Something about the characters
hmm, on the one hand its a great fighting game, great visuals and combos are awesome. Enjoyable to play with friends.
The drop out is hmm characters tend to be repeated, for example i think i noticed 3 or probably 4 characters who had an alternative character to play with. Think of it as Having a street fighter game, where you can play, ryu, evil ryu, Akuma, shin Akuma, Ken and evil ken. Which honestly drops down the flavor of the original characters. There is even a character who has 2 ! alternative characters ! which is ridiculous in my modest opinion. Another high school student character wearing the Japanese school uniform has another friend of his, who happen to wear the same costume, both the same height and only distinctive difference is the facial expressions. Come to think of it, they are probably the same character, who knows ?.

Again its not a bad game, but these are the thing that will turn you off when choosing a new character hoping that you will experience something new hmm.

Yes 2-D side scroller fighter
It works great on my ntsc-j ps2. Playing shiki and Shinzo Arcueid is a blast. Doesn't take long to figure out how to set the second one to computer and it fights hard.

Melty Blood, Actress Again offers great 2D fighting, fast action, great control, and a lot of fun.
When I first tried playing Melty Blood, Actress Again, I thought I would choke on the poor graphics. I mean, come on, this is PS2 right? However, I was soon taken in by the great game play. The responsiveness of the controllers, the large number of characters, and the ability to select an enormous number of outfits.

Supposedly, there is a rich story line behind each of the characters. Not being able to read Japanese writing, I can only tell you what I’ve seen on the internet, not what I found from playing the game.

(NOTE, you don’t need to be able to read Japanese in order to play this game. The main menus are in English. I didn’t have any trouble at all getting to game play and character selection within minutes of loading the game.)

The story, from what I’ve gathered, is about Sion Eltnam Atlasia who used to be with The Mage’s Association. A group that is concerned with hiding mages from the rest of the world. Sion is destined to become a vampire unless she can find a cure. She tries to get the cure from Arcueid Brunestud. Arcueid doesn’t really have the cure. Sion gets in a fight with Shiki Tohno and Shiki is so impressed that he decides to help Sion,

Luckily, you don’t need to know anything at all about the story to enjoy this great fighting game.

Melty Blood, Actress Again offers great 2D fighting, fast action, great control, and a lot of fun.

4/5 stars.

Awesome!
For new and old Melty Blood players alike, this is the ultimate Type-Moon fighting game! :3 With a slew of playables, including 6 new characters, a wonderful soundtrack, and many new features including several versions of every character, a new guard system and more, this is sure to entertain any Type-Moon fan whether they're into fighting games or not, casual or hardcore. A must-buy!

the best game of 2D FTG
if you play it ,you will like it right now.
new character "ryougi siki" is so cool!!