mar 21 2024

The Game

Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod

Version 1.1.2Sat Aug 04 2018

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- Bug Fixes.


▼▼PLEASE READ RECOMMENDED DEVICES SECTION BEFORE PURCHASING▼▼

The first console-quality smartphone shooter! Glide with silky smooth controls through a sea of bullets!

SLASH THROUGH THE BULLET RAIN in this gripping vertical arcade-style bullet hell shooting game!

AKA TO BLUE

■■ SLASH THROUGH THE BULLET RAIN! DEFEND AND ASSAULT WITH YOUR BOMBS! ■■

Cut through the enemy's bullet nets with Bombs at the flick of your finger.

Dodge your way through 5 gripping shooter stages!

More bullets means more points!

Cancel enemy attacks with your bomb to earn high scores, and recharge it rapidly

to blow away the next group of enemies.

Don't dodge, bomb! The key to survival is at the tip of your fingers!

■■BEGINNER-FRIENDLY FEATURES ■■

Push through the enemy hordes with 3 lives per level, and a maximum of 3 regenerating auto-bombs!

Charge your Auto-Bomb to have it protect you if you get hit by enemy bullets.

Strategize your way through each stage while polishing your high score!

■■SIMPLE CONTROLS, POWERFUL ATTACKS ■■

Wind your way through the clouds of bullets with just one finger! Shoot down the incoming enemy squadrons!

Enjoy arcade and console-level shooter gameplay in the palm of your hand!

All you have to do to control your ship is swipe on the screen, or tap with two fingers to bombs away!

■■ IN-GAME VOICES ENHANCE THE ACTION ■■

A powerful cast of Japanese voice actors lends their talents to Aka & Blue, making each

stage that much more exciting!

 CAST

 AKA SHEENK

 Shunsuke Takeuchi

 BLUE CERNY

 Kanade Koshino

 MURASAKI EDOU

 Hiroo Sasaki

 KURO GUHRO

 Wataru Komada

■■ HEAD-BANGING GUITAR ROCK SOUNDTRACK ■■

Rock out with your butt out to the hard-rocking sounds of game musician WASi303.

Ikedaminorock, General Manager of the Mikado Arcade, also lends his sharp guitar talents to

the soundtrack to add a frenetic and powerful shred to the bullet hell action.

■■ A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM TANOSHIMASU ■■

Have fun propelling yourself through these 5 challenging stages! Fight your way through to the ending!

Oh and have a nice flight!

**************************************************************************

[IMPORTANT] Please read before purchasing.

■■ RECOMMENDED DEVICES ■■

OS: iOS9.0 and up

iPhone 5S(*), iPad mini 2(*), iPad Air(*),

iPhone 6, iPhone 6Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6SPlus,

iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7Plus,

iPad Pro(Second Generation), iPad Pro, iPad Air 2,

iPad(Fifth Generation), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4

iPod touch(Sixth Generation) only

■■ CAUTION ■■

Please be aware that we cannot guarantee application performance for devices other than

those listed above.

(Application also does not support OS versions earlier than iOS 9.0 on devices above)

*iPhone 5S, iPad mini 2, and iPad Air can choose from Low and High Quality Settings.

Other devices can also choose from Low, Medium and High Quality Settings,

however note that the Medium setting is set as default as it helps prevent the chip-set

from heating up. Shifting the game's Quality Seting to High will give you access to

better graphics resolution.

This game runs at 60fps to ensure smooth performance.

Battery consumption is higher than other applications, so please avoid playing

in the event of major disasters or emergencies.

**************************************************************************

Powered by "CRI ADX2 (TM) LE".

CRIWARE is a trademark of CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.


Requires iOS 9.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone SE (1st generation), iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPad Air, iPad Air Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 2 Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (12.9‑inch), iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (9.7‑inch), iPad Pro (9.7‑inch) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad (5th generation), iPad (5th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (2nd generation), iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (2nd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5‑inch), iPad Pro (10.5‑inch) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation), iPad (6th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11‑inch), iPad Pro (11‑inch) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (3rd generation), iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (3rd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (5th generation), iPad mini (5th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation), iPad (7th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11‑inch) (2nd generation), iPad Pro (11‑inch) (2nd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (4th generation), iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (4th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th generation), iPad Air (4th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad (8th generation), iPad (8th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch) (3rd generation), iPad Pro (11-inch) (3rd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (5th generation), iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th generation), iPad mini (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th generation), iPad (9th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11‑inch) (4th generation), iPad Pro (11‑inch) (4th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (6th generation), iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (6th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M2), iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M2), iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4), iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4), iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (A17 Pro), iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (A16), iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M3), iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M3), iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5), iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5), iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th generation), and iPod touch (7th generation).

