Truxton
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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.
Release Dates
| Platform | Date |
|---|---|
| Arcade | Oct 01, 1988 |
| Arcade | Feb 01, 1989 |
| Arcade | Feb 01, 1989 |
| Sega Mega Drive/Genesis | Dec 09, 1989 |
| Sega Mega Drive/Genesis | Dec 09, 1989 |
| Sega Mega Drive/Genesis | Nov 01, 1990 |
| Sega Mega Drive/Genesis | Feb 01, 1991 |
| TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine | Jul 24, 1992 |
| iOS | Sep 20, 2019 |
| Android | Sep 25, 2019 |
| Mac | Feb 14, 2023 |
| PC (Microsoft Windows) | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Linux | Feb 14, 2023 |
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Game Info
- Developer
- Toaplan, MOBIRIX
- Publisher
- Taito, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Midway Games, MOBIRIX, Bitwave Games, Tec Toy
- Release Date
- October 1, 1988
- Porting
- Sting Entertainment, MOBIRIX, Bitwave Games
- Collection
- Truxton
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric