Touki Denshou Angel Eyes
Image: Tecmo

Hamster will release Tecmo's fighting game Tōkidenshō Angel Eyes on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 today (20th October), as part of its Arcade Archives collection (as spotted by NintendoEverything).

Tecmo originally released the game in Japanese arcades in 1996. It was later ported to PlayStation in 1997 with additional cutscenes, and also received a digital release on PlayStation 3 and PSP in 2008.

The fighting game is known for its unique art style, which mixes pre-rendered 3D characters with more traditional 2D sprite work, and also famously features a 'reverse damage scaling system', which lets players inflict more damage the longer a combo continues - a bit of an oddity for the genre.

In the game, you choose from eight female fighters, with the story being focused on a fighting tournament to decide who will inherit the powers of an archangel who has decided to visit Earth to look for a host.

Some of the playable fighters include Marie, a junior high student who fights with her stuffed bear; a ninja named Kiriko; and a biker named Highway Star.

The game seems to be out on Japanese storefronts already and will hopefully land on UK and US storefronts without much delay! It's expected to cost £6.29/ $7.99/ €6.99 on the Switch eShop.

While you wait, you can watch a video of the arcade game in action below (CW: flashing lights):

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[source nintendoeverything.com]