THE RAPID ANGEL
Official Title  The Rapid Angel
Common Title  The Rapid Angel / Kaisoku Tenshi - The Rapid Angel
Serial Number(s)  SLPS-01553
Region  NTSC-J
Genre / Style  Action / Platformer

Developer  Techno Soleil.
Publisher  Techno Soleil.
Date Released  13 August 1998
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLPS-01553
Serial Number In Disc SLPS-01553
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 2
( 1 Data Track &
1 Audio Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
279 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

The Rapid Angel (aka Kaisoku Tenshi - The Rapid Angel) comes from the same platformer fold that classics such as Valis, Makeruna Makendo and Ninja Warriors sproted from. Like those earlier offerings, the goal is to move across the screen and attack enemies and obstacles alike.

The biggest difference with other beatem up games is the 2 player mode in which the 2nd player takes the role of the angel and can help the first player character during the game.

CHARACTERS:
3 heroines to choose from: Natsumi, Ayane and Haruna. Each of these girls fights in her own personal style. The way they fight and defend themselves vary immensely and give the game 3 completely different ways to be played.

1 - Natsumi fights with her fists and feet. Rapidly pushing the attack button links punches and kicks together to create combos.
You can also do a downwards kick while jumping by pressing down+attack in the air. She can block hits by defending with her steel plated arm protectors. While running, she can also perform a jumping kick.

2 - Ayane uses a sword to fight and defend herself. Most of her moves are similar to Natsumi's except she has a spinning sword attack when attacking in the air.

3 - Haruna. When playing with her for the first time, she may appear to be the weakest character. Perhaps to a point where one may think she is useless. But first impressions couldn't be further from the truth. She is the most versatile character in the game.
Haruna doesn't use close combat moves, instead she throws pins at her adversaries. Which don't inflict a great deal of damage. For her second attack you need to hold down, then press attack, she will throw a card that shoots forwards along the floor and explodes when it makes contact with an enemy. This attack can be charged up to do more damage.

Her defensive move is a magic shield which hurts enemies when they touch it, but takes a second to charge up. Her dash attack ends with her tumbling and falling face first in the dirt. Told you she wasn't good in physical attacks.

She also can take 3 different stances, from which very powerful attacks are possible. But using these stances in the heat of battle might be a bit tricky, so practice will be necessary to get the most out of them. The first stance is done by holding the L2 button. While doing this you must rapidly tap the attack button 4 times. Haruna will then shoot a little magic bomb which will stun enemies. Leaving them open to your attacks.
Her 2nd stance is with R1. Keep this pressed and she will hold up a scroll. Now rapidly tap the attack button 8 times to summon a female warrior who will deliver 3 devastating blows. Her last stance uses the R2 button. Hold this down and rapidly tap the attack button 6 times. With this she sets the ground on fire just before her feet.

  Manufacturer's description:

Story-oriented side scrolling action game. Advice and a variety of tricks and jumps and dashes battle. Are you comfortable with the story narrated by the actor famous animated full-length chick. Two people can play simultaneously in a participatory manner. Dual Shock vibration, both analog. Recommended for beginners and intuitive operation and rules of a lower degree of difficulty!

  Features:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Medieval Japan & Humour themes.
Number Of Players  1-2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  Yes
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v.1.7.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=2,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.7.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  Yes.
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 PLAYER 1 CONTROLS:
  Move character:  D-Pad
  Jump -  X Button
  Double jump -  X Button (twice)
  Defend -  Circle Button
  Use weapon -  Square Button
  Use Bomb -  Triangle Button
  Pause game -  Start Button

 PLAYER 2 CONTROLS:
  Move character:  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
  Shield -  X Button
  Special attack -  Circle Button
  Fire arrow -  Square Button
  Pause game -  Start Button

 

ACTION REPLAY CODES:
  Infinite Health -  
801D83A0 8000
 
  Invincible -  
801D84C8 002A
 
  Infinite Bombs -  
801D84F6 0003
 

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Thanks to ANDY DE WILDE for providing the character descriptions.
Thanks to BADSECTOR for providing the game covers.
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