After Burner Climax
Clouds Of Twilight level
Successfully complete Level 9A or 9B (Iceberg Base or Sea of Clouds) with at least a four star rank in Arcade or Score Attack mode to play the Clouds Of Twilight level instead of the Sea Of Twilight level that normally follows. Note: To get a star, complete a stage with at least 50% shot down. You will lose one star if you are shot down. You will lose all stars if you have to use a continue.
Golden Valley level
Successfully complete Level 5 (Coastal Industrial Zone) with at least a four star rank in Arcade or Score Attack mode to play the Golden Valley level instead of the Great River Valley level that normally follows. Note: To get a star, complete a stage with at least 50% shot down. You will lose one star if you are shot down. You will lose all stars if you have to use a continue.
EX options
Successfully complete the indicated task in Arcade mode to unlock the corresponding EX option. Note: These options only affect Arcade mode games.
- 5 Game Credits: Get a “Game Over”.
- 7 Game Credits: Get a “Game Over” three times.
- 9 Game Credits: Get a “Game Over” five times.
- Aircraft Count Decreased To 1: Play a secret stage five times.
- Aircraft Count Increased to 5: Play a secret stage.
- Aircraft Count Increased to 9: Play a secret stage three times.
- Aircraft Set To Highest Speed: Play through four different branched stages.
- Aircraft Set To Slowest Speed: Play through all eight different branched stages.
- All Smoke Not Displayed: Score over 1,000,000 points.
- Always Advance To Secret Mission 14: Play “Emergency Orders” twenty times.
- Armor Set At 1%: Get a down rate of 70% twenty times.
- Automatic Gun: Successfully complete Stage 3: “Emergency Orders”.
- Automatic Lock-On: Reach the ending ten times.
- Automatic Missile Fire: Reach the “A” ending.
- Combo Set Till Death Or Stage Clear: Get a combo totaling 3,000 points.
- Combo Window Twice As Long: Get a combo totaling 1,000 points.
- Enemies No Longer Attack: Shoot down 10,000 enemies.
- Enemy Attack Leveled Down One Time: Shoot down 1,000 enemies.
- Enemy Attack Leveled Down Three Times: Shoot down 5,000 enemies.
- Enemy Attack Leveled Down Two Times: Shoot down 3,000 enemies.
- Fast Climax Gauge Recovery: Activate Climax mode 50 times.
- Gun Power Down: Shoot down 200 enemies with your guns.
- Gun Power Up: Shoot down 50 enemies with your guns.
- Hide User Interface: Score over 2,000,000 points.
- Invincibility Against Enemy Fire: Get a down rate of 70% fifty times.
- Large Lock-On Cursor: Reach the ending one time.
- No Explosion Smoke Displayed: Score over 800,000 points.
- No Lock-On Cursor: Reach the ending five times.
- No Missile Recovery: Fire a total of 2,000 missiles.
- No Missile Smoke Displayed: Score over 600,000 points.
- Slow Climax Gauge Recovery: Activate Climax mode 100 times.
- Take Half Damage: Get a down rate of 70% ten times.
- Unlimited Climax Gauge Recovery: Activate Climax mode 200 times.
- Unlimited Game Credits: Get a “Game Over” ten times.
- Unlimited Missile Recovery: Fire a total of 5,000 missiles.
Classic Sega voice over during introduction
Hold B until the Sega logo appears to hear the classic “Sega” voice over.
Avatar Awards
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding Avatar Award:
- After Burner helmet: Collect all medals.
- After Burner Logo t-shirt (male and female): Unlock all EX options.
Achievements
Accomplish the indicated achievement to get the corresponding number of Gamerscore points:
- ROLL (15 points): Performed a roll in Arcade mode.
- Climax Mode (15 points): Activated Climax Mode in Arcade mode.
- 50 Combo (20 points): Got a combo of 50 in Arcade mode.
- Stealth bomber (10 points): Cleared Stage 5 in Arcade mode.
- Across enemy lines (10 points): Cleared Stage 10 in Arcade mode.
- Super Tomcat (20 points): Cleared Arcade mode with the F-14D.
- Super Hornet (20 points): Cleared Arcade mode with the F/A-18E.
- Strike Eagle (20 points): Cleared Arcade mode with the F-15E.
- Emergency Order (20 points): Cleared an Emergency Order in Arcade mode.
- Rank In (15 points): Uploaded a Score Attack score to rankings.
- Triple A (30 points): Got a AAA ranking in Arcade mode (for Shot Down, Combo, or Play Time).
- All Clear! (5 points): Cleared Arcade mode with ending A.
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