Truxton

ArcadeShooter
Truxton
IDs
IDSteam
44182022880
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Summary

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).

Storyline

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.

Developers
ToaplanMOBIRIX
Publishers
TaitoSega Enterprises, Ltd.Midway GamesMOBIRIXBitwave GamesTec Toy
Genres
ArcadeShooter
Platforms
AndroidArcadeiOSLinuxMacPC (Microsoft Windows)Sega Mega Drive/GenesisTurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
Game modes
Co-operativeMultiplayerSingle player
Perspectives
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
shoot 'em up

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