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
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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- Toaplan, MOBIRIX
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- Taito, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Midway Games, MOBIRIX, Bitwave Games, Tec Toy
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- Standalone
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- Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
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- Bird view / Isometric
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- Action, Science fiction
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- 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
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- 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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