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Melty Blood Act Cadenza is the third installment in the Melty Blood series series of fighting games, preceded by Melty Blood Re-ACT and followed by the sequel Melty Blood Actress Again. It was developed by TYPE-MOON, French-Bread and Eole Sofware, initially released on March 25, 2005 for Arcades.

Plot[]

In Melty Blood Act Cadenza, almost all events that occur in the story-modes of the characters in this game are set in events based on alternate realities and different timelines that are totally out of current chronological timeline of Tsukihime/Melty Blood series (except certain story-modes of some characters). The arcade mode stories are the same as those introduced in Re-ACT, save for those of characters who weren't playable in Re-ACT.

The story-modes of the characters in this game are basically events that occurred as if certain characters act as if they appeared for the first time in Misaki Town (Arcueid Brunestud, Ciel, Sion Eltnam Atlasia, Sion TATARI, Nrvnqsr Chaos and Night of Wallachia) and knew the inhabitants of this city in their story-modes, while other characters act as if they knew certain characters for the first time or to solve a mystery that is causing a supernatural disturbance which is disturbing the people of Misaki town (Shiki Tohno, Akiha Tohno, Hisui, Kohaku, Hisui & Kohaku, Aoko Aozaki, Satsuki Yumizuka and Len).

There are those that are causing problems, and these enemies were generated and materialized by TATARI phenomenon caused by Wallachia, like if the first time they appeared in Misaki Town to terrorize the population (Shiki Nanaya, Red Arcueid and Kouma Kishima), and there are also those that appear during the confusion caused by TATARI phenomenon this same alternate reality, only to pursue their own personal goals (Akiha Vermilion and Mech-Hisui).

And finally have certain characters whose events occurred within the chronological timeline of Tsukihime/Melty Blood series, where these small events occurred some time after the events in Melty Blood Re-ACT (Miyako Arima, Neco-Arc, White Len and Neco-Arc Chaos), then follow later on in the future where the events of Melty Blood Actress Again/Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code would occur soon.

Characters[]

Playable characters introduced in Act Cadenza are:

Gameplay[]

Certain gameplay changes introduced in Act Cadenza include:

  • Introduction of Shielding (as opposed to EX Shielding)
  • Adjustment of animation frames and attack properties
  • An Evasion maneuver (either a dodge or an evasive roll, depending on character)
  • Introduction of a timer/clock, limiting the length of gameplay rounds

Cosmetic differences in Act Cadenza include:

  • New artwork for character portraits
  • New background scenarios
  • New special effects
  • New animation
  • Different naming conventions for characters (organic Japanese names are always presented family-name first)
  • Remixed and shortened soundtrack

Team names[]

Each pair of characters is given a unique name when used in a team battle.

Team names
× Sion Arcueid Ciel Akiha Hisui Kohaku Shiki Tohno Miyako Wallachia Nrvnqsr Chaos Sion TATARI Red Arcueid Akiha Vermillion Mech-Hisui Shiki Nanaya Satsuki Yumizuka Len Neco-Arc Aoko White Len Kouma Kishima Neco-Arc Chaos
Sion Alchemist of Atlas True Ancestor and Alchemist No life-No blood Lady and Alchemist Acting in character 2 Doctors under the Tohno mansion Midsummer night's dream Egyptian - Chinese kick Code: Uroboros Greed and Surfeit Night of Tatari Virus and Kranke Strong lady and Alchemist Scientifically Impossible Assassin and Alchemist Original Back Alley Alliance Dream familiar and Alchemist Biologically Impossible Cline - Magus Second Back Alley Alliance United Silent Front Not even possible in this galaxy
Arcueid True Ancestor and Alchemist Princess of the True Ancestors Female friendship - Megaton punch! Lady and Princess Maid and Princess "Interesting" and "Fine with me!" Combo! Moonlight - Lovers The master is a cheerful vampire Fruitless Millenium True Ancestor and Chaos Gold and Purple vampires Princesses of the Millenium Castle Blood Lady and Vampire Princess Blood-sucking Robo Mech-Hisui Walking dead man True cat and mouse team Original cat-san team Super lunar legend Tsukihime Top Duelers Biting for justice cat-san team 2001 10,000 powers Hey cat, no smoking!
Ciel No life-No blood Female friendship - Megaton punch! Agent of the Burial Agency Splendor from Above Shoot! Shoot! Shoot! Curry Conflict Frightening Glasses I can't eat curry yet. Blood Lord - Crusade Chaos and Agent Blood Lord - Reconquista Executioners in Black and White Misaki Town's Night Protection Association Mecha and Curry Moon Nightliner Eagle and Mouse Team Thou shalt not tempt others. Teach Me! Ciel-Sensei! Older Sisters/Top Shooters Curry Cake Dream Show Demon and Bow Teach! Professor Neko Chaos!
Akiha Lady and Alchemist Lady and Princess Splendor from Above Will the Head of the Tohno Family do? Mistress and Servant (Proper Relationship) Mistress and Servant (Complex Power Balance) A lot goes on, but good siblings Red Tension Sisters Giselle Nightmare Surfeit and Restraint Blood-drinking Ladies Demon Lady and Lady Inversion Impulse Command Path Pandemonium ...This is not so bad every once in a while... I will forgive you if you become my servant. Family Head and Pet Cat Constantly in Conflict Lady and Sorceress Ladies' Sorority - Personality Edition Demon and Descendant Really Constantly in Conflict
Hisui Acting in character Maid and Princess Shoot! Shoot! Shoot! Mistress and Servant (Proper Relationship) Mansion Servant Hisui & Kohaku You are my master. Iron Fist Girl and Iron Curtain Alice in Tatari Land Dandy and Maid-san Sion Tatari and Maid-boiled Wonderland Alice in Demon Lady Land Tomboy Family Head Adventure Which is the real one? Tohno House Murder Incident Shy Girls Living Together Quietly I'm not scared. I'm not scared. Mailish - Wizards Plum Cakes Can Never Be Forgiven! Quiet People Tobacco is not good for your health.
Kohaku 2 Doctors under the Tohno mansion "Interesting" and "Fine with me!" Combo! Curry Conflict Mistress and Servant (Complex Power Balance) Hisui & Kohaku Devil in a Cooking Apron I'll pass on the injection, please You're amazing, Kohaku! Playwright and Director Schemer and Chaos World Overthrow Committee Demon-user Kohakucchi Definitely Being Tricked Menacing Kohaku Technology Master and Servant (The Devil's Defeat) Gained Another Pawn Kitchen Friends Combo This combo is dissolved! Devil's Smile - Fixers Secretly Rivals Sunflower and Lion Hey, Cooking Apron! Light my tobacco!
Shiki Tohno Midsummer night's dream Moonlight - Lovers Frightening Glasses A lot goes on, but good siblings  You are my master. I'll pass on the injection, please. Pierce The Moon China Paradise Assault Rule - Murder The One Who Defeats Chaos A Feast Before The Eyes Apotheosis - Overdrive God of Brothers and Demon Sister Drill and Beam are everyone's dream! Seventh Night Moon Unrequited Love - Always Close Beautiful Day Dream Hey Glasses! Cut this can with your knife! Defenders of Justice Inc. (President and Secretary) White Snow Cinderella Vivid Moon's Reflection in the Water 666 Pieces
Miyako Egyptian - Chinese kick The master is a cheerful vampire I can't eat curry yet. Red Tension Sisters Iron Fist Girl and Iron Curtain You're amazing, Kohaku! China Paradise Assault China Girl Assault Director, Ecole is next? Zoo With No Panda Chinese Market - Super Girl Powerpuff - Girl and Lady Demon Sister and Assault Sister Miyako-chan Mokujinken Long Road to the Panda Sibling's Classmate Girl and Black Cat Destined Rivals A Completely New Combo of Fist and Magic Girl and White Cat Shugendou or Kenpo? Rivals of Chaos
Wallachia Code: Uroboros Fruitless Millenium Blood Lord - Crusade Giselle Nightmare Alice in Tatari Land Playwright and Director Rule - Murder Director, Ecole is next? Night on the Blood Liar Elder Title Sand of Hades, King of Lies End Grand Guignol Black Cinema - Metasadism Killbot Horror Show Shadow Winter - Catholicism Director and Newcomer Nightmare and Dream Familiar A True Nightmare Breaker and Dealer Remnants of Tatari? Soundless Troupe Even More of a Nightmare
Nrvnqsr Chaos Greed and Surfeit True Ancestor and Chaos Chaos and Agent Surfeit and Restraint Dandy and Maid-san Schemer and Chaos The One Who Defeats Chaos Zoo With No Panda Elder Title Beast of Chaos Tatari and Chaos Demon Lady and Irregular Food Blood Junk Drinker I never conceived such a thing (Mecha). Killing Circus Most Senior Senpai and Newcomer Dream Familiar and Chaos 667 Beast Friends Cosmos and Chaos Old Man and Lolita Demon and Beast I'm tired already, Neko Rush.
Sion TATARI Night of Tatari Gold and Purple vampires Blood Lord - Reconquista Blood-drinking Ladies Sion Tatari and Maid-boiled Wonderland World Overthrow Committee A Feast Before The Eyes Chinese Market - Super Girl Sand of Hades, King of Lies Tatari and Chaos Tatari's Successor Desert Noise - Lost World Blood Rampage ...This really is related to Tatari? Shikiller and Vampire Becoming Vampires Cline - Bad Dream I am not a cat, but a lifeform known as Cat. Tatari and Sorceress Micron World - Designers Demon and Vampire Apologize to Hitchcock.
