VS Battle

This article is about the gameplay mode from Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory. You may be looking for the gameplay mode from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.

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 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
Bronze 3	1–11	50%	40%	10%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4000000–4500000
Bronze 2	12–19	28.6%	35.7%	28.6%	7.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4500000–5000000
Bronze 1	20–27	6.7%	26.7%	33.3%	26.7%	6.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6000000–6500000
Silver 3	28–35	—	—	6.7%	26.7%	33.3%	26.7%	6.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6500000–7000000
Silver 2	36–43	—	—	—	6.7%	26.7%	33.3%	26.7%	6.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6700000–7200000
Silver 1	44–51	—	—	—	—	6.7%	26.7%	33.3%	26.7%	6.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	6900000–7400000
Gold 3	52–59	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.7%	26.7%	33.3%	26.7%	6.7%	—	—	—	—	7100000–7600000
Gold 2	60–67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.7%	26.7%	33.3%	26.7%	6.7%	—	—	—	7300000–7800000
Gold 1	68–75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.7%	26.7%	33.3%	26.7%	6.7%	—	—	7500000–8000000
Platinum 3	76–83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.7%	26.7%	33.3%	26.7%	6.7%	8000000–8500000
Platinum 2	84–91	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.1%	28.6%	35.7%	28.6%	8500000–9000000
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.

List of Tricks

Trick		Effect	Active Time
			Winning	Advantage	Even	Disadvantage	Losing
	HP Swap (HPチェンジ, HP Chanji, lit. "HP Change")	Switches your HP with your opponents.	Instantaneous
	Trick Drain (トリックドレイン, Torikku Dorein)	Decreases your opponent's Trick gauge and increases yours.	Instantaneous
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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

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

Prelude to Battle Defeat a COM opponent.

Legendary Battler Defeat 20 COM opponents.

Shining Platinum Reach Platinum 1 rank in COM Battle.