After Burner: Climax
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| After Burner Climax | |
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 1st alternate arcade flyer of After Burner Climax. | |
| Developer(s) | Sega AM2 Fishing Cactus (iOS, Android) |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Xbox 360 (XBLA), PlayStation 3 (PSN), iOS, Android |
| Release | 'Arcade June 12, 2006 Xbox 360 (XBLA) PlayStation 3 (PSN) iOS'Android |
| Genre(s) | Combat flight simulator, shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Arcade system | Sega Lindbergh |
After Burner Climax (アフターバーナー クライマックス) is a 2006 arcade, combat flight video game developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega.[7] The game is the sequel to the popular arcade and console After Burner games. The game was first released in arcades in 2006 and was later ported to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in April 2010.[8]
Like previous incarnations of After Burner, the "Deluxe" After Burner Climax cabinet has a servo-equipped chair; a new function is a button that locks the chair into a static upright position. Two other cabinet versions include a "Commander" version, which only tilts side to side, and the "Standard" version, which doesn't move at all. The "Deluxe" and "Commander" version cabinets also have widescreen LCD monitors, while the "Standard" has a 29" CRT.
The game was delisted from both Xbox Live and PSN on December 16, 2014,[9] and was removed from the mobile stores including the App Store and Google Play on May 18, 2015.[10]
Gameplay
After Burner Climax introduces two new flyable aircraft to the series: the F/A-18E Super Hornet and F-15E Strike Eagle. The iconic F-14 Tomcat from previous games has been replaced with the F-14D Super Tomcat. The player selects the aircraft at the start screen.
While choosing their plane, the player can use the throttle to choose between four different paintjobs for each of the three planes. These paint jobs consist of a "Standard" scheme, "Camouflage" scheme, "Special" scheme, and "Low Visibility" scheme. After choosing their plane, the player can also choose to listen to After Burner Climax's music or the original soundtrack from After Burner II by holding the throttle back and hitting the missile button.
Reception
The Australian video game talk show Good Game's two reviewers gave the game a 6/10 and 8/10.[11]
References
- ^ "フライングか？配信日決定！ - ABCスタッフコラムFox2！". Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "After Burner Climax". The International Arcade Museum. Retrieved 1 Nov 2013.
- ^ "After Burner Climax XBLA screens soar into view [Update]".
- ^ "After Burner Climax removed early from XBLA". XBLA Fans.
- ^ "Sega Removes These 19 Mobile Games". GameSpot. 2015-08-19.
- ^ "Good Game stories - After Burner Climax". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010-05-24.