Red Arcueid Virus and Kranke Princesses of the Millenium Castle Executioners in Black and White Demon Lady and Lady Alice in Demon Lady Land Demon-user Kohakucchi Apotheosis - Overdrive Powerpuff - Girl and Lady End Grand Guignol Demon Lady and Irregular Food Desert Noise - Lost World Fallen True Ancestor Two Fanatic Empresses Demon Lady's New Army - Mechanoid Doomsday V•V•V Demon Lady and Dream Familiar You have no cat personality, you are no cat! Demon Lady and Sorceress Fallen Spirits Demon and Demon Lady The Demon Lady's Army Best Accessory!
Akiha Vermillion Strong lady and Alchemist Blood Lady and Vampire Princess Misaki Town's Night Protection Association Inversion Impulse Tomboy Family Head Adventure Definitely Being Tricked God of Brothers and Demon Sister Demon Sister and Assault Sister Black Cinema - Metasadism Blood Junk Drinker Blood Rampage Two Fanatic Empresses Crimson Mistress's Jurisdiction ...Just how much did that cost...? Inversion Brother and Sister Sacchin, I declare a death rivalry. Monster Cat Companions? True Monster Cat Companions ...Don't they resemble each other? Ladies' Sorority - Tsundere Edition Crimson Red Vermillion I said, stop smoking!
Mech-Hisui Scientifically Impossible Blood-sucking Robo Mech-Hisui Mecha and Curry Command Path Pandemonium Which is the real one? Menacing Kohaku Technology Drill and Beam are everyone's dream! Miyako-chan Mokujinken Killbot Horror Show I never conceived such a thing (Mecha). ...This really is related to Tatari? Demon Lady's New Army - Mechanoid ...Just how much did that cost...? M*M*M*M Things like Mechs have the same objective. Hyper Arm - Grapplers Not good with long plays. Cat and Mechamaid Iron Maiden - Afterburner Do Electric Maids Dream of the White Cat? Sequel: Quiet People No one really knows at this point.
Shiki Nanaya Assassin and Alchemist Walking dead man Moon Nightliner ...This is not so bad every once in a while... Tohno House Murder Incident Master and Servant (The Devil's Defeat) Seventh Night Moon Long Road to the Panda Shadow Winter - Catholicism Killing Circus Shikiller and Vampire Demon Lady's New Army - Mechanoid Inversion Brother and Sister Things like Mechs have the same objective. Shikiller 99 Cuts - Tragedy Under the Moon Dream Familiar and Assassin Hm? Was that actually 18 pieces...? Defenders of Justice Inc. (President and Misfit) Unbalance - Weepy - Happy? Red Lion ... Get rid of the smoke smell.
Satsuki Yumizuka Original Back Alley Alliance True cat and mouse team Eagle and Mouse Team I will forgive you if you become my servant. Shy Girls Gained Another Pawn Unrequited Love - Always Close Sibling's Classmate Director and Newcomer Most Senior Senpai and Newcomer Becoming Vampires V•V•V Sacchin, I declare a death rivalry. Hyper Arm - Grapplers 99 Cuts - Tragedy Under the Moon Vampire Girl of Misfortune Two Running Through The Night Moon Tea 2 Novice Vampire, Getting Angry Third Back Alley Alliance Defeat. Enemy. Immediately! Chaos Deja Vu
Len Dream familiar and Alchemist Original cat-san team Thou shalt not tempt others. Family Head and Pet Cat Living Together Quietly Kitchen Friends Combo Beautiful Day Dream Girl and Black Cat Nightmare and Dream Familiar Dream Familiar and Chaos Cline - Bad Dream Demon Lady and Dream Familiar Monster Cat Companions? Not good with long plays. Dream Familiar and Assassin Two Running Through The Night Black Dream Familiar Black Cat and Some Kind of Cat Dream Familiar and Sorceress White and Black Rondo Fierce God and Dream Familiar Stomach Hell Nightmare
Neco-Arc Biologically Impossible Super lunar legend Tsukihime Teach Me! Ciel-Sensei! Constantly in Conflict I'm not scared. I'm not scared. This combo is dissolved! Hey Glasses! Cut this can with your knife! Destined Rivals A True Nightmare 667 Beast Friends I am not a cat, but a lifeform known as Cat. You have no cat personality, you are no cat! True Monster Cat Companions Cat and Mechamaid Hm? Was that actually 18 pieces...? Moon Tea 2 Black Cat and Some Kind of Cat Sandbaggers Crab vs Shrimp White Cat and Mosaic Cat Cat Cat Cat Kishima Great Old Cats
Aoko Cline - Magus Top Duelers Older Sisters/Top Shooters Lady and Sorceress Mailish - Wizards Devil's Smile - Fixers Defenders of Justice Inc. (President and Secretary) A Completely New Combo of Fist and Magic Breaker and Dealer Cosmos and Chaos Tatari and Sorceress Demon Lady and Sorceress ...Don't they resemble each other? Iron Maiden - Afterburner Defenders of Justice Inc. (President and Misfit) Novice Vampire, Getting Angry Dream Familiar and Sorceress Crab vs Shrimp Magic Gunner Miss Blue Escape Action Wandering Monk and Sarasvati Could you start smoking?
White Len Second Back Alley Alliance Biting for justice cat-san team Curry Cake Dream Show Ladies' Sorority - Personality Edition Plum Cakes Can Never Be Forgiven! Secretly Rivals White Snow Cinderella Girl and White Cat Remnants of Tatari? Old Man and Lolita Micron World - Designers Fallen Spirits Ladies' Sorority - Tsundere Edition Do Electric Maids Dream of the White Cat? Unbalance - Weepy - Happy? Third Back Alley Alliance White and Black Rondo White Cat and Mosaic Cat Escape Action White Dream Familiar Ice and Flame Dandy Chaos and Tsundere Lolita
Kouma Kishima United Silent Front 2001 10,000 powers Demon and Bow Demon and Descendant Quiet People Sunflower and Lion Vivid Moon's Reflection in the Water Shugendou or Kenpo? Soundless Troupe Demon and Beast Demon and Vampire Demon and Demon Lady Crimson Red Vermillion Sequel: Quiet People Red Lion Defeat. Enemy. Immediately! Fierce God and Dream Familiar Cat Cat Cat Kishima Wandering Monk and Sarasvati Ice and Flame Fierce Crimson God I love sake, tobacco, and gambling.
Neco-Arc Chaos Not even possible in this galaxy Hey cat, no smoking! Teach! Professor Neko Chaos! Really Constantly in Conflict Tobacco is not good for your health. Hey, Cooking Apron! Light my tobacco! 666 Pieces Rivals of Chaos Even More of a Nightmare I'm tired already, Neko Rush. Apologize to Hitchcock. The Demon Lady's Army Best Accessory! I said, stop smoking! No one really knows at this point. ... Get rid of the smoke smell. Chaos Deja Vu Stomach Hell Nightmare Great Old Cats Could you start smoking? Dandy Chaos and Tsundere Lolita I love sake, tobacco, and gambling. Super Sandbaggers

