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Melty Blood Act Cadenza
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NCS Game Synopsis
«©NCSX»
The cast of Shingetsutan
Tsukihime gather together and settle blood
feuds once and
for all in a fast-paced 2D fighting game. Originally
released on the PC in December of 2002 and made into
a Naomi-based arcade game in 2004, the PS2 version
is based on the coin-op release with new modes and
customizable options. Players may set the Game
Balance option from Arcade mode to Original mode
which affects fighter recovery time, damage, etc.
Melty Blood Act
Cadenza plays a fierce fighting game with a cast of
20 fighters who all wield magic and in the case of
Nrvnqsr Chaos, rabid animals that strike out from
various parts of his body. A Magic Circuit gauge for
each fighter builds up with every contact hit and
allows the ignition of special attacks as well as
the ability to go into powerful attack modes.
Fighters may perform cancels, guard against attacks,
double jump for air, chain attacks together, and
conclude a monstrous attack sequence with a mighty
magic blast. The action flows in fluid motion with
responsive controls and a refined game system which
allows a skilled fighter to perform special attacks
and link them together in a frenzied ballet of
destruction. In other words, it's everything a
fighting game fan could want.
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NCS Game Notes
» In the
title screen, a pink backdrop appears with a
castle-like structure in the background before
fading. On the title screen below the game logo, the
following text appears: "Through the Looking-Glass,
Black Light transparently."
» In the intro cinema to the game, various
characters of the series are shown in still panels
that are shifted in and out of the screen quickly.
Leave it alone and the game loads up a battle
between Kohaku and Sion Tatari where Kohaku rides on
her broom and drops incendiary bombs on Sion.
» Press START and the following options appear:
ARCADE.................Pick a fighter and
battle COM-controlled opponents.
VERSUS.................Fight against a COM or
human player.
TRAINING..............Practice moves and
special attacks against a auto-regenerating dummy
opponent .
SURVIVAL.............Select a fighter out of
20 possible combatants and battle through the ranks
in 1-round bouts.
OPTION................Set difficulty level,
damage level, gauge design, game balance, sound
volume, controller config, etc.
SPECIAL (UNLOCK)
RANKING..............View the top players for
ARCADE or SURVIVAL mode.
» Arcade Mode features a story accompaniment where each
character holds a dialogue with self and other
characters. Battles take place on stages where each
new opponent challenges the character and the
location of the battle is shown on a 3D map before
each fight.
OPTION MODE / Game Settings
Difficulty..................Five gradations
between Weak and Strong
Damage Level.........Five grades between Low and
High
Win Count..............Select from 1, 2, or 3 wins
Round Time............99, 180, Infinity
Gauge Design........Arcade or Original
Game Balance........Arcade or Original
Handicap................Off or On
Default Settings.....Reset all settings to factory
OPTION MODE / Sound Settings
BGM.......................Slide a ruler between
Min and Max to set volume
SE..........................Slide a ruler between
Min and Max to set volume
Sound....................Stereo or Monoaural
Default Settings.....Reset all settings to factory
OPTION MODE / Controller Settings
TRIANGLE...............D (Shield)
SQUARE.................A (Weak attack)
X-BUTTON..............B (Mid-level attack)
O-BUTTON.............C (Strong attack)
R1-TRIGGER...........D + A
R2-TRIGGER...........A + B
L1-TRIGGER...........A + B + C
» In addition to the glancing shield move which is
triggered by pressing TRIANGLE, players may guard
against attacks by moving the D-pad or joystick away from the
direction of the opponent.
» In the option mode screen, one can check out the
stats of the best character used in the game along
with percentage of use, Arcade Mode clear time, and
Max Combo Hits / Damage.
» Sion Eltnam Atlasia is the default top ranked
fighter in either ARCADE or SURVIVAL mode at the
outset of play.
» In the TRAINING MODE, players may set the dummy
opponent's Air Passive Move to [NEUTRAL, BACK,
FORWARD, RANDOM1, RANDOM2, or NONE] while the
opponent's Ground Passive Move may also be set to
the same settings.
» Each character has a Magic Circuit gauge on the
bottom of the screen which measures the amount of
mystical power available to dispatch. The circuit
may be trebled to 300%. The Magic Circuit also
oversees "Heat," "Blood Heat," and "Max" power. The
word "Max" starts flashing to the right of the Magic
Circuit once optimum power is reached.
» The shadows that the fighters cast move
realistically to their in-game motions. Watch
Aozaki's hair shadow as it undulates in motion with
her red locks.
» Cast of fighters in the game:
Sion Eltnam Atlasia
Tohno Akiha
Tohno Shiki
Akiha Vermilion
Aozaki Aoko
Hisui Fujyou
Kohaku Fujyou
Hisui & Kohaku
Mech-Hisui
Sion Tatari
Nanaya Shiki
Kishima Kouma
Arima Miyako
Warachia
Krynqsr Chaos
Yumiduka Satsuki
Arcueid Brunestud
Red Arcueid
Len
Ciel
» Stages that may be fought upon in the game:
Through the Looking-Glass
Witch on the Holy night
Classic
Forest of the king Cruel
Doctor Kohaku Garage
Iron Maiden
Artificial Eden
Night of Walpurgis
sabbath
Classic home.Evening party
Classic home.Invade
Tohno's mansion.Main gate
Classic home.Huge library
Magical Kohaku Prison
Tohno's mansion.Central garden
Battle field
Temple the Seventh Heaven
Hologram Summer
Starlight crossing
Back alley
Midnight Park
» Quite a few of the females in the game are redheads. Must
be genetic or fetish.
» To view a character's special attacks during a
bout, press START and highlight the "COMMAND LIST".
Other options that pop up after pressing START are:
CONTROLLER SETTINGS, VIEW SCREEN, CHANGE CHARACTER,
and RETURN TITLE.
» Only the d-pad may be used to control the
fighters. Analog is out.
» To reduce damage when being attacked, tap the
buttons quickly as indicated on the screen.
» The team of Hisui and Kohaku are entertaining to
watch. When Hisui is on the attack and active,
Kohaku sweeps up behind her with a broom. When
changing active status, the two sisters high-five
each other and juggle off their attacks in a sort of
maid's
tag team. Kohaku can ride her broom up in the air
and drop flaming ordnance while Hisui smacks up a storm with
a frying pan and a duster. Their reactions after
winning or losing are interesting.
» Finishing a round with no lost HP awards the
player a PERFECT bonus of 30000 points.
» Yumiduka has a wind-up punch move where she
circles
her fist a few times before setting it
off. In the animation series, Yumiduka was a normal
girl who was killed by Roa and turned into a
vampire. To release her from the "curse," Shiki
Tohno killed her. As she died, Yumiduka thanked
Shiki for slaying her and setting her free.
» Popular voice actress Kotono Mitsuishi
reprises her vocal efforts for the fighter Aozaki
Aoko.
» Melty Blood Act Cadenza is about precision and
control. The game system is so refined that attacks,
feints, and blocks may be executed in milliseconds
one after the other. There are no sloppy programming
delimiters to break up the action and the fluid
movement of a match between two experienced fighters
is thrilling to watch.
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This document and photos are ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No
reproduction in whole or in part of this document
may be made without express written consent of
National Console Support, Inc.
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