Vermillion Cinders: Climax

Vermillion Cinders: Climax is the sequel to Vermillion Cinders. It adds new characters and even guest characters from SNK games. It ties in with the rest of the KOF mythology.

Gameplay
The gameplay is similar to its predecessor, but includes new

Team Supermove

Spending three gauges, the player can unleash a Team Supermove which uses both characters at the same time.

4-Players mode

Along with the usual tag-between-rounds mode, a simultaneous four player mode similar to Smash Bros. can be played this time.

Playable characters
All the characters of the game return for this sequel. A new element ("Light") is added. Also, each one of the previous elements features a guest character from the KOF franchise.

Fire

 * Ash Crimson. An eccentric French young man from the KOF series. He's partners with Elisabeth.
 * Camil. A Western-styled womanizer with the power of creating forms made of fire. He's partners with Eliza.
 * Eliza. A determined Latin American girl that can direct heat to create beams. She's partners with Camil.
 *  Heiji  (New) . A Korean autistic man that has the power of charging matter with heat and make it explode.
 *  Kyo Kusanagi  (Guest). He's the heir of the Kusanagi clan and protector of Japan. Gets involved in the quest to ensure his country's safety.

Water

 * Tennosuke. An odd-looking member of a mob that fights with the aid of an extendable hook.
 * Yumi. A frail Japanese girl that creates ice flowers.
 * Banjud. A thailandese old man with a crocodile partner that can create and hide in muddy water.
 *  Satsuki  (New) . A priest from the moon that dominates water curtains and offensive dance moves.
 *  Kula  (Guest) . This ice-creating girl is in a secret mission by the Ikari warriors.

Air

 * Tsubasa. A serious man that's captain of an airship. He's able to move gracefully creating air currents.
 * Shane. A proud Irish boxer that can attack by creating great pressure with his fists.
 * Stratos. A fat Greek man that can engulf anything and create clouds.
 * Tweet (New) . A French lady that imitates the singing of the birds and uses sound to confuse her opponents.
 *  Hans Goenitz (Guest) . Son of Goenitz from the KOF series, and has the same fighting style.

Earth

 * Lia. A wealthy English woman that can create minerals and crystal gems to different purposes.
 * Hiruk. A hulking member of the Chinese military that fights with Sambo techniques. He's partners with Li Xun.
 * Kanon. A mysterious kid from a tribe that attacks using sand.
 *  Li Xun  (New) . A member of Chinese nobility and descendent of the emperor, she raises and commands terracota warriors to attack.
 * Kukri (Guest) . Kukri appears to help Kanon, with whom he has the same fighting style, which makes everyone suspect he might have a Hidden agenda.

Light

 *  Elisabeth Blanctorche . Seeing the level of threat, Elisabeth gets in the ring. She's partners with Ash.
 *  Shiro  (New) . This mysterious masked individual has the power of creating illusions and doubles of himself. He's partners with Yumi.
 *  Valwa  (New) . A Swedish model that dresses in white dresses in white and can suck out the color of the stages to use in purpose.
 *  Spark  (New) . A Korean colorful young girl that's an expert DJ, she can attack using sound and blinding color lights.
 *  Benimaru Nikaido  (Guest) . Benimaru appears to aid Kyo on his search.

Hidden characters

 * Shan Woo (Element: None). This street boxer has no control of any element but it won't be a problem for him to defeat everyone with his sheer strenght.
 * Duolon (Element: Void). Duolon is a master assassin and teleporter that can nullify projectiles and cleanse the stage with his shadow techniques.

Bosses

 * Grimes. Grimes comes back. This time his fighting style consists in creating bubbles from different elements in the stage, that alter the weather. He serves as a mid-boss of the game. Can be unlocked but he fights alone.
 * The Fey. Final bosses of the game, the Fey are four ancient creatures from Grimes race. They barrage the stage with attacks from the four elements. They're sub-bosses of the game. All four are unlocked after being defeated. They're immune to their element but weak to the others.
 * Tsukiyomi. Final boss of the game. Prism is the embodiment of the Aether and commands light and darkness.