Melty Blood: Act Cadenza
FAQ version 0.100
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Table of Contents
I. Introduction
A brief overview of the Melty Blood series and various resources on the
Internet.
II. Engine
Various details and changes to the core game engine.
III. Movelists
Descriptions of the characters' moves and abilities.
IV. Credits
People who assisted in the maintenance of this FAQ.
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I. Introduction
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This FAQ is meant to be a resource for the arcade game, Melty Blood: Act
Cadenza. This game came about as an evolution from the original doujinshi
(Japanese for "amateur" or "fan-made") game, Shingetsutan Tsukihime by
Type-Moon. Over the course of time, Tsukihime gained so much popularity it
garnered a sequel game, Kagetsu Touya, and another doujinshi circle made a
fighting game from that, known as Melty Blood. Melty Blood received a sequel
in Melty Blood Re-ACT, which I also wrote a FAQ for. By this time, Watanabe
Seisakusho (now known as French Bread) had gained quite a bit of praise for
their game and managed to negotiate an arcade conversion developed by Ecole.
Official Act Cadenza page:
http://e56.info/mbac
This is the page where you can find information and pictures about the
game itself.
Type-Moon:
http://www.typemoon.com (18+)
The original developer for Shingetsutan Tsukihime.
French Bread:
http://www13.plala.or.jp/french
The original developer for Melty Blood and Melty Blood Re-ACT.
Moonlit World:
http://www.geocities.com/max3075/top.htm
Beast's Lair:
http://nrvnqsr.proboards20.com/index.cgi?board=general
The best English Type-Moon fanpage on the Internet, and their message
board.
Eternal Romancia:
http://kalciane.tnim.org/mb
My personal message board, where this and other doujinshi games are
discussed.
FAQ:
http://kalciane.tnim.org/stuff/actcadenza-faq.txt
The latest version can always be found here first.
My email: kaidese (at) yahoo.com
Please email me with any questions, corrections, or comments you may
have.
Change Log:
v.0.100 (02.22.2005)
FAQ created. Movelists, introduction, and engine details added.
To Do List:
EX Shield
Shield Bunker cost
Maintained Shield cost
What is Beat Edge
Circuit Spark effects
Max mode vs. auto-Heat
Last Arc mechanics
Hisui's 6C 6C 236C name
Ren's 214C name
Kouma's entire damn movelist
Mech-Hisui's netwire stuff
Nero's creepy arm thing
Red Arc's German BS
Satsuki's bite
Nanaya's 22ABC
Warachia's Arc Drive
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II. Engine
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For the engine section, I will be using the following notation:
7 8 9 C
B
4 5 6 A
1 2 3 D
Picture the joystick as corresponding to the keys on your numeral keypad. 5
would indicate neutral, 4 would be blocking or walking away, and 6 would be
walking towards. A, B, C, and D are weak attack, middle attack, heavy attack,
and shield, respectively.
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The Screen
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At any given time, you will see these things on your play screen:
Timer
Shown at the top center, this is set to 99 seconds. You are given a
certain amount of time in a round to defeat your enemy. When the time
goes to 0, the round is over, and whoever has more life wins. Ties award
a round point to both characters.
Win Count
This is a little icon that appears beneath your Life Gauge, indicating
how many rounds you've won. Typically, a match is decided by best out of
three rounds, so whoever gets two rounds first is the victor.
Life Gauge
Shown at the top of the screen, this is your energy bar. The yellow
segment shows how much life you have remaining. When this is depleted,
you lose a round.
Magic Circuit
This is located at the bottom of your side on the screen, conveniently
indicated with "Magic Circuit" in English above it. Your Magic Circuit
increases as you perform attacks, and is required to do certain EX Edges,
Arc Drives, and other maneuvers.
Vital Source
This is the crimson portion of your lifebar that trails after the yellow.
Your Vital Source is what you can regenerate when you enter Heat or Blood
Heat mode.
Combo Meter
The combo meter appears when you perform two or more sequential hits in
succession, indicating the total number of hits in your combo and the
damage dealt in points. Each character has 10,000 points in their life
bar.
