After Burner Climax

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Arcade perfection

I absolutely sucked in the original After Burner and really didn't get it. Now it has come to the new generation with some improvements. So how is it?
 
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It's arcade perfection. Easy to learn, impossible to master but a lot of fun. In addition to missiles and machine guns there's the Climax mode, which is pretty much Bullet Time. It helps a little but doesn't break the game.  There's the basic arcade "story" mode and  a basic time attack mode. The arcade mode can be pimped up with some bonuses from the EX mode. For example if you die a lot, you'll get more continues and such. It's also cool that the EX-bonuses won't lock out the achievements so you can plow through the game pretty fast. It took about 2 hours for me to finish the game and get all the achievements, but I really didn't expect more. 
 
Although the game was short, it was super exciting and intensive and it still has some replay value if you want to collect  every time attack medals and other bonuses.
 
If you want some fast insane arcade jet action, get this.

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