▼▼PLEASE READ RECOMMENDED DEVICES SECTION BEFORE PURCHASING▼▼

The first console-quality smartphone shooter! Glide with silky smooth controls through a sea of bullets!

SLASH THROUGH THE BULLET RAIN in this gripping vertical arcade-style bullet hell shooting game!

AKA TO BLUE

■■ SLASH THROUGH THE BULLET RAIN! DEFEND AND ASSAULT WITH YOUR BOMBS! ■■

Cut through the enemy's bullet nets with Bombs at the flick of your finger.

Dodge your way through 5 gripping shooter stages!

More bullets means more points!

Cancel enemy attacks with your bomb to earn high scores, and recharge it rapidly

to blow away the next group of enemies.

Don't dodge, bomb! The key to survival is at the tip of your fingers!

■■BEGINNER-FRIENDLY FEATURES ■■

Push through the enemy hordes with 3 lives per level, and a maximum of 3 regenerating auto-bombs!

Charge your Auto-Bomb to have it protect you if you get hit by enemy bullets.

Strategize your way through each stage while polishing your high score!

■■SIMPLE CONTROLS, POWERFUL ATTACKS ■■

Wind your way through the clouds of bullets with just one finger! Shoot down the incoming enemy squadrons!

Enjoy arcade and console-level shooter gameplay in the palm of your hand!

All you have to do to control your ship is swipe on the screen, or tap with two fingers to bombs away!

■■ IN-GAME VOICES ENHANCE THE ACTION ■■

A powerful cast of Japanese voice actors lends their talents to Aka & Blue, making each

stage that much more exciting!

 CAST

 AKA SHEENK

 Shunsuke Takeuchi

 BLUE CERNY

 Kanade Koshino

 MURASAKI EDOU

 Hiroo Sasaki

 KURO GUHRO

 Wataru Komada

■■ HEAD-BANGING GUITAR ROCK SOUNDTRACK ■■

Rock out with your butt out to the hard-rocking sounds of game musician WASi303.

Ikedaminorock, General Manager of the Mikado Arcade, also lends his sharp guitar talents to

the soundtrack to add a frenetic and powerful shred to the bullet hell action.

■■ A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM TANOSHIMASU ■■

Have fun propelling yourself through these 5 challenging stages! Fight your way through to the ending!

Oh and have a nice flight!

**************************************************************************

[IMPORTANT] Please read before purchasing.

■■ RECOMMENDED DEVICES ■■

OS: iOS9.0 and up

iPhone 5S(*), iPad mini 2(*), iPad Air(*),

iPhone 6, iPhone 6Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6SPlus,

iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7Plus,

iPad Pro(Second Generation), iPad Pro, iPad Air 2,

iPad(Fifth Generation), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4

iPod touch(Sixth Generation) only

■■ CAUTION ■■

Please be aware that we cannot guarantee application performance for devices other than

those listed above.

(Application also does not support OS versions earlier than iOS 9.0 on devices above)

*iPhone 5S, iPad mini 2, and iPad Air can choose from Low and High Quality Settings.

Other devices can also choose from Low, Medium and High Quality Settings,

however note that the Medium setting is set as default as it helps prevent the chip-set

from heating up. Shifting the game's Quality Seting to High will give you access to

better graphics resolution.

This game runs at 60fps to ensure smooth performance.

Battery consumption is higher than other applications, so please avoid playing

in the event of major disasters or emergencies.

**************************************************************************

Powered by "CRI ADX2 (TM) LE".

CRIWARE is a trademark of CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.


Ratings & Reviews

4.7 out of 5 with 60 Counts
Age Rating 9+

Screenshots

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AKA TO BLUE is a high-performance vertical scrolling shooter that brings the 'bullet hell' arcade experience to mobile. Featuring silky smooth 60fps gameplay, the game challenges players to navigate through 5 stages of intense enemy fire. The core mechanic involves using 'Bombs' to cancel out enemy bullets and convert them into high-score points. Designed for both veterans and beginners, it includes an auto-bomb safety net and intuitive one-finger controls.

Features

1

Console-quality 60fps bullet hell action.

2

Unique 'Bomb' scoring system that cancels enemy attacks.

3

Beginner-friendly auto-bomb and regenerating life system.

4

Powerhouse soundtrack featuring arcade legend Ikedaminorock.

5

Full Japanese voice cast for immersive action.

Tips

Promotion Videos

Trailer - Nintendo Switch - Aka to Blue - YouTube

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Blue Archive Global FIRST GAMEPLAY! - YouTube

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Q&A

Yes, it features an 'Auto-Bomb' system that automatically protects you if you get hit, making it much more accessible than traditional shmups.

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