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The Core Mechanics
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These are maneuvers which every character possesses.
Guard
Hold 4 or 3 while receiving an attack.
Dodge
Press 2AB and you will completely avoid an incoming attack.
Throw
Press 4AD or 6AD to throw the enemy.
Dash Backstep
Press 44, 66, 4AB, or 6AB to dash backwards or forwards.
High Jump
Tap 1, 2, or 3 then 9 to do a long-arcing jump.
Double Jump
When you're jumping, press 7, 8, or 9 to execute a second jump.
Air Dash
When you're jumping, press 44 or 66 to dash in the air.
Air Defensive Position ("Air Tech")
When struck by an attack that puts you in the air, press 4, 8, or 6 along
with any button to flip out and recover quickly.
Ground Defensive Position ("Ground Tech")
When struck by an attack that puts you on the ground, press 4, 8, or 6
right before touching the ground to recover quickly.
EX Edge
Perform a special move with C, which will execute a more powerful version
of your move.
Shield
Press D. You can hold D to maintain the shield, but this will drain your
Magic Circuit.
EX Shield
Press D right before the point of impact and you will do a more powerful
shield.
Shield Bunker
Press 214D. You can do this outside of blockstun for no cost, or during
blockstun at cost.
Reduce Damage
Press any button during an attack to reduce damage slightly.
Beat Edge
Press certain buttons in tempo to reduce damage greatly.
Blowback Edge ("Charged Moves")
Hold down a button for a length of time to execute a powerful attack.
Activation
Press ABC with at least 100% circuit to enter Heat mode. If you do this
during Max circuit, you will enter a more powerful Blood Heat Mode.
Circuit Spark
Press ABC while guarding or being hit during Max circuit to execute a
powerful counterattack.
Arc Drive
Execute a certain command during Max circuit to perform a powerful
attack.
Last Arc
Fulfill certain conditions to execute a powerful counterattack.
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III. Movelists
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Note: These are currently what's available on the website for Act Cadenza.
Undoubtedly these are not the only moves the characters are limited to.
Arcueid Brunestud
Jama yo...! 236ABC
Se-no! 214ABC
Nani yatteru no...! 623ABC
Urusai! 22ABC
Kuusou Gugenka: Marble Phantasm 41236C
Akiha Tohno
Tori wo Otosu 236ABC
Kemono wo Kogasu 22ABC
Tsuki wo Ugatsu 214ABC
Kakuyaku - Momiji 623ABC
Sekishu - Origami 41236C
Akiha Vermillion
Tori wo Otosu 236ABC
Kemono wo Kogasu 22ABC
Tsuki wo Ugatsu 214ABC
Kakuyaku - Momiji 623ABC
Sekishu - Origami 41236C
Aoko Aozaki
Browning Starmine 236AB
Raining Starmine 236ABC (air)
Blazing Starmine 22ABC
Floating Starmine* 214ABC
Floating Starmine* 421ABC
Browning Starbow 63214ABC
Keri Tobasu wa yo 623ABC
Aoko One Two Three 6A, 6B, 6C
Sphere - Break 41236C
* These two moves are listed with different motions but the same name.
Ciel
Kokken Nage 214ABC
Hairou 236ABC
Bladesinker 623ABC
Ciel Somer* 22ABC
Dainana Seiten 41236C
* Written "sama", but actually supposed to be short for "Somersault". They
took the "serious" part out for this movelist, though.
Hisui
Otama wa Ganjou desu 236ABC
Abunai desu yo 214ABC
Shitsureeshimasu 623ABC
Ganbarimashita 22ABC
Hisui San-something Cooking* 6C, 6C, 236C
Ankoku Hisui Kobushi 41236C
* Nope, can't read all of it.
Hisui & Kohaku
Shimai no Kizuna - Kisohen (Kohaku) 214ABC
Shimai no Kizuna - Fuuunhen (Hisui) 214ABC
Yuushimai no Kizuna - Tanjouhen 22D
Shimai no Kizuna - Gekijouhan 214214C
* Only moves unique to the duo are listed.
