Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes (Game) (2024)

This article is about a video game in Kamen Rider Decade.

Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes (仮面ライダー クライマックスヒーローズ, Kamen Raidā Kuraimakkusu Hīrōzu, Masked Rider: Climax Heroes) is a Japanese fighting game developed by Bandai Namco and Eighting exclusively for the PlayStation 2. Celebrating the franchise's 10th anniversary, it is the first installment of the Kamen Rider: Climax series and features all Heisei-era Riders up until Decade as playable characters. A sequel featuring W was released shortly after.

Gameplay[]

Combat in the game operates on a basic three-button system, encompassing Weak Attack, Strong Attack, and Special Attacks (such as the various Rider Kicks). In addition to this, each Rider has the ability to perform a Form Change once the Rider Gauge at the bottom of the screen fills, whether by dealing or receiving damage or by charging the meter. Form Change can be used as a counter 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 can be activated by pressing the R2 button.

Decade Mode[]

In Decade Mode, the player follows Tsukasa Kadoya's journey through the 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.

Characters[]

Climax Heroes prominently features the titular heroes of the Heisei Kamen Rider Series, as well as a few secondary characters.

Playable[]

• Kamen Rider Kuuga Mighty Form
  • Dragon Form
  • Pegasus Form
  • Titan Form
  • Rider Finale: Turns into Kuuga Amazing Mighty Form and executes the Amazing Mighty Kick.
• Kamen Rider Agito Ground Form
  • Trinity Form
  • Burning Form (Special Moves and Finisher only)
  • Rider Finale: Turns into Burning Form and repeatdly punches the opponent with Burning Rider Punch, then proceeds to finish the enemy with Burning Bomber.
• Kamen Rider Ryuki
  • Ryuki Survive
  • Rider Finale: An original attack Dragranzer Crash (ドラグランザー突撃), Ryuki Survive and Dragranzer rams through the enemy while engulfing in flames.
• Kamen Rider Faiz
  • Axel Form
  • Rider Finale: Performs Axel Crimson Smash.
• Kamen Rider Blade
  • King Form
  • Rider Finale: Uses his signature Royal Straightflash while in King Form.
• Kamen Rider Hibiki
  • Kurenai
  • Rider Finale: In Kurenai form, Hibiki uses his Ongekida Bakuretsushinku form attack.
• Kamen Rider Kabuto Rider Form
  • Clock Up Mode
  • Rider Finale: Uses his Clock Up, the punches the enemy while pressing the button on Kabuto Zecter three times. Then, he sends the enemy flying, and finishes him with Rider Kick. Kabuto then uses his trademark pose.
• Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form
  • Rod Form
  • Ax Form
  • Gun Form
  • Rider Finale: Den-O takes full action by himself and assumes Liner Form. He then executes his Train Slash attack and proceeds to faint right after.
• Kamen Rider Zeronos Altair Form
  • Vega Form
  • Zero Form (Special Moves and Finisher)
  • Rider Finale: Like Agito, Zeronos uses his special moves and finisher using the same form: Zeronos Zero Form. He attacks the opponent with his Buster Nova attack.
• Kamen Rider Kiva Kiva Form
  • Emperor Form
  • Rider Finale: Performs Emperor Moon Break, them transforms back to Kiva form.
• Kamen Rider Ixa Save Mode
  • Burst Mode
  • Rider Finale: Performs Ixa Judgement
• Kamen Rider Decade
  • Decade Kuuga Mighty Form
  • Decade Agito Ground Form
  • Decade Ryuki
  • Decade Faiz
  • Decade Blade
  • Decade Hibiki
  • Decade Kabuto Rider Form
  • Decade Den-O Sword Form
  • Decade Kiva Kiva Form
  • Rider Finale: Like Ryuki, he also uses an original attack. He transforms into Complete Form, then executes the Final Dimension Kick, which has the nine Heisei Riders's symbol instead of golden cards. The opponent is hit by this attack receives heavy damage.
    • Can be used only when Decade's customizable attacks been set to default
• Kamen Rider Diend
  • Kamen Rider Ouja (Special Moves and Form Change only)
    • Kamen Rider Ouja cannot be controlled, and randomly attacks the enemy on his own.
  • Rider Finale: Instead of his deadly Dimenson Shoot, he uses a new unnamed attack that was created for this game.
• Kamen Rider Dark Decade: Kamen Rider Dark Decade is original to Climax Heroes and exists as a palette swap of Kamen Rider Decade. He is stronger than other Kamen Riders, being able to deal greater damage with his attacks while those of Riders do less damage to him.
  • Dark Decade Kuuga Mighty Form
  • Dark Decade Agito Ground Form
  • Dark Decade Ryuki
  • Dark Decade Faiz
  • Dark Decade Blade
  • Dark Decade Hibiki
  • Dark Decade Kabuto Rider Form
  • Dark Decade Den-O Sword Form
  • Dark Decade Kiva Kiva Form
  • Rider Finale: Same as Decade's

Playable in Decade Mode only[]

• Kamen Rider G3-X
• Auto Vajin (Cannot use a Striker while playing as Faiz in Decade Mode)
• Kamen Rider Gatack Rider Form

Non-playable characters[]

These characters, except for Ouja, only appear in Decade Mode as enemies.

