Arcana Heart
- Arcana Heart (2006 on Arcade)
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Long, long ago, our world and the Elemental world existed as one, but for reasons unknown, they were separated, and if they were to now rejoin, the results would be catastrophic for humanity. In the sky above Tokyo, events are transpiring to lead to just such an event. The only ones who can stop this form happening are the Maidens, young girls with the ability to communicate with beings from the Elemental world known as Arcana.
Arcana Heart is a 2D fighting game ported from the arcade original. Choose one of eleven Maidens, and from eleven Arcanas each with their own unique abilities, and get to the bottom of what's happening in Tokyo. The game plays similarly to the Guilty Gear series, incorporating a variety of advanced techniques such as air dashing and dash cancels, and making for complicated high-speed battles.
In arcades, this was released under the title Arcana Heart FULL! and was sold as an update to the original Arcana Heart. It features balance improvements, new colour schemes for every character, and a practice mode.
The home version includes standard story, arcade, and versus modes, along with a training mode and an unlockable illustration gallery. Players can choose between the original version of the characters or the rebalanced versions from Arcana Heart FULL!
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Arcana Heart series- Previous: Arcana Heart (2006)
- Next: Arcana Heart 2 (2008)
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Spellings
- アルカナハート - Japanese spelling
- アルカナハート Full! - Japanese spelling of arcade title
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Credits (Arcade version)
45 People (40 developers, 5 thanks) · View all
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Collaborations
People credited on this game were also credited on:
- Arcana Heart, a group of 40 people
- Sugoi! Arcana Heart 2, a group of 23 people
- Arcana Heart 3, a group of 22 people
- And 22 more...
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Other Games
In addition to this game, these people were also credited on other games:
- Yoshikazu Nagano on 51 other games
- Mikako Takahashi on 48 other games
- Hiromi Hirata on 41 other games
- And 22 more...
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Average score: 76% (based on 12 ratings)
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Extras
Initial copies of the Japanese PS2 version came with a bonus drama CD.
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Contributors to this Entry
Game added by j.raido 【雷堂嬢太朗】.
Arcade added by Ms. Tea.
Additional contributors: Freeman, Ms. Tea, Patrick Bregger.
Game added December 23, 2008. Last modified March 16, 2026.