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.: August 14, 1997/Mode(s)Sit-downDisplaySky Target is a 1995. A featuring a number of planes including the default, it is best remembered for its semi-official connection to Sega's earlier hit. Although never billed as a sequel, its overt similarities to the 1987 classic were nonetheless referenced in official promotional materials and recognized by the media. Plus, it features a revised version of the 'After Burner' music theme within its soundtrack.In 1997, Sky Target was ported to by external developer.

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The port retains the gameplay of the original but has completely redone cutscenes, a difficulty select option, and a new Ranking Mode. This version was also later released for exclusively in Japan.

Contents.Gameplay Like After Burner, Sky Target places players in control of a modern fighter jet. Players can select from four planes: the,.

The camera follows in chase view (with two selectable follow distances), and players control movement with an analog flight stick. As in After Burner, moving the reticule over a target allows the player to lock on (denoted by a voice shouting 'Fire!' ) and fire homing missiles.Unlike After Burner II, there is no throttle to control speed, nor an ability to barrel roll. After certain stages, players may have a choice of two different stages, an element later revisited in. Also unlike After Burner, Sky Target has large, -inspired bosses that need to be destroyed in a set amount of time in order to receive a score bonus.In the Saturn version's Ranking Mode, each level is played individually, and players are graded on their performance.

Sufficiently strong performances are rewarded with promotions, which unlock additional levels in the Ranking Mode, though there are no levels beyond those included in the regular game. Reception ReceptionReview scoresPublicationScore4.75/10 (SAT)(ARC)(SAT)73% (SAT)Sky Target was negatively received by critics. Reviewing the arcade version, called the game 'a fancy-shmantzy of After Burner, and a lot less fun.' The reviewer praised the visuals for their cutting edge level of detail, lack of, and strong design, but said the gameplay is so simplistic and repetitive that the average player will have mastered it by the end of the first two levels.

He noted that the game was even simpler than its predecessor After Burner, since it lacks a means of controlling acceleration.The Saturn version was also primarily criticized for its generally shallow gameplay and limited controls, which a Next Generation critic summed up by saying that the player's plane 'acts more like a targeting icon than a pilotable craft.' Concluded, ' Sky Target might have made a decent arcade game a decade ago, but it certainly won't do anything to calm all those Saturn owners worrying about the system's future.' Most critics also disapproved of the Saturn version's graphics. GamePro described them as 'only marginally better' than After Burner (which was by then a decade old), and Sushi-X of said they 'are fast and furious, but look rough and blocky in spots. Although it isn't a big distraction, it gives the game an unpolished feel.' Sushi-X's co-reviewer Crispin Boyer and Lee Nutter of both said the huge bosses are impressive. The music was derided; Nutter described it as 'standard soft-rock tunes occasionally interrupted by a deranged keyboard player on speed' and EGM 's Dan Hsu and Crispin Boyer called it 'corny' and 'ridiculous'.

See also.References. ^ 'Coin-op Giants Reveal Latest at JAMMA'. December 1995. Sky Target, another Model 2 game from Sega, is a shooter in the style of Afterburner. Retrieved 2010-06-25.

'Afterburner: The Return?' August 1997. '1995 JAMMA Show Report'. Maximum: The Video Game Magazine. November 1995. Despite some utterly brilliant graphics, the game is little more than a 1995 enhanced version of the classic Afterburner.

'TGS 1997 Spring'. Is an indirect chapter of the Afterburner series. ^ 'Preview: Sky Target'.

Pp. 22–23. ^ 'Sky Target'. February 1996. P. 108. 'Sky Target'. P. 54.

^ 'Sky Target: Fly the Unfriendly Skies'. P. 96.

^ Nutter, Lee (August 1997). Retrieved November 25, 2018. ^ 'Review Crew: Sky Target'. September 1997. P. 50. ^ 'Sky Target'. Pp. 104, 107.

^ 'Finals: Sky Target'. October 1997. P. 175. ^ Special K (November 1997).

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'Saturn ProReview: Sky Target'.

