ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) 10+
Release Date: 4-22-2010
Moby Score (1-10): 7.6
Genre(s): Action, Arcade, Flight / aviation, Shooter, Behind view
Media Type(s): Physical
The classic arcade game After Burner returns for a new generation of gamers. After Burner Climax© is fast and frantic action, putting you in the cockpit of the world's fastest fighter plane. Dodge planes, rockets, and bullets while trying to target multiple on-screen enemy aircraft. Built for all skill levels, everyone can take to the air and blaze through a branching storyline and over 20 stages. Unlock achievements along the way to win an exclusive Avatar award using your experience and expertise.
Choose your aircraft: Select your aircraft from the F-14D Super Tomcat by Northrop Grumman to the F-15E Strike Eagle and F/A-18E Super Hornet by Boeing. Personalize your plane with a selection of four different paint jobs including standard paint, camouflage, special paint, and low visibility.
Over 20 stages: Play through each stage at blazing speed with your personalized fighter aircraft.
Branching storyline: Keep your head under pressure with limited time to make adrenaline-fuelled decisions, and experience different paths through the game based on personal choice and the success or failure of special missions.
Four game modes: Build up your skill in Training Mode and then take flight in Arcade mode. Play through Score Attack to see how you rank on the Online Leaderboards.
EX OPTION Mode: Enjoy exhilarating flight in overwhelmingly superior conditions and take down multiple enemies at a time.
Climax Mode: When your Climax Gauge is full, time slows down and your lock-on cursor expands. This is your chance to lock on to enemies en masse and take them all down at once!
Weapons: Blast away close range enemies with the gun with access to unlimited ammo. Shoot missiles that lock on to enemy aircraft.
Awards: Your skills will be tested to unlock exclusive Avatar Awards available for the expert player.
After Burner: Climax is a sequel to the long-running After Burner series. Just like the previous games players command an aircraft from a third-person view, engaging enemies, dodging enemy fire and rockets and navigating through canyons and narrow passages. Gameplay requires quick reflexes and is arcade-like in design. The iconic F-14 Super Tomcat of the previous games has been replaced by a F-14D Super Tomcat with the addition of two new aircraft, F/A-18E Super Hornet and F-15E Strike Eagle.
In the standard EX arcade mode there is a branching mission path with various objectives. Sometimes enemies need to be engaged, while other times friendly fighters help along, stealth must be used, or a specific target needs to be pursued and taken out. There are two main weapons: regular cannon fire for close distances and rockets that can only be used when they are locked on. There is also a Climax gauge that can be activated when it is full. Time slows down and multiple enemies can be targeted. As soon as the aircraft leaves the Climax mode, all selected targets are engaged with rockets at once. Cannon fire is unlimited, and rockets as well, as long as the player does not use them constantly. At the same time enemy rockets need to be dodged by moving up, down, left or right, or doing barrel rolls. Just like the previous game in the series there is a limited amount of manoeuvrability without complete freedom. It is however possible to move the speed of the aircraft.
During the games players can unlock many EX options to further customize the arcade mode, as well as make available different paint schemes: Standard, Camouflage, Special and Low Visibility. There is also a secondary scoring mode with an unlimited amount of credits.













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