Melty Blood, is a visual novel and fighting game, co-developed by dojin circles Type-Moon and French-Bread, originally released at Comiket on December 2002. It is shortened as simply Merubura. Based on Type Moon's visual novel game, Tsukihime, it later spawned an arcade version, titled Act Cadenza, that was developed by Ecole Software and has also been ported to the PlayStation 2. Act Cadenza is the first Type-Moon title to receive a console release.
A manga version by Takeru Kirishima has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace.
PLOT:
The story of Melty Blood follows one year after Tsukihime. Shiki Tohno hears of a new series of murders in Misaki similar to the ones that took place Tsukihime. Whilst searching for the murderer he meets Sion Eltnam Atlasia who initiates a fight with him, attempting to capture him. After the fight she reveals that her reason for trying to capture him is to get in contact with the "True Ancestor" (referring to Arcueid) so that she may acquire information on the "cure for vampirism". Shiki then decides to help her with this task.
The story moves through a series of fights. Depending on the outcome of the fight the story will branch in one of two ways. Ultimately this corresponds to the ending of the game.
GAMEPLAY:
Melty Blood makes use of widely used concepts in fighting games such as cancels (canceling a normal attack with a special attack before its animation ends, allowing for more complex and damaging combos) chain combos (normal moves that cancel into other normal moves) and the use of super bars (Magic Circuits). It also introduces Shielding, an advanced defensive technique.
MELTY BLOOD - ACTRESS AGAIN:
Melty Blood: Actress Again, is the third game in the Melty Blood fighting game series. It was released in the 4Q 2008 on Sega Naomi hardware. Compared to Act Cadenza, the game features three entirely new playable characters, as well as several new alternate versions of existing characters in the PS2 version. All characters now feature three different fighting styles known as Full Moon Style, Crescent Moon Style (most similar to Act Cadenza) and Half Moon Style, which changes not only the way in which life and Magic Circuit meters function but also each characters' basic and special attacks.
Actress Again was first announced in the December 2007 issue of Arcadia, a Japanese consumer arcade game magazine published by Enterbrain; most available information to date is derived from translations of the article in this issue. Additional new artwork and a description of the three styles were introduced in the January 2008 issue of Tougeki Damashii magazine. Also in early 2008, Ecole launched the official Actress Again website. Actress Again was released for the PS2 in Japan on August 20, 2009.
Actress Again features three groove variations - Full Moon, Half Moon, and Crescent Moon - which govern the moves and combination attacks that a particular character can utilize. The PS2 conversion features new game elements and a brand new fighter. The character selection screen contains a total of 25 fighters including Akiha Vermilion, Michael-Roa, and Yumiduka Satsuki. Featuring three versions of each character, new moves such as EX Guard and the introduction of the Guard Meter, this arcade port also contains an additional character exclusive to the PS2.
The limited edition of Melty Blood includes a 2-disc MBAA Soundtrack and a slipcase. Please note that Japanese chain store retailers will also receive a Riesbyfe Stridberg NTT telephone card with the limited edition of MBAA but this card was not given away to general distribution.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
Sequel popular fighting to receive overwhelming support from fans of "Melty Blood Act Cadenza" is descended on PS2! Full porting of the arcade version, of course, adding a number PS2 original elements, such as mode of household and only new character both a ritual war from "boundary of empty" novel! Now, the story of a new battle intertwined intricately open the curtain!
FEATURES:
- Third person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Martial Arts & Anime themes.
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