Kohaku
Battou - Himitsu no Wazamono 216ABC
Magical Amber Missile 214ABC
Konnan Sodate Temimashita o/~ 22ABC
Kohaku Magnum Amber 632146C
Magical Attack - Kohapon X 1632143C
China Kohaku - Kaidakousai Kohaku Ashi 41236C
Kouma Kishima
I 623ABC
Cannot 236ABC
Read 22ABC
Kouma's 214ABC
Move 623C
List 41236C
Len
Fleur Freeze 236ABC
Glass Glass Tea Time 214AB
Something Rocket* 214C
London Rondo 623ABC
Utakata 41236C
* I know the translation for this move is "Tin Cat Rocket", but I don't
actually know the original kanji for it.
Mech-Hisui
Laser 236ABC
Something Missle* 214ABC
Something Net Wire - Type High* 623ABC
Kohaku Something Barrier* 22ABC
Something Net Wire - Type C* 421ABC
Something King Fisher* 214ABC (air)
L.S.O. (Choujin Shimai Doumei) 41236C
* I suck so bad at Japanese.
Miyako Arima
Chuushinchuu 236ABC
Senshippo 214ABC
Renkantai 623ABC
Shinkyaku 22ABC
Kyuukyoku Ougi 41236C
Nrvnqsr Chaos
Konton Kaihou - Kurotsu Basashu 236ABC
Konton Ryuushutsu - Hachuushu 214ABC
Konton Kaihou - Kemono Kakushu 421ABC
Konton Kaihou - Something* 63214C
Busou 999 41236C
Red Arcueid
Alt Nagel 236ABC
Alt Schure* 214ABC
Weiss Katse* 623ABC
Blut - Die - Schwesster* 41236C
* Don't quote me on these, I don't know any German.
Satsuki Yumiduka
Mihatenu Yume wo Tsukamu Sacchin Arm 236ABC
Todokanai Yume wo Ou Sacchin Arm 623ABC
Ikku yo~! 214ABC
Jama Shinai de...! 22ABC
Something* 632146C
Okottan Dakara...! 41236C
* Dunno it.
Shiki Nanaya
Seisaya - Hachi Tenshou 236ABC
Seisaya - Hachisei 214A
Seisaya - Nanaya 214B
Seisaya - Ippuu 214C
Seisou - Rokkusagi 623ABC
Seisou - Mizuki* 22ABC
Seisaya - Meidakeshamon 42136C
* Not 100% sure about the kanji on this one (mizu + tsuki).
Shiki Tohno
Kirifuda Sono Ichi (Something)* 236ABC
Kirifuda Sono Ni (Something)* 214ABC
Jibun Demo Wakaranai Keri (Something)* 623ABC
Chokushi no Magan 41236C
Sion Eltnam Atlasia
Ikaku Shougeki 236ABC
Etherite - Ground 214ABC
Etherite - Air 623ABC
Cutting Sing 421ABC
Slide - Air 214ABC (air)
Reload 22D
Barrel Replica 41236C
Sion Tatari
Terror News (Rai) 236ABC
Terror News (Malice) 623ABC
Replicant Conductor (Osiris) 214ABC
Cruel Blood 41236C
Warachia
Bad News (Rai) 236ABC
Bad News (Malice) 623ABC
Creature Channel (S) 421ABC
Creature Channel (Noid) 421ABC (air)
Replicant Coordinator (Id) 214ABC
Fumble Code (Apotheosis) 22ABC
Night on the Blood Liar (Anzaniti)* 41236C
* I'm not sure what this last bit in paranthesis is supposed to be.
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IV. Credits
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Various people at Beast's Lair for assisting in movename transcription and
translations: Nobunaga*Nabeyaki, Anon Spectre, Security Bulletin #17.
linalys for continued help as always.
Melty Blood, Melty Blood Re-ACT, and Melty Blood: Act Cadenza are copyright
Watanabe Seisakusho/French Bread 2002-2005.
Shingetsutan Tsukihime is copyright Type-Moon 1999-2005.
This document is copyright kalciane 2005. No permission is implied or granted
in redistributing this document outside of GameFAQs.
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