Remastered arcade shooter 'Akai Katana Shin' to be released in Europe on the Xbox 360 next year

Rising Star Games have announced the continuation of its partnership wtih CAVE, with a deal to bring another CAVE title, Akai Katana Shin, to Europe in 2012.

Akai Katana Shin was originally available in arcades. This Xbox 360 version, scheduled for release in the first half of 2012, has been remastered for home consoles. The display ratio has been expanded to make full use of HD TV widescreen visuals, and the visuals rendered in HD.

“There is always something special about a CAVE game,” says Martin Defries, managing director, Rising Star Games, “and Akai Katana Shin is no exception. It’s an exceptional shooter, which looks stunning in HD, and we’re delighted to be able to give it the full Rising Star Games treatment when we release it next year.”