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  • The Fallen Angels (堕落天使) is a 1998 two-dimensional fighting arcade game developed by Steel Hearts and published by Psikyo, which gained a cult following for its distinct mechanics.
  • The gameplay stands out for its realistic, motion-captured animations (reminiscent of Art of Fighting 3) and for limiting projectile attacks to only three of its eight playable characters—such as Cool, Harry Ness, and Tarō—an atypical choice for the genre.
  • Set in 2010, ten years after a massive earthquake cut off an unnamed city and left criminals in charge, the plot follows its combatants fighting to achieve their personal goals, with Trigger and Carlos serving as the boss characters.
  • The game was built on Psikyo's proprietary arcade hardware with artwork by renowned designer Shinichi Morioka, though director Mitsuo Kodama later admitted he was unhappy with the final quality, blaming a short development time and staff shortages.
  • Nevertheless, Kodama cherished the development experience due to his time with the team, and the game achieved moderate commercial success, being ranked the eleventh most-successful arcade game in Japan by Game Machine in May 1998.
  • A "complete edition" by Zerodiv (founded by former Psikyo programmer Keiyuki Haragami) was announced in 2019 for arcades and consoles, but no further updates or releases have materialized since.