Melty Blood Act Cadenza is an installment in the Melty Blood series of fighting games, preceded by Melty Blood Re-ACT and followed by the sequel Melty Blood Actress Again.

It 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.

Playable characters introduced in Act Cadenza are:

• Aoko Aozaki
• Kouma Kishima
• Neco-Arc
• Neco-Arc Chaos

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

Melty Blood Act Cadenza ver.BEdit

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.B2Edit

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 PCEdit

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.

Team namesEdit

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

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