<s>
,	O
sometimes	O
shortened	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
2D	O
visual	O
novel	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
co-developed	O
by	O
dōjin	O
circles	O
Type-Moon	O
and	O
French-Bread	O
as	O
the	O
meta-sequel	O
of	O
the	O
Type-Moon	O
'	O
s	O
first	O
visual	O
novel	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
at	O
Comiket	O
in	O
December	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
spawned	O
multiple	O
sequels	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
version	O
titled	O
Act	O
Cadenza	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Ecole	O
Software	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
Type-Moon	O
title	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
console	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
title	O
,	O
called	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
:	I-Application
Type	I-Application
Lumina	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
continuity	O
first	O
depicted	O
in	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
-A	O
piece	O
of	O
blue	O
glass	O
moon-	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
makes	O
use	O
of	O
widely	O
used	O
concepts	O
in	O
fighting	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
cancels	O
(	O
canceling	O
a	O
normal	O
attack	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
attack	O
before	O
its	O
animation	O
ends	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
more	O
complex	O
and	O
damaging	O
combos	O
)	O
chain	O
combos	O
(	O
normal	O
moves	O
that	O
cancel	O
into	O
other	O
normal	O
moves	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
super	O
bars	O
(	O
Magic	O
Circuits	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unique	O
to	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
are	O
mechanics	O
like	O
Shielding	O
,	O
an	O
advanced	O
defensive	O
technique	O
which	O
can	O
completely	O
nullify	O
damage	O
from	O
incoming	O
attacks	O
;	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
French-Bread	O
games’	O
staple	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
Reverse	O
Beat	O
,	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
chain	O
combo	O
that	O
can	O
cancel	O
from	O
a	O
higher	O
normal	O
move	O
to	O
a	O
weaker	O
normal	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
culminating	O
in	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
:	O
Actress	O
Again	O
:	O
Current	O
Code	O
,	O
features	O
the	O
Moon	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
groove	O
system	O
pioneered	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
each	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
three	O
different	O
variants	O
corresponding	O
to	O
the	O
phases	O
of	O
the	O
moon	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
selected	O
during	O
character	O
select	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
:	I-Application
Type	I-Application
Lumina	I-Application
introduced	O
many	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
players	O
describing	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
series	O
and	O
French	O
Bread	O
's	O
Under	B-Application
Night	I-Application
In-Birth	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
moon	O
system	O
exists	O
in	O
Type	B-Application
Lumina	I-Application
which	O
functions	O
more	O
as	O
a	O
meter	O
and	O
provides	O
access	O
to	O
additional	O
techniques	O
like	O
Moon	O
Skill	O
attacks	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
traditional	O
EX	O
attacks	O
from	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
)	O
and	O
Moon	O
Drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
Satsuki	O
Yumizuka	O
's	O
non-existent	O
route	O
of	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
and	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
Kagetsu	B-Application
Tohya	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
August	O
2001	O
,	O
Shiki	O
Tohno	O
hears	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
of	O
murders	O
in	O
Misaki	O
Town	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
ones	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
weeks	O
of	O
October	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Actress	O
Again	O
Current	O
Code	O
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
for	O
playable	O
characters	O
depicted	O
in	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
Re-ACT	O
,	O
Act	O
Cadenza	O
and	O
Actress	O
Again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
playable	O
characters	O
who	O
appeared	O
in	O
Type	B-Application
Lumina	I-Application
,	O
see	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
:	I-Application
Type	I-Application
Lumina	I-Application
#Characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsukihime	B-Application
characters	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Kagetsu	B-Application
Tohya	I-Application
characters	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
only	O
six	O
(	O
Sion	O
,	O
Arcueid	O
,	O
Ciel	O
,	O
Akiha	O
,	O
Kohaku	O
&	O
Hisui	O
,	O
and	O
Shiki	O
Tohno	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
above	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
play	O
,	O
with	O
eight	O
more	O
being	O
unlockable	O
through	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sion	O
later	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
French-Bread	O
'	O
s	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Under	B-Application
Night	I-Application
In-Birth	I-Application
,	O
under	O
her	O
middle	O
name	O
Eltnum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
at	O
,	O
the	O
dōjin	O
convention	O
hosting	O
only	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
parody	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
Nasu	O
requested	O
not	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
worked	O
hard	O
to	O
create	O
frames	O
of	O
animation	O
exceeding	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2002	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Act	I-Application
Cadenza	I-Application
,	O
was	O
later	O
developed	O
by	O
Ecole	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Act	O
