Truxton (video game)

Truxton
Truxton Arcade flyer
Developer(s)	Toaplan
Publisher(s)	Taito (Japan) Romstar (USA) Midway (USA)
Platforms	Arcade Mega Drive PC Engine
Release date(s)	Arcade Mega Drive/Genesis PC Engine
Genre(s)	Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)	2 Players, alternating
Arcade system	Toaplan version 1 hardware [1]
CPU	68000 @ 10 MHz
Sound	Z80 @ 3.5 MHz YM3812 @ 3.5 MHz YM3812 @ 4 MHz
Display	raster, 320 x 240 pixels

Truxton, released in Japan as Tatsujin (タツジン), 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).

Story

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.

Reception

Reception
Review scores Publication Score MegaTech 82% Mean Machines 82%

MegaTech magazine said that although original features were distinctly lacking, "it's a good solid blast which offers plenty of action, speed and excitement".

Mean Machines summarised the game as "a fine example of a pure, no-frills arcade blast".

Sequel

A sequel, Truxton II (Tatsujin Ō in Japan), was released in 1992 for the arcades. It was later ported to the FM Towns.

External links

• Tatsujin at The PC Engine Software Bible
• Truxton at the KLOV
• Truxton at Arcade-History
• Truxton at MobyGames