Music[]

The soundtrack of Melty Blood Act Cadenza was composed by Raito.

  • MELTY BLOOD Act Cadenza Ver.B BGM Collection (2007)[1]
Opening Theme
"Melty blood" by Kyo Hodo and Raito.[2]
Ending Theme
"Memories of once" by Yuri Kinoshita.
"Owarinai Mukai" by RyoRca.[3]

Development[]

Act Cadenza was the first version of the original Melty Blood line to be an arcade game (for Sega NAOMI), and later became the first Melty Blood game on a console when it ported to the PlayStation 2. After that, it was ported to the PC.

It was also the first Melty Blood game not developed by French Bread, though the game was more of a port of Re-ACT than an entirely new game.

Version history[]

Melty Blood Act Cadenza ver.B[]

Melty Blood: Act Cadenza Ver. B is an arcade port of the PS2 game with various changes and upgrades, the most notable of which is the inclusion of 'White Len' as an initial playable character and Neco-Arc Chaos as a hidden character.

Melty Blood Act Cadenza ver.B2[]

Melty Blood: Act Cadenza ver.B2 is an updated edition of the series which corrects several errors and glitches from Melty Blood: Act Cadenza ver.B. Released in March 20, 2007.

Melty Blood Act Cadenza ver.B PC[]

Melty Blood: Act Cadenza ver.B PC is a Windows PC port of the arcade ver.B2. It has added features including tag-team mode, a 4-player team battle mode, and a new hidden boss character, Neco-Arc Chaos Black G666 (replacing G-Akiha from Melty Blood Re-ACT). It was released on July 27, 2007.

References[]

Main works
TsukihimeTsukihime animeTsukihime PLUS-DISCKagetsu TohyaMelty BloodMelty Blood Re-ACTMelty Blood Act CadenzaMelty Blood Actress AgainHana no Miyako
Remake Works
Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon-Melty Blood: Type LuminaTsukihime -The other side of red garden-
Terms
AdvantageAge of GodsAhnenerbeBajiquanChurchDead ApostleDemonsDemon Hunter OrganizationFamiliarMagecraftMagical GirlMarble PhantasmMystic Eyes of Death PerceptionReality MarblePsychicTohnoTrue AncestorVampire
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