• Kamen Rider Ryuga
• Kamen Rider Ouja (Diend's Striker only)
• Kamen Rider Nega Den-O Nega Form
• Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto Rider Form

Stages[]

• Smart Brain arena (day)
• Cave
• Parking Lot
• Church
• Industrial Complex
• Beach
• Tokyo Bridge (dawn)

Theme song[]

• "Shūgō! Climax Heroes" (集合！クライマックスヒーローズ, Shūgō! Kuraimakkusu Hīrōzu, "The Gathering! Climax Heroes")
  • Artist: Tōru Furuya

Notes[]

• This is the first game to take Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final instead of the TV finale as the timeline in the Heisei Rider timeline.
• This is the only game that is not released in the holidays.
• For the Wii version of the game Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, Eighting modified the engine for Climax Heroes and altered the gameplay, though some assets were kept such as the models for Ryuki and Knight that were recycled for Dragon Knight and Wing Knight respectively.

External Links[]

• Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes (Japanese)

References[]

Kamen Rider Video Games
Console Games
Kamen Rider (FM-7) - Kamen Rider Black: Taiketsu Shadow Moon - Kamen Rider Club - Kamen Rider SD: Sortie!! Rider Machines - Kamen Rider SD: The Ambition of Grand Shocker - The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO - Kamen Rider (Super Famicom) - Kamen Rider (PS1) - Kamen Rider V3 - Kamen Rider Kuuga - Kamen Rider: The Bike Race - - Kamen Rider Agito - Kamen Rider Ryuki - Kamen Rider Heroes - Kamen Rider 555 - Kamen Rider 555 (Sega Pico) - Kamen Rider Blade - Kamen Rider: Seigi no Keifu - Kamen Rider Hibiki - Kamen Rider Kabuto - Kamen Rider Kiva: Hiragana Sujii Chie Battle!! - Kamen Rider Dragon Knight (video game) - Kamen Rider Summonride - KAMEN RIDER: memory of heroez - SD Shin Kamen Rider Rumble
Climax Heroes Series
Climax Heroes - Climax Heroes W - Climax Heroes OOO - Climax Heroes Fourze - Super Climax Heroes - Climax Fighters - Climax Scramble
Battride War Series
Kamen Rider: Battride War - Kamen Rider: Battride War II - Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis
Handheld Games
Handheld Console
Kamen Rider SD: Run! Mighty Riders - Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride Card Battle War - Kamen Rider Travelers Record - Kamen Rider Ghost: Game de Kaigan!! - Mighty Action X
All Kamen Rider Series
All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation - All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2 - All Kamen Rider: Rider Revolution
LCD Games
Henshin! Kamen Rider Black - Rider Club Fight! Black RX! - Kamen Rider SD Open Rider Battle - Kamen Rider SD: Destruction! Grand Shocker! - Blay Battler - Kamen Rider Hibiki (LCD game) - Kamen Rider Fourze Color Game
iOS and Mobile Games
Kamen Rider ARcarddass - Kamen Rider Riderbout - Kamen Rider Break Joker - Kamen Rider Mahjong Battle - Kamen Rider Storm Heroes - Kamen Rider Atsume - Kamen Rider Battle Rush - Kamen Rider Transcend Heroes - Kamen Rider Puzzle Game - Taose! Rider Kick - Kamen Rider City Wars - Gotchard File - Ride Kamens
PC and Online Games
CD-ROM
Masked Rider File of Tactics 1 - Masked Rider File of Tactics 2
Online Games
Kamen Rider Megaton Smash
Pachinko/Arcade Games
Kamen Rider Buttobasoul
Data Carddass
Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride - Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing - Kamen Rider Battle: Ganba Legends
Pachinko/PachiSlot
CR Pachinko Kamen Rider V3 - Pachinko Kamen Rider: Full Throttle - PachiSlot: Kamen Rider Unlimited - PachiSlot: Kamen Rider Black - Pachinko Kamen Rider Go-On
Crossover games featuring Kamen Riders
SD The Great Battle - The Great Battle II Last Fighter Twin - Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha - The Great Battle III - Battle Soccer 2 - The Great Battle IV - The Great Battle V - The Great Battle VI - The Great Battle Pocket - Super Hero Operations - Tokusatsu Bouken Katsugeki Super Hero Retsuden - Super Hero Operations: Diedal's Ambition - Super Tokusatsu Taisen 2001 - Charinko Hero - Great Battle Fullblast - Lost Heroes- Lost Heroes 2 - Heroes VS - Super Hero Generation - Puzzle and Dragons - Yo-kai Watch: PuniPuni - Monster Hunter Explore -Kamen Rider Tamagotchi - Vital Bracelet - Senki Zesshō Symphogear XD Unlimited - Sausage Man
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