Melty Blood Act Cadenza

Melty Blood Series

Melty Blood

Re-ACT

Act Cadenza

Actress Again

Type Lumina

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Nightmare (Manga)

MELTY BLOOD Act Cadenza
Kanji	メルティブラッド Act Cadenza
Romaji	Meruti Buraddo Act Cadenza
Developer	TYPE-MOON French-Bread Ecole Software
Publisher	Sega (Arcade) Ecole Software (PS2)
Writer	Kinoko Nasu
Music	Raito
Character Design	Takashi Takeuchi
Release Information
Release date	March 25, 2005 (Arcade) August 10, 2006 (PlayStation 2) July 27, 2007 Microsoft Windows
Platforms	Arcade (Sega NAOMIWP) PlayStation 2WP Microsoft WindowsWP

Slogan: Through the Looking Glass, Northern Light transparently

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:

• Arcueid Brunestud
• Ciel
• Shiki Tohno
• Akiha Tohno
• Hisui
• Kohaku
• Hisui and Kohaku
• Nrvnqsr Chaos
• Sion Eltnam Atlasia
• Night of Wallachia
• Miyako Arima
• Mech-Hisui
• Red Arcueid
• Shiki Nanaya
• Vermilion Akiha
• Tatari Sion
• Len
• Satsuki Yumizuka
• Executioner Ciel
• White Len (Debut - Playable)
• Neco-Arc (Debut - Playable)
• Aoko Aozaki (Debut - Playable)
• Kouma Kishima (Debut - Playable)
• Neco-Arc Chaos (Debut - Playable)
• Neco-Arc Chaos Black G666 (Debut - Non-Playable in ver.B PC)

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)

Opening Theme

"Melty blood" by Kyo Hodo and Raito.

Ending Theme

"Memories of once" by Yuri Kinoshita.

"Owarinai Mukai" by RyoRca.

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.