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Truxton

1988 69 / 100 Arcade Shooter
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 Show full 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).

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✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Bird view / Isometric Perspective
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World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused Game modeCo-op Game modeMultiplayer

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Story & context

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.

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Truxton: release, platforms, and facts

Studio, play style, releases, and official sources — compactly prepared from external IGDB data.

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Toaplan, MOBIRIX
Publisher
Taito, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Midway Games, MOBIRIX, Bitwave Games, Tec Toy
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action, Science fiction
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Platform releases

  • TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine Jul 24, 1992
  • Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Dec 09, 1989
  • Arcade Feb 01, 1989
  • Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Nov 01, 1990
  • Mac Feb 14, 2023
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Feb 14, 2023
  • Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Feb 01, 1991
  • iOS Sep 20, 2019
  • Linux Feb 14, 2023
  • Android Sep 25, 2019
  • Arcade Oct 01, 1988

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