is an unfinished,

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developed by the Steel Hearts development team and published by

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. It was Psikyo's second attempt in the 2D versus fighting genre after ''

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''. A "complete edition" of the game by Zerodiv (founded by former Psikyo programmer Keiyuki Haragami) was to be released for arcades and later consoles but this looks to not be happening. Gematsu: The Fallen Angels complete edition announced for console, arcade
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Gameplay

Fallen Angels is a two dimensional fighting game that takes a somewhat realistic approach in its gameplay, with super powered moves and with fluid movements animated using real motions (which was also featured in '' Art of Fighting 3''). Projectile attacks are limited to three characters, atypical for the game's genre. The game featured eight playable characters: Cool, Harry Ness, Yuiren, Yuiran, Tarō, Torao Onigawara, Ruccio Roche and Haiji Mibu. The boss characters are Trigger and Carlos.

Plot

The game takes place in 2010, ten years after a massive earthquake that shook an unnamed city. The earthquake severed the city from its surrounding areas, leaving criminals to run as they please. The game revolves around the inhabitants fighting against one another to accomplish their goals.

Development

Information about the game's development and fate are scarce, though it is widely reported that it was released without being completed. The developers of the game then reportedly moved back to

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, supported by the observation that many of the characters bear striking resemblances to fighters that later appeared in SNK's ''

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'' series and '' Garou: Mark of the Wolves''. Game director Mitsuo Kodama was unhappy that the game's style influenced other rival companies (who left to found ''K2 LLC'', later acquired by

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) In ''The King of Fighters '99'', the boss character Krizalid resembles one of the characters and has a theme song titled "Dear Falling Angel". Unfinished sprites for four unplayable characters have been found in the ROMs of the game, speculating that they were meant to be playable characters. They consisted of a female treasure hunter, a shirtless male brawler, a businessman, and a naked male with no genitals. The once upcoming complete version of the game was to feature the four unused characters, along with many adjustments.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''The Fallen Angels'' on their May 1, 1998 issue as being the eleventh most-successful arcade game among machine operators surveyed during that two week period.

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