Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory

VS Battle

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VS Battle (バーサスモード Bāsasu Mōdo?, lit. "Versus Mode") is a gameplay mode that appears in Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory. It allows the player to face off against computer opponents or other players online. The mode is unlocked after obtaining ten Field Battle stages. VS Battles are narrated by Chirithy.

VS Battles are a competition to earn the most points in a Field Battle track. Exclusive to this mode, the player has access to the Trick system, which can be used apply various negative effects on the opponent. There are two main types of VS Battles: COM Battles and Online Battles. Two more variations are exclusive to the Nintendo Switch release: Local Battles, which function identically to Online Battles only with a local opponent rather than a random one, and the Free-for-All, which is a competition between up to seven players through local online play.

COM Battle

In a COM Battle (COMバーサス COM Bāsasu?, lit. "COM Versus"), the player and the computer opponent are given a rank. The player can choose from a list of five opponents, each with their own song, items, rank, difficulty, and reward. There are four major ranks: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. Each one is subdivided into three ranks, with Bronze 3 being the lowest and Platinum 1 being the highest overall. Winning three matches will promote the player to level 1 of the current rank, or level 3 of the next rank if already at level 1. Losing three matches will demote the player to level 2 of the current rank if they were originally at level 1, but it will otherwise not affect the player's rank. In either case, five new opponents are selected and the process repeats.

The rank of a COM opponent determines the difficulty level of the song, the opponent's base score, and the opponent's name. The opponent's score can be lowered outside of the base range through the use of Tricks. Each opponent is assigned a name and ProfiCard. The name is randomly selected from a list of twelve per rank, and only ordinary character icons can appear on enemy ProfiCards. The reward for beating an opponent is always a Station of Awakening Collector's Card.

Ranks

Opponent Rank Level Music Stage Difficulty Level Base Score
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
COM Battle rank icon Bronze 3 1–11 50% 40% 10% 4000000–4500000
COM Battle rank icon Bronze 2 12–19 28.6% 35.7% 28.6% 7.1% 4500000–5000000
COM Battle rank icon Bronze 1 20–27 6.7% 26.7% 33.3% 26.7% 6.7% 6000000–6500000
COM Battle rank icon Silver 3 28–35 6.7% 26.7% 33.3% 26.7% 6.7% 6500000–7000000
COM Battle rank icon Silver 2 36–43 6.7% 26.7% 33.3% 26.7% 6.7% 6700000–7200000
COM Battle rank icon Silver 1 44–51 6.7% 26.7% 33.3% 26.7% 6.7% 6900000–7400000
COM Battle rank icon Gold 3 52–59 6.7% 26.7% 33.3% 26.7% 6.7% 7100000–7600000
COM Battle rank icon Gold 2 60–67 6.7% 26.7% 33.3% 26.7% 6.7% 7300000–7800000
COM Battle rank icon Gold 1 68–75 6.7% 26.7% 33.3% 26.7% 6.7% 7500000–8000000
COM Battle rank icon Platinum 3 76–83 6.7% 26.7% 33.3% 26.7% 6.7% 8000000–8500000
COM Battle rank icon Platinum 2 84–91 7.1% 28.6% 35.7% 28.6% 8500000–9000000
COM Battle rank icon Platinum 1 92–99 7.1% 28.6% 35.7% 28.6% 9000000–9500000

CPU names

Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Amateur Adventurer
Bubbly Buddy
Bumbling Beginner
Caring Contender
Excitable Eccentric
Fabulous Friend
Fledgeling Fighter
Gracious Greenhorn
Kind Keyblade Wielder
Music Maniac
Novice Nomad
Secret Sweetie
Awesome Ace
Baby Berserker
Cheerful Challenger
Daring Dame
Genial Gentleman
Impatient Influencer
Knockout Knight
Lovely Leader
Ornery Outlaw
Rugged Rocker
Shining Sweet-talker
Valiant Vanquisher
Dashing Defender
Destined Darling
Elusive Enchanter
Eternal Emperor
Fearsome Favorite
Frolicking Fiend
Gorgeous Guru
Imposing Intellectual
Luminous Lord
Shadowy Sovereign
Twilight Trooper
Wandering Warrior
Absolute Angel
Cherished Champion
Glorious Goddess
Hardened Hero
Intense Inquisitor
Lofty Legend
Merciful Master
Monstrous Monarch
Pro Pulverizer
Righteous Rescuer
Spiteful Superhero
Storied Strongman

Online Battle

In an online battle, both opponents choose a song to play, which is then picked at random. Instead of ranking up, players fight for Collector's Cards. The winner of the match will receive two cards, while the loser will receive one.

Tricks

Tricks (トリック Torikku?) are special powers that can give the upper hand in a VS Battle. Each player's Trick gauge fills up as they successfully hit notes, unleashing a random trick on the opponent when full. Beginning halfway through the Music Stage, tricks will be activated in pairs. Tricks interfere with the opponent's game, similar to status effects.

The chance of activating a particular trick depends on which opponent is currently in the lead. Generally, the player who is currently behind will be more likely to activate more powerful tricks. Tricks will also last longer if the player who activated it is falling behind. Four tricks also have their effects strengthened when activated by the losing player: Trick Drain will drain more of the opponent's Trick gauge, Vanishing Enemies will make enemies disappear sooner, Sneaky Enemies will make enemies appear later, and Point Penalty will deduct more points on a miss.

The Point Penalty Trick cannot be activated on its own. In addition, three pairs of Tricks are impossible to activate: HP Swap and Point Penalty, Trick Drain and Point Penalty, and Hide Guide and False Targets.

