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Rumble RosesSomething very special from the Arcade Archives this week, as Hamster takes time out from its recent Namco obsession to deliver not only a Tecmo title, but a fun, silly, and particularly obscure one at that ? Available to download now on PS4 and Nintendo Switch its forgotten fighter Angel Eyes!
Released to Japanese arcades in 1996, Angel Eyes ? or to give it its full title T?kidensh? Angel Eyes ? is a super cult 2D fighter that was renowned for sporting an All Anime Gal cast of scrappers. A selection of fun character tropes, including a school girl, a volleyball player, a kunoichi, an arrogant "ojou" woman, and a young girl with a giant teddy bear (predating Enchantress by several decades (https://www.destructoid.com/dnf-duel-enchantress-trailer-nexon-fighting-games-arcsys/)), fight it out in cute 'n' colorful action, set against the backdrop of some equally strange locations, such as a fun fair, and a medieval castle!
Check out the cute 'n' crazy carnage in the video below, courtesy of YouTuber Colmarr. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR2L0bPxY_M)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR2L0bPxY_M
Angel Eyes, despite its seeming irrelevance, had some surprisingly prescient ideas. Not only is it one of the first-ever "all women" fighting games, but it is also one of the first 2D fighters to feature a heavy slant on juggles and air combos. Perhaps its funniest and most bizarre mechanic, however, is reserved for the so-called "reverse combo correction" system, which actually increases damage the longer a combo goes on ? rather than scales it back. And thus, players with one or two fairly solid combos can find themselves taking down their opponents in a manner of seconds.
You thought Street Fighter V was "three mistakes to death"? Try "one mistake to death"!
Despite its simplistic nature and dopey mechanics, Angel Eyes is, understandably, not without its charm. Though it would receive a JPN PlayStation point in 1997, the series would quietly disappear into the annals of fighting game history. Still, it's lovely to see it again. And, as opposed to a lot of the Arcade Archives releases, Angel Eyes is a title that actually requires archiving, due to its obscure, rare nature.
Angel Eyes is available to download now on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, priced at around $8.
The post It’s Gals Galore in Arcade Archives’ obscure fighter, Angel Eyes (https://www.destructoid.com/gals-galore-in-arcade-archives-obscure-fighter-angel-eyes/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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Rumble RosesSomething very special from the Arcade Archives this week, as Hamster takes time out from its recent Namco obsession to deliver not only a Tecmo title, but a fun, silly, and particularly obscure one at that ? Available to download now on PS4 and Nintendo Switch its forgotten fighter Angel Eyes!
Released to Japanese arcades in 1996, Angel Eyes ? or to give it its full title T?kidensh? Angel Eyes ? is a super cult 2D fighter that was renowned for sporting an All Anime Gal cast of scrappers. A selection of fun character tropes, including a school girl, a volleyball player, a kunoichi, an arrogant "ojou" woman, and a young girl with a giant teddy bear (predating Enchantress by several decades (https://www.destructoid.com/dnf-duel-enchantress-trailer-nexon-fighting-games-arcsys/)), fight it out in cute 'n' colorful action, set against the backdrop of some equally strange locations, such as a fun fair, and a medieval castle!
Check out the cute 'n' crazy carnage in the video below, courtesy of YouTuber Colmarr. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR2L0bPxY_M)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR2L0bPxY_M
Angel Eyes, despite its seeming irrelevance, had some surprisingly prescient ideas. Not only is it one of the first-ever "all women" fighting games, but it is also one of the first 2D fighters to feature a heavy slant on juggles and air combos. Perhaps its funniest and most bizarre mechanic, however, is reserved for the so-called "reverse combo correction" system, which actually increases damage the longer a combo goes on ? rather than scales it back. And thus, players with one or two fairly solid combos can find themselves taking down their opponents in a manner of seconds.
You thought Street Fighter V was "three mistakes to death"? Try "one mistake to death"!
Despite its simplistic nature and dopey mechanics, Angel Eyes is, understandably, not without its charm. Though it would receive a JPN PlayStation point in 1997, the series would quietly disappear into the annals of fighting game history. Still, it's lovely to see it again. And, as opposed to a lot of the Arcade Archives releases, Angel Eyes is a title that actually requires archiving, due to its obscure, rare nature.
Angel Eyes is available to download now on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, priced at around $8.
The post It’s Gals Galore in Arcade Archives’ obscure fighter, Angel Eyes (https://www.destructoid.com/gals-galore-in-arcade-archives-obscure-fighter-angel-eyes/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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