Darkstalkers 4: Blood Moon Tournament

Darkstalkers 4: Blood Moon Tournament (known as Vampire IV: Ketsueki Tsuki Tournament in Japan) is the fourth entry in the franchise, taking place several events after Vampire Savior (or Darkstalkers 3 everywhere, else!). The Taito Type X2 is this entry's main engine, as well as utilizing 2D character models (newly designed after the release of Vampire Savior) and gorgeous, 3D stage backgrounds. B.M.T. features all the playable characters from the previous installments, as well as the addition of six new characters. Darkstalkers 4: Blood Moon Tournament is published by Capcom and developed by Dimps. All music was made by Daisuke Ishiwatari, notable for creating the Guilty Gear series.

Gameplay
The gameplay is significantly different from Vampire Savior, now using a three-button control scheme (with three additional buttons being a Taunt, Throw/Grab, and "Death Execution" fatality), balance tweaking (all the characters except Jedah are ranked as "A to D-tiered"), much newer emphasis on the combo system (combos can be now performed at any given time, and not just with button mashing skill), more stages, new animated prologues and endings for each character, and a finishing attack known as a Death Execution, which can only be performed in the final round anytime, the latter bearing a striking resemblance to the fatalities from Mortal Kombat (2011)... E.T.G. can help with more, as long as he doesn't screw up! 0_0

Game Modes

 * Story Mode
 * Arcade Mode
 * Difficulty
 * Rounds
 * Time
 * Bonus Stages (ON/OFF)
 * Fight Request (ON/OFF)
 * Versus Mode
 * Player vs. Player
 * Player vs. CPU
 * Player and CPU vs. Player and CPU
 * Player and Player vs. CPU and CPU
 * Player and CPU vs. CPU and CPU
 * CPU Match
 * Training Mode
 * Tutorial
 * Train
 * Test Trial
 * Challenge Mode
 * Trial
 * Survival
 * Bonus Stages
 * Mission Field
 * Extreme Death Match
 * B.M. Tournament Mode
 * Blood Moon Network
 * Warrior Match
 * Team Match
 * Continous Match
 * Tournament Match
 * Warrior Ranking
 * Warrior Invitation
 * Replay Theatre
 * Player Profile
 * Player Ranking
 * Char. Ranking
 * Replay Theatre
 * Extras
 * Gallery: Where you can look at some OVA pictures, concept art, and other stuff.
 * OVA
 * Concept Art
 * Characters
 * Game
 * Video Gallery
 * Opening Anime Cinematic
 * Char. Videos: Where you can view each character's prologue and epilogue.
 * True Game Ending: Obtained after beating Story Mode with every character, finishing with Jedah Dohma.
 * Music Video: Watch the originally made AMV, like the one from Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble!
 * Darkstalkers History: History video of the Darkstalkers series so far.
 * Trailers
 * Darkstalkers: Dirge of the Kreutz Bloodline (OVA)
 * Street Fighter Sedai - Generation
 * PSP Remaster titles
 * Jukebox
 * Puzzle
 * Game Results
 * Options
 * Game Setting
 * Button Setting
 * Sound Setting
 * Screen Setting
 * Install Game Data

Returning Fighters

 * Morrigan
 * Lilith
 * Felicia
 * Anakaris
 * Anita
 * Q-Bee
 * Jon Talbain
 * Demitri
 * Jedah
 * B.B. Hood
 * Bishamon
 * Donovan
 * Hsien-Ko
 * Huitzil
 * Lord Raptor
 * Pyron
 * Rikuo
 * Victor
 * Sasquatch
 * ShadowSoul & Marionette
 * Dark Talbain
 * Dee
 * Mei-Ling

New Fighters

 * Xion
 * Daedalus
 * Rolf
 * N.E.O.
 * Deep Snow (Miyuki in Japan)
 * Bloodlust Demitri

Character Prolouges
Note: Some/many parts are classified 'till reveal of the game.
 * Morrigan: It has been over two centuries since her encounter with Demitri, and she begins having nightmares of the latter killing her with one of the Midnight Blisses... Now infused with Lilith, Morrigan wants answers to what Demitri plans to do with her!
 * Lilith: Lilith is now together with her sister, Morrigan, who is in a deep depression after meeting face to face with Demitri... For Morrigan's sake, Lilith wants no part of the quarrel, and instead wants to find victims and fight them so they'll satisfy her every need...
 * Felicia: Felicia has since founded the "Felicity House" as a Catholic nun, watching over her pupils nicely... One night, the Felicity House children had been kidnapped by an unknown entity that seeks more power than ever! Felicia decides to step out of her duties and returns once and for all to the stage!
 * Anakaris: Anakaris has enslaved many tourists and made them a part of him, just to prove he is more than just a mere pawn... Moments later, one of his minions sensed an antagonistic presence in Egypt that many believe to be Rikuo, going there in order to gain more endurance. Anakaris finds this as a weak excuse and wants to get rid of all who oppose him, especially Rikuo!
 * Anita: Anita, now older, realizes that she no longer needs Donovan's aid and sets out on a quest to annithilate the Darkstalkers, themselves... Her teddy bear, however, has started gaining symptons of rage and anxiety and now has a mind of its own!
 * Q-Bee:
 * Jon Talbain/Gallon: While teaching the children kung-fu, he's been thinking about his past and wanted to know, he enters the tournament in hopes of finding the answer.
 * Demitri:
 * Jedah:
 * B.B. Hood:
 * Bishamon:
 * Donovan:
 * Hsien-Ko:
 * Huitzil:
 * Lord Raptor:
 * Pyron:
 * Rikuo:
 * Victor:
 * Sasquatch:
 * ShadowSoul & Marionette:
 * Dark Talbain:
 * Dee:
 * Mei-Ling:

Trivia

 * Available for Playstation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, and Playstation 2 (under the name of "Darkstalkers: The Bloody Tournament Moon")
 * Character endings/prologues and opening cinematic were made by Sunrise, with character designing by Takeshi Obata (notable for Death Note and, to a lesser extent, Castlevania: Judgment)
 * This is the first game in the series to have a rating of M for "Mature", which was picked up from footage that depicts the amount of gore and somewhat, strong language in Darkstalkers 4.
 * Darkstalkers 4: Blood Moon Tournament is directed by Hideaki Itsuno, of Megaman X9 fame...
 * It is also released to public arcades, as there will be a collection including the arcade version revealing soon...