List of Tricks

Trick Effect Active Time
Winning Advantage Even Disadvantage Losing
Trick icon HP Swap (HPチェンジ
HP Chanji
?, lit. "HP Change")
Switches your HP with your opponents. Instantaneous
Trick icon Trick Drain (トリックドレイン
Torikku Dorein
?)
Decreases your opponent's Trick gauge and increases yours. Instantaneous
Trick icon Vanishing Enemies (ファントムエネミー
Fantomu Enemī
?, lit. "Phantom Enemy")
Turns enemies invisible when they get close. 10.5 seconds 12.25 seconds 14 seconds 15.75 seconds 17.5 seconds
Trick icon Sneaky Enemies (ステルスエネミー
Suterusu Enemī
?, lit. "Stealth Enemy")
Turns enemies invisible until they get close. 10.5 seconds 12.25 seconds 14 seconds 15.75 seconds 17.5 seconds
Trick icon Hide Guide (ハイドガイド
Haido Gaido
?)
Removes timing guides. 7 seconds 10.5 seconds 14 seconds 17.5 seconds 21 seconds
Trick icon Harsh Judge (フラッシュタイム
Furasshu Taimu
?, lit. "Flash Time")
Shortens the timing window for actions. 6 seconds 9 seconds 12 seconds 15 seconds 18 seconds
Trick icon Point Penalty (スコアペナルティ
Sukoa Penaruti
?, lit. "Score Penalty")
Lowers the score with every miss. 12 seconds 14 seconds 16 seconds 18 seconds 20 seconds
Trick icon Interference (ブラインドヒット
Buraindo Hitto
?, lit. "Blind Hit")
Flings attacked enemies into the screen blocking the view 8 seconds 12 seconds 16 seconds 20 seconds 24 seconds
Trick icon Tiny Targets (スモールターゲット
Sumōru Tāgetto
?, lit. "Small Target")
Makes enemies very small. 8 seconds 12 seconds 16 seconds 20 seconds 24 seconds
Trick icon False Targets (フェイクターゲット
Feiku Tāgetto
?, lit. "Fake Target")
Adds fake timing guides. 8 seconds 12 seconds 16 seconds 20 seconds 24 seconds

Trick Lottery

Single Trick

Trick Activation Chance
Winning Advantage Even Disadvantage Losing
Trick icon 4.7% 8% 11.4% 18.3% 28.6%
Trick icon 11.6% 11.5% 11.4% 14.1% 17.9%
Trick icon 11.6% 11.5% 11.4% 7% 0%
Trick icon 11.6% 11.5% 11.4% 7% 0%
Trick icon 11.6% 11.5% 11.4% 14.1% 17.9%
Trick icon 11.6% 11.5% 11.4% 14.1% 17.9%
Trick icon 11.6% 11.5% 11.4% 7% 0%
Trick icon 14% 11.5% 9.1% 4.2% 0%
Trick icon 11.6% 11.5% 11.4% 14.1% 17.9%

Double Trick

Tricks Activation Chance
Winning Advantage Even Disadvantage Losing
Trick iconTrick icon 0% 0% 0% 2.2% 6.1%
Trick iconTrick icon 1.2% 2.2% 3.2% 3.3% 3.1%
Trick iconTrick icon 1.2% 2.2% 3.2% 3.3% 3.1%
Trick iconTrick icon 1.2% 2.2% 3.2% 4.4% 6.1%
Trick iconTrick icon 1.2% 2.2% 3.2% 4.4% 6.1%
Trick iconTrick icon 1.2% 2.2% 3.2% 3.3% 3.1%
Trick iconTrick icon 1.5% 2.2% 2.5% 2% 1.2%
Trick iconTrick icon 1.2% 2.2% 3.2% 4.4% 6.1%
Trick iconTrick icon 0% 0% 0% 1.7% 1.9%
Trick iconTrick icon 0% 0% 0% 1.7% 1.9%
Trick iconTrick icon 0% 0% 0% 1.7% 3.8%
Trick iconTrick icon 0% 0% 0% 1.7% 3.8%
Trick iconTrick icon 0% 0% 0% 1.7% 1.9%
Trick iconTrick icon 0% 0% 0% 1% 0.8%
Trick iconTrick icon 0% 0% 0% 1.7% 3.8%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 2.7% 2.3%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.4% 3.8%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.4% 3.8%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 1.7% 0%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 1.7% 0%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.7% 3.1% 2.5% 1% 0%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.4% 3.8%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.4% 3.8%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.4% 3.8%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 1.7% 0%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 2.7% 2.3%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.7% 3.1% 2.5% 1% 0%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.4% 3.8%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.4% 3.8%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 1.7% 0%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.4% 3.8%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.7% 3.1% 2.5% 1% 0%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.4% 3.8%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.4% 3.8%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.7% 3.1% 2.5% 1% 0%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.4% 3.8%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 1.7% 0%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.7% 3.1% 2.5% 1% 0%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 1.7% 0%
Trick iconTrick icon 7.4% 3.1% 0% 0% 0%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 1.7% 0%
Trick iconTrick icon 3.7% 3.1% 2.5% 1% 0%

ProfiCards

Every player has a ProfiCard that displays their username and a customizable icon. After each online battle, the two opponents swap ProfiCards, allowing the each player to view various statistics about the other's performance and game records. Additional ProfiCard Icons can be obtained through item synthesis.

Related trophies

Image of the trophy with the same name Prelude to Battle
Defeat a COM opponent.
Image of the trophy with the same name Legendary Battler
Defeat 20 COM opponents.
Image of the trophy with the same name Shining Platinum
Reach Platinum 1 rank in COM Battle.