Climax Heroes

is a Bandai Namco and Eighting video game series featuring the protagonists in the Kamen Rider Series.

''Climax Heroes''

is a series of 3D fighting game. The original Climax Heroes was released for the PlayStation 2 as part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Heisei Kamen Rider Series by Toei, TV Asahi, Ishimori Productions, and Bandai. The game spawned four sequels as well as an American version for the Nintendo Wii based on the '' Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight'' TV series.

Gameplay

Combat in the game operates on a basic three-button system, encompassing Weak Attacks, Strong Attacks, and Special Attacks (such as the various Rider Kicks). In addition, many Riders have the ability to perform a Form Change once the Rider Gauge at the bottom of the screen fills by dealing or receiving damage, or by charging the meter. Form Change can be used as a counterattack or to extend combos. A number of Riders also have the ability to summon Strikers, such as Ryuki's Contract Monster Dragredder or Den-O's DenLiner. Also, each Rider has a unique finisher called 'Rider Finale'. This attack can only be activated when the 'Rider Gauge' is full and the R2 button is pressed.

Decade Mode

In Decade Mode, the player follows Tsukasa Kadoya's journey through nine Heisei Kamen Rider worlds as Kamen Rider Decade, fighting the other Riders and attempting to prevent the destruction of the worlds. Decade Mode differs from standard gameplay in that Decade's Form Change and Special Attacks are customizable with KamenRide Cards and Final FormRide Cards earned as the player progresses. The missions in the mode are divided by three levels, with the easiest missions can be played in Level 1 while the hardest can be found in Level 3. Level 2 and 3 can be unlocked as the player progress in Level 1.

Updated Versions

''Climax Heroes W''

, was announced in the October 8, 2009 issue of ''Weekly Famitsu'' for a December 3, 2009 release on the PSP and the Wii. It features Kamen Rider Double from '' Kamen Rider W'' as a playable character. Although the meaning of the letter "W" in the title is not given, it refers both to the new series ''W'' and the Wii platform for the game. In addition to all of the playable characters from the first game, more playable characters were introduced.

''Climax Heroes OOO''

was announced by Famitsu on August 9, 2010, released on both the PlayStation Portable and Wii on December 2, 2010. These versions of the games introduce Kamen Rider OOO of '' Kamen Rider OOO'' as a playable character, as well as Kamen Rider Accel from '' Kamen Rider W'', the remaining Riders from ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'', several other Riders, and the most powerful forms of all of the previous Heisei Riders as playable characters rather than aspects of the base forms' finishing attack. The custom soundtrack feature is introduced exclusively on PSP version. Players can now switch to other variantions of Rider Art, as result of having a different variantions such as Multiple form changes, Summons and Stronger form, depending on which Kamen Rider the player chooses.

Ragnarok Mode is based on "Mirror World" from the Wii version of '' Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight''.

''Climax Heroes Fourze''

was released on both the PlayStation Portable and Wii on December 1, 2011. These versions of the games introduced Kamen Rider Fourze and the Showa Era Kamen Riders as playable characters to commemorate the franchise's 40th anniversary. Some new gameplay options were also added, such as tag-team battle. A number of characters also have their sound effects improved from the previous installments of the series. Ragnarok Mode returns as Heroes Mode and has new stages and monsters.

''Super Climax Heroes''

was released on November 29, 2012 for PlayStation Portable and Wii, with the addition of several new playable characters such as Kamen Rider Wizard, Kamen Rider Meteor from ''Kamen Rider Fourze'', and secondary Riders such as Gills, Chalice and Sasword from other series. It is the last installment to bear a ''Climax Heroes'' title. The game features a free run mode and a new control system. The gameplay features an air to air combat similar to ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' and '' Arc System Works'' fighting game series. However, almost every characters on certain form/weapon sets to have Air Combo moves on their move lists. A Rider Art System, which features moves or skills that are based on recreating scenes from the TV series, was also introduced.

''Climax Fighters''

was released on December 7, 2017 for PlayStation 4, with the addition of several new playable characters, such as '' Kamen Rider Gaim'', ''Kamen Rider Drive'', '' Kamen Rider Ghost'', and '' Kamen Rider Ex-Aid'', including Kamen Rider Beast from ''Kamen Rider Wizard'' who appeared in previous ''Kamen Rider'' games, and a newly introduced ''Kamen Rider Build''. Much like in the two first '' Kamen Rider: Battride War'' games prior its ''Genesis'' sequel, the playable rosters consists of the titular Heisei Riders and the secondary Riders from Heisei era Phase 2. However, Kamen Rider BLACK was the first and only Showa Rider to be announced on November 22, 2017, as part of the titular Showa Rider's 30th anniversary. It is also the first ''Climax'' installment to be PlayStation exclusive since the original ''Climax Heroes''.

This game is the first time a Kamen Rider game has been available in South East Asia with English subtitle, and Korean with Korean voices.

Gameplay

Unlike ''Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes'' series, ''Climax Fighters'' is a role-playing fighting game, battling inside the 3D battle arenas, and the game's playstyle has some similarities to the gameplay system from '' Kamen Rider: Battride War'' series, '' Gundam Vs.'' series, '' Dissidia: Final Fantasy'' and '' Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2''.

''Climax Scramble''

Kamen Rider: Climax Scramble in Japan known as was released on November 29, 2018 exclusively for Nintendo Switch that features the newly introduced Riders from '' Kamen Rider Zi-O'', which includes its secondary Kamen Rider Geiz alongside his predecessor Kamen Rider Cross-Z from ''Kamen Rider Build'', including Kamen Rider BLACK's main rival/arch-enemy Shadow Moon, meaning BLACK will have a vital role in this game's storyline. Kamen Rider Core from '' Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core'' will also appear as one of the bosses. This is the first ''Climax'' game to feature downloadable contents and the first Kamen Rider game to add upcoming Rider forms/armors to part of the upgrade moveset for regular version of the playable Rider, whereas Kamen Rider Zi-O's Double Armor from ''Heisei Generations Forever'' movie was released as part of the free upgrade moveset for regular Kamen Rider Zi-O himself on December 25, 2018, while the tertiary Rider from his series, Kamen Rider Woz will be released on January 15, 2019, making him the first and only tertiary Rider to appear in this game.

It is a direct sequel to ''Kamen Rider: Climax Fighters'', in term of having an updated gameplay from the previous game. It is also the second ''Climax'' installment to be Nintendo exclusive being the first since ''Climax Heroes W''.

Characters

There are dozens of characters from Showa and Heisei periods. Each entry introduces new characters and old characters that were previously never appeared or appeared in previous titles. Some forms and characters are unique for different versions of the game.

See also

*'' Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (Wii)''

References

External links

Climax Heroes Portal site


Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes


Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes W


Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes OOO


Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Fourze


Kamen Rider: Super Climax Heroes

Kamen Rider: Climax Fighters

Kamen Rider: Climax Scramble Zi-O

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