<s>
Wasteland	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Finnish	O
independent	O
developer	O
team	O
Octane	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
published	O
by	O
Meridian4	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
is	O
distributed	O
online	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Impulse	B-Application
,	O
GamersGate	O
,	O
Direct2Drive	O
,	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Download	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
that	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
dual-monitors	B-General_Concept
,	O
support	O
for	O
editable	O
key	O
configurations	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
destructible	O
objects	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
enemies	O
are	O
killed	O
,	O
they	O
leave	O
behind	O
weapons	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
such	O
as	O
napalm	O
,	O
land	O
mines	O
,	O
or	O
Electromagnetic	O
pulse	O
bombs	O
(	O
EMPs	O
)	O
;	O
or	O
they	O
drop	O
upgrades	B-General_Concept
which	O
improve	O
the	O
car	O
's	O
weapons	O
or	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
weapon	O
upgrade	B-General_Concept
offers	O
players	O
incendiary	O
ammunition	O
for	O
the	O
car	O
's	O
machine	O
guns	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
destroy	O
enemies	O
by	O
lighting	O
them	O
on	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
boss	O
is	O
a	O
giant	O
steamroller	B-Application
with	O
an	O
attached	O
flamethrower	O
that	O
can	O
not	O
be	O
damaged	O
by	O
the	O
car	O
's	O
regular	O
guns	O
and	O
instead	O
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
napalm	O
to	O
destroy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
survivors	O
have	O
formed	O
gangs	O
,	O
some	O
turned	O
into	O
mutants	O
from	O
the	O
war	O
's	O
radiation	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
joined	O
an	O
evil	O
militia	B-Application
;	O
collectively	O
,	O
these	O
groups	O
are	O
known	O
as	O
Wastelanders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angel	O
reaches	O
Coalhaven	O
and	O
uses	O
her	O
armored	O
car	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
city	O
from	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
renegade	O
militia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wasteland	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
prospective	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
summer	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wasteland	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
would	O
be	O
their	O
first	O
release	O
under	O
the	O
Octane	O
Games	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
had	O
already	O
announced	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
:	O
a	O
pirate	O
role-playing	O
game	O
titled	O
Raven	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Wasteland	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
is	O
published	O
by	O
Meridian4	O
,	O
Raven	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
was	O
signed	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
TopWare	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
announcement	O
for	O
Wasteland	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
noted	O
plans	O
to	O
make	O
additional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
available	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
August	O
2011	O
interview	O
,	O
Octane	O
Games	O
CEO	O
Jussi	O
Tähtinen	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
focusing	O
on	O
multiplatform	O
development	O
and	O
that	O
Wasteland	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
seemed	O
in	O
ideal	O
fit	O
to	O
be	O
marketed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
he	O
declined	O
to	O
share	O
any	O
specific	O
plans	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
either	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wasteland	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
through	O
online	O
distribution	O
networks	O
:	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Impulse	B-Application
,	O
GamersGate	O
,	O
Direct2Drive	O
,	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Download	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Meridian4	O
's	O
Marketing	O
Director	O
Steve	O
Milburn	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Much	O
like	O
the	O
Honey	O
Badger	O
,	O
Wasteland	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
is	O
also	O
'	O
pretty	O
badass	O
 '	O
"	O
and	O
provided	O
a	O
hyperlink	O
to	O
a	O
satirical	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
about	O
the	O
honey	O
badger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
September	O
2011	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
which	O
included	O
support	O
for	O
dual-monitors	B-General_Concept
,	O
editable	O
key	O
configurations	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
destroyable	O
objects	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wasteland	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
received	O
average	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
garnering	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
55%	O
on	O
the	O
review	O
aggregation	O
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
