After Burner Climax (2006)

Fishing Cactus, Sega Corporation

Android · Arcade · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · iOS

3.57 from 28 ratings

77 members have it in their collection · 1 playing now · 18 backlogged · 16 wish listed

Sega's airborne combat series soars back into arcades with more than 20 stages of high-flying action in After Burner Climax. Players can climb into the cockpit of an F-14 Super Tomcat, an F-15E Strike Eagle, or an F/A-19E Super Hornet and speed through the skies, dodging planes, rockets, and bullets while try to target and take down as many enemies … Read more
Sega's airborne combat series soars back into arcades with more than 20 stages of high-flying action in After Burner Climax. Players can climb into the cockpit of an F-14 Super Tomcat, an F-15E Strike Eagle, or an F/A-19E Super Hornet and speed through the skies, dodging planes, rockets, and bullets while try to target and take down as many enemies as possible. A branching storyline and time limits force gamers into split-second decisions, but once the "Climax Gauge" is full, time slows down momentarily to let pilots unleash a screen-clearing fusillade of bullets. The game was delisted on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade in December 2014. The mobile versions followed suit, being delisted in May 2015. In April 2019, the mobile versions were relisted as free games containing ads as apart of the Sega Forever line, before being delisted once again at an unknown date. Read less
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Details

Developers
Fishing Cactus, Sega Corporation
Publishers
Sega Corporation
Genres
Arcade, Shooter, Simulator
Themes
Action
Series
After Burner

Release dates

  • Oct 19, 2006 (Full Release) (Japan) Arcade
  • Nov 28, 2006 (Full Release) (North_America) Arcade
  • 2006 (Full Release) (Europe) Arcade
  • Apr 21, 2010 (Full Release) (Japan) PlayStation 3
  • Apr 21, 2010 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Xbox 360
  • Apr 22, 2011 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation 3
  • Apr 22, 2011 (Full Release) (Europe) PlayStation 3
  • Feb 06, 2013 (Full Release) (Worldwide) iOS
  • Jul 24, 2013 (Full Release) (Japan) Android
  • 2013 (Full Release) (North_America) Android
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Rating distribution

5 stars
5
4 stars
9
3 stars
11
2 stars
3
1 star
0
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EjKejEj

Status EjKejEj May 28, 2024

A modern-day HD version of a classic arcade game at its finest. It was made with love and it shows. While it plays similarly to the classic, it gets a huge upgrade with "Climax mode", which slows down time and the crosshair grows larger (later used in the 3D port of After Burner 2 for 3DS). Also you get an …

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A modern-day HD version of a classic arcade game at its finest. It was made with love and it shows. While it plays similarly to the classic, it gets a huge upgrade with "Climax mode", which slows down time and the crosshair grows larger (later used in the 3D port of After Burner 2 for 3DS). Also you get an HP bar "armor meter", so now you can take a few hits before dying. While it's a short game, you can beat it in 15 to 20 minutes, the game offers huge replayability in branching paths and different endings. 360/PS3 version expands on that with EX options. Basically by meeting certain conditions while playing the game, you can unlock certain tweaks to the main game. Stuff like from changing the number of credits/lives or changing the visibility of the screen to changing the behavior of your jet (should you have a large cursor all the time, should you lock on automatically, should the gun/missiles have infinite ammo and fire automatically, etc.). The worst thing about this game is that it got delisted...

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Jusfei

Status Jusfei Dec 30, 2020

Reached normal Ending C

Final Thoughts: Overall, this game's an incredible 3D update to the original After Burner 80's arcade, not to mention the killer soundtrack. It's much more playable because you can see enemy missiles much further in advance, but that doesn't stop the fact that there's still so much frantic action on screen. My comparison is pretty much …

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Reached normal Ending C

Final Thoughts: Overall, this game's an incredible 3D update to the original After Burner 80's arcade, not to mention the killer soundtrack. It's much more playable because you can see enemy missiles much further in advance, but that doesn't stop the fact that there's still so much frantic action on screen. My comparison is pretty much "Star Fox but on acid"; After Burner Climax is a short & sweet rollercoaster ride that still demands player skill.

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