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…
Truxton is an arcade developed by MOBIRIX, released 1 October 1988 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Android and Arcade.
What Truxton is
Truxton is an arcade game developed by MOBIRIX and released in 1988. It was published by Bitwave Games. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Android, Arcade, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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