Cadenza	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Act	I-Application
Cadenza	I-Application
Ver.B	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
newest	O
game	O
,	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Actress	O
Again	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
'	O
Arcade	O
Mode	O
 '	O
whose	O
storyline	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
update	O
to	O
Re-ACT	O
,	O
Final	O
Tuned	O
,	O
adds	O
several	O
features	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
configured	O
to	O
resemble	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Act	I-Application
Cadenza	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Act	I-Application
Cadenza	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
arcade	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Ecole	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Act	I-Application
Cadenza	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
was	O
unique	O
as	O
a	O
port	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
included	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
revert	O
to	O
Version	O
A	O
mechanics	O
,	O
yet	O
introduced	O
significant	O
changes	O
that	O
were	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Act	I-Application
Cadenza	I-Application
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
B	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
with	O
various	O
changes	O
and	O
upgrades	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
White	O
Len	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
significantly	O
weakened	O
moveset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Act	I-Application
Cadenza	I-Application
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
added	O
features	O
including	O
tag-team	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
4-player	O
team	O
battle	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
programmable	O
dummy	O
for	O
training	O
purposes	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
hidden	O
boss	O
character	O
,	O
Neco-Arc	O
Chaos	O
Black	O
G666	O
(	O
replacing	O
G-Akiha	O
from	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Re-ACT	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Actress	O
Again	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
Act	O
Cadenza	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
three	O
entirely	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
new	O
alternate	O
versions	O
of	O
existing	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actress	O
Again	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Actress	O
Again	O
Current	O
Code	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
formerly	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Actress	O
Again	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
runs	O
on	O
Sega	O
's	O
RingWide	O
arcade	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
NAOMI	O
like	O
Act	O
Cadenza	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
Actress	O
Again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
upgrade	O
for	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Actress	O
Again	O
Current	O
Code	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
branded	O
as	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Actress	O
Again	O
Current	O
Code	O
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.05	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
changes	O
in	O
gameplay	O
and	O
adding	O
2	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
Powerd	O
Ciel	O
(	O
Ciel	O
's	O
Executioner	O
version	O
from	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Re-ACT	O
)	O
with	O
her	O
own	O
Story	O
Mode	O
and	O
ending	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
moves	O
and	O
sprites	O
for	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
final	O
upgrade	O
for	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Actress	O
Again	O
Current	O
Code	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
named	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Actress	O
Again	O
Current	O
Code	O
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riesbyfe	O
Stridberg	O
(	O
just	O
as	O
Neco-Arc	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
can	O
gain	O
a	O
new	O
route	O
in	O
Story	O
Mode	O
,	O
showing	O
her	O
as	O
living	O
her	O
new	O
life	O
with	O
Sion	O
Eltnam	O
Atlasia	O
and	O
Satsuki	O
Yumizuka	O
as	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Back-Alley	O
Alliance	O
(	O
after	O
the	O
endings	O
of	O
Sion	O
and	O
Satsuki	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Actress	O
Again	O
Current	O
Code	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
December	O
30	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Blu-ray	O
release	O
of	O
Carnival	O
Phantasm	O
Season	O
3	O
limited	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
on	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
:	I-Application
Type	I-Application
Lumina	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
continuity	O
established	O
by	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
-A	O
piece	O
of	O
blue	O
glass	O
moon-	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
of	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
remake	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
concluded	O
their	O
review	O
with	O
"	O
Nearly	O
14	O
years	O
after	O
first	O
bursting	O
onto	O
the	O
scene	O
,	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
has	O
aged	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
near-perfection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Act	I-Application
Cadenza	I-Application
has	O
been	O
featured	O
at	O
the	O
international	O
fighting	O
game	O
tournament	O
Tougeki	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
2008	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
present	O
at	O
the	O
2009	O
Tougeki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Actress	O
Again	O
was	O
featured	O
at	O
the	O
Evolution	O
Championship	O
Series	O
2010	O
tournament	O
after	O
winning	O
a	O
poll	O
,	O
beating	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
