Game Details
Truxton
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Released on: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Android, iOS, Arcade, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
Publishers: Taito , Sega Enterprises, Ltd. , Midway Games , MOBIRIX , Bitwave Games , Tec Toy
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Game Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
| Platform | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Arcade | February 01, 1989 |
| Sega Mega Drive/Genesis | February 01, 1991 |
| TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine | July 24, 1992 |
| iOS | September 20, 2019 |
| Android | September 25, 2019 |
| Linux | February 14, 2023 |
| Mac | February 14, 2023 |
| PC (Microsoft Windows) | February 14, 2023 |
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About:
Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only). Like many other scrolling shooters, the game is set in outer space, where the player takes control of a small spaceship across several planets. The game is played with an eight-way joystick and two buttons (a shot and a bomb button) through five large levels and their bosses (which then loop forever, at higher difficulties).
Story:
Taking place somewhere in space: an armada of Gidans, led by the evil Dogurava, is invading the planet Borogo aboard five gargantuan asteroids. After surviving an attack on an orbiting Borogo cargo barge, a pilot enters one remaining fighter and challenges the Gidans in a desperate attempt to quell the alien invasion and divert their asteroid fortresses in the process.