Truxton (arcade game)
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| Developer(s) | Toaplan |
| Publisher(s) | Taito (Japan) Romstar (USA) Midway (USA) |
| Release date(s) | 1988 |
| Genre(s) | Shoot'em up |
| Mode(s) | 2 Players, alternating |
| Platform(s) | Arcade Game Sega Genesis TurboGrafx 16 |
| Input | 8-way stick, 2 buttons |
| Arcade system(s) | Toaplan hardware [1] |
| Arcade CPU(s) | 68000 @ 10 MHz |
| Arcade sound system(s) | Z80 @ 3.5 MHz YM3812 @ 3.5 MHz YM3812 @ 4 MHz |
| Arcade display | raster, 320 x 240 pixels |
Truxton (known as Tatsujin in Japan) is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Toaplan in 1988. Like many other shooters, the game is set in space, where the player takes control of a small spaceship across several planets. The game is played with an 8-way joystick and two buttons (a shot and a bomb button) through 8 levels with non-stop action and 5 bosses.
By picking up items the player can upgrade his/her ship. Picking an S increases the speed (up to four times), picking a B increases the number of bombs, pick up 5 Ps to increase power by 1 degree, up to 4 P remain if the player dies. Pick up 1up or 2up icons to increase the number of lives. Pick up a red icon for a "Power shot", a green icon for a "Tatsujin beam" or a blue icon for the "Sun Laser".
The soundtrack was composed by Masahiro Yuge.
The sequel to this game is Truxton 2 (Tatsujin Oh in Japan).
