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Rapid Angel (shown on the box cover and title screen as The Rapid Angel; Japanese: 快速天使) is an anime beat 'em up by Techno Soleil for the PlayStation.[1] It was released in Japan on August 13, 1998.[2] The player plays as three delivery girls who must manage to defeat enemies and deliver goods within a time limit.[1]

Rapid Angel
PlayStation box art
Developer(s)	Techno Soleil
Publisher(s)	Techno Soleil MoneyPaw Games
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Release	August 13, 1998
Genre(s)	Beat 'em up
Mode(s)	Single-player

Plot

Three delivery girls named Natsumi, Ayane and Haruna work for a delivery company called "Rapid Angel".[3]

Gameplay

Rapid Angel is a side scrolling brawler.[4] There are three selectable characters, and each of the three delivery girls has their own attack technique.[5][3] The game contains a two player mode where the second player can act as a support unit for the first player.[4]

Reception

Upon its release in 1998, Famitsu magazine gave it a score of 19 out of 40.[1] Famitsu compared the game to Final Fight, but lacking depth.[1]

Legacy

The game was re-released for the PlayStation Network in 2009, where it retailed for 600 yen.[6][7] And in 2011 it was released for PSN imports outside of Japan.[8][9] There was no localization or translation for the release, and all the audio and text was presented in Japanese.[10]

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