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). 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.
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Earnest, plot-driven, classical in form and grave.
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Where do you stand?
Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.
“Is this Toaplan's best work?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Is the nostalgia doing the heavy lifting?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Has Truxton aged badly?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, Linux, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, iOS, Mac
- Developer
- Toaplan, MOBIRIX
- Publisher
- Taito, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Midway Games, MOBIRIX, Bitwave Games, Tec Toy
- Released
- October 1, 1988
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 6.9/10 from 12 ratings.
Screenshots
Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Star Soldier 198689% alikeBoth plot-driven, earnest, classical in form.
Slap Fight 198689% alikeBoth plot-driven, classical in form, earnest.
Raiden 199088% alikeBoth plot-driven, earnest, grave.
Super Contra 198888% alikeBoth plot-driven, earnest, grave.
Axelay 199288% alikeBoth plot-driven, earnest, grave.
Zanac 198688% alikeBoth plot-driven, earnest, grave.
Strikers 1945 II 199788% alikeBoth plot-driven, earnest, classical in form.
Alien Soldier 199588% alikeBoth plot-driven, classical in form, grave.
Mission: Impossible 198865% alikeSeries · Both classical in form, earnest, grave; this one is more effortless.
The Four 3 201463% alikeFilm · Both earnest, classical in form, grave; this one is more effortless.
Often played with
Similar games per IGDB. Opening one adds it to Curator Co.