Sega's After Burner arcade games of the late 1980s took the full-throttle fighter-jet action depicted in films like Top Gun to its most outrageous extreme. Unconcerned with any degree of realism, the games were a simple but thrilling fantasy, fueled by then-stunning graphics, a pulse-pounding soundtrack, and impressive hydraulic arcade cabinets that would tilt your seat as you tilted the in-game plane. The 2006 arcade release of After Burner Climax stayed very true to the spirit of the earlier games, updating the visuals considerably but leaving the core gameplay largely unchanged. Climax has now come to home consoles, but its particular brand of action is really a better fit for arcades.

It's exciting for a brief period but not deep or substantial enough to hold your attention for very long or to justify its 800 Microsoft points price tag.The northern lights are one of many impressive backdrops for the action in After Burner Climax.Climax kicks off by letting you choose among three aircraft: the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, F-15E Strike Eagle, and F-14D Super Tomcat. Then, following a short scene explaining that your mission is to prevent a hostile nation from launching a nuclear strike, you find yourself flying at breakneck speeds as squadron after squadron of enemy fighters send impossible numbers of missiles at you. You have guns for close-range enemies and missiles for targets that are farther away. Banking and tilting your plane so that your targeting cursor moves over enemies instantly results in lock-ons, letting you unleash a barrage of your constantly recharging missiles to blow your targets from the sky. All the while, you'll be trying to bank and roll to avoid the missiles streaking in your direction.There are a few new elements that set Climax apart from earlier After Burner games. Here, you're given the occasional special objective. These include destroying helicopters carrying enemy ground troops, and increasing your speed to tail a stealth bomber that is immune to missile locks and taking it out with guns.

There are also some branching pathways and some levels where you fly through the interiors of cavernous enemy bases. Additionally, as you take out enemies, you fill up your climax gauge. When triggered, this ability briefly slows down time, which dramatically increases the size of your targeting cursor, making it easy to lock on to and destroy a large number of enemies. But these are all minor additions; not game changers. This is still fast and fun arcade action for the 10-12 minutes or so it'll take skilled players to reach the ending, but the lock-on-and-shoot action doesn't offer enough depth or variety to stand up well to multiple play-throughs.In an effort to add replay value to Climax's home version, Sega has included a secret final stage and a wide variety of special options that you unlock as you play the Arcade mode and accomplish various tasks. For instance, Reaching the ending once lets you play with your targeting cursor enlarged to climax-mode proportions at all times. Downing 70 percent of the enemies in a stage 10 times gives you access to armor that reduces all damage by half.

For those who enjoy a challenge, there are also a few unlockable options that make the game more difficult by reducing your gun's power or your armor's effectiveness, preventing missiles from replenishing, and the like. These options are fun to tinker around with, and it can be satisfying to tear through the enemy with numerous options tilting the odds dramatically in your favor.Blowing up enemies may get old fast, but it sure looks great while the fun lasts.The visuals are glossy, gorgeous, and very, very fast. The grasslands, cities, erupting volcanoes, and other spectacular environments look great as they whisk by at incredible speed. They're also all bright and pristine, contributing to the overall sense that the game is much more rooted in fantasy than reality. The screen constantly fills with explosions and smoke trails, which look terrific, but which occasionally make it difficult to identify where threats are coming from. (You'll eventually unlock options that let you turn these effects off in the Arcade mode, but the resulting absence of any such effects just doesn't look right.) For music, you can listen either to the tunes composed for Climax or to the After Burner II soundtrack, which still sounds great. And in a detail that will please fans of the earlier games, selecting this music also results in the distinctive After Burner II sound effect of a voice saying 'Fire!'

Each time you lock on to a target.Of course, there's much more that goes into the measure of a game than its duration, but there's no denying that a 10-minute arcade experience is very short by today's standards. A few players may find enjoyment in honing their enemy-targeting, missile-dodging skills and climbing the leaderboards of the Score Attack mode, but most will find that the immediate allure Climax offers wears off rather quickly. If only it came with a hydraulic moving chair, then it would have really been something.