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Nintendo has added new titles to the Nintendo Switch Online subscription lineup, and Angelique is one of them. The first-ever Neoromance otome game produced by Koei Tecmo's Ruby Party team is now available to play to subscribers for the Japanese version of Nintendo Switch Online.

This game places the player as one of the two candidates to become the queen of the universe. It will also encourage the player to seek help from the nine Guardians to speed up the development of the allotted island. However, the player will ultimately have to choose whether to complete the original objective of becoming a queen or pursue a romantic relationship with one of the Guardians.

This release is based on the inaugural Super Famicom (SNES) version that came out in 1994. As such, it does not contain character voiceovers, which Koei only started adding since the 1995 PC-FX port. While Koei Tecmo has since released new series entries based on the game like Angelique Luminarise, the latest direct remake to date is Angelique Retour, which appeared on the PlayStation Portable and Vita in December 2015 in Japan.

Angelique is not the only title added to the Nintendo Switch Online lineup. Nintendo also added two more titles to the collection. They are Cosmo Gang: The Puzzle by Namco (now Bandai Namco) and the Dakar Rally-inspired Big Run: The Supreme 4WD Challenge by Jaleco (now handled by City Connection).

Nintendo also added more playable titles to the North American Nintendo Switch Online on the same day. But while Cosmo Gang and Big Run also appeared for North American subscribers, Angelique did not follow suit. The company tried to compensate by replacing it with two other titles: Rare's Battletoads Double Dragon and Technos' Kunio-kun no Dodgeball da yo: Zen'in Shugo!

Angelique is now available for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers in Japan.

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Today, Koei Tecmo revealed Angelique Luminalize, the latest title in the long-running Angelique series under the Neoromance brand. While the series hasn't received a new title in quite a while, the series is being resurrected under Koei Tecmo's Ruby Party otome game brand. The game was originally announced back in 2019 for Nintendo Switch.

Check out the trailer for the game below:

In this game, we follow a 25-year old single office lady Ange, who is whisked away to another world by a young man on a pegasus after accepting a strange job change offer at a visit to a bar. There, she is crowned a queen candidate. and learns that it is the duty of the queen and the nine guardians to protect the universe.

Here's a look at the nine guardians below. The character designer for this game is Ichi Sayo, creator of Juuza Engi and Ensemble Stars manga version artist:

Yue (CV: Shinba Tsuchiya)

25 years old. A self-confident young man who is rather honest and straightforward, and acts as the mood maker of the group. He works hard to fulfill his duty as the lead guardian, but..

Noah (CV: Hiroki Nanami)

A 22-year old guardian who is afraid of approaching others because of a certain reason. He has the innocence and childlike nature of someone younger than his age.

Vergil (CV: Yuu Miyazaki)

27 years old. A man of polite and cool words, and a guardian who acts like a prince. He is also surprisingly doesn't care much about the finer details of things, and has quite a complicated personality.

Kanata (CV: Takeo Ootsuka)

An 18-year old and a third-year high schooler who lived in the same area as you, and only just became a guardian. He hasn't really been able to accept the reality of his new position yet.

Shuri (CV: Takuya Satou)

A 27-year old man who is quiet and doesn't like getting along with others. While he became a guardian for a certain reason, it's still a secret that he hasn't shared with anyone.

Milan (CV: Shouhei Komatsu)

26 years old. Loves to be his natural self, and is cheery and never reads the mood. He's been called a 'god' since his childhood due to being a prodigy at dancing.

Xeno (CV: Nobunaga Shimazaki)

A 19 year old who is kind and who is willing to do anything for others. He's very deft and can create anything. He's also very caring towards Kanata, who just became a guardian.

Felix (CV: Yuuto Uemura)

25 years old. Felix is a guardian who strives to 'live beautifully', and is willing to be harsh on both himself and others to achieve this ideal. He's also someone with common sense despite his looks, and holds a strong sense of responsibility.

Lorenzo (CV: Ryouta Takeuchi)

A 30-year-old guardian who used to be a businessperson who invented many things that revolutionized the world. He's got a strong drive to keep learning, and has the patience and flair of an adult.

Angelique Luminalize will release for Nintendo Switch in 2021.

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Koei Tecmo America is conducting a data-collecting survey regarding its Japanese otome games on Twitter. Until September 26, 2019, people can help answer the question, “Would gamers in the west be interested in any Ruby Party titles?” This would apply to the Neo Romance games like Harukanaru Toko no Naka de 7, Kiniro no Corda Octave, and the just announced Angelique game.

The company made it clear that this is not about localizations. It is about getting data from people who might be interested in Koei Tecmo otome games. It just asks if people want them, then asks if people could share which platform they’d like to play the games on. As of 6:45am CT on September 24, 2019, the response was overwhelmingly positive, with 81% of the 3,483 voters choosing “yes.” The Nintendo Switch was a very popular platform, though people were also chiming in to suggest the PlayStation 4, PC, and even Xbox One as possible platforms.

The last few years have been full of Ruby Party Neo Romance games in Japan. The PlayStation Vita got games like Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Ultimate and Kiniro no Corda 3: Full Voice Special and Octave (La Corda de Oro). The Nintendo Switch has also been a popular platform, with Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6 DX and eventually 7, the Angelique announcement, and its own Kiniro no Corda: Octave port.

Angelique and Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 7 will come to the Nintendo Switch in Japan in 2020.

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We haven’t had a new Angelique game in a long time but this will change next year, as Koei Tecmo announced at TGS 2019 that the classic romance simulation series Angelique is getting a brand-new title for Switch in 2020.

The game is set in a third Cosmos following the Sacred Bird Cosmos and the Sacred Beast Cosmos. It features new guardians and a new story, by a new illustrator and voice cast. With it having handheld mode , it’ll also be playable on Nintendo Switch Light.

With it being the 25th anniversary of the Angelique series, we can expect to see more neo romance info later in the year.

The new Angelique game releases for Nintendo Switch in 2020.

[Image from Angelique étoile]

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