- February 14, 2023
- Toaplan
Truxton
Truxton has its flaws, and in a lot of ways, it feels very much of its time. That said, it has one major thing going for it. It simply feels good to play. With tight controls, one notably awesome weapon, and a soundtrack that sets the tone I want out of the genre, I came away from my time with Truxton with a smile on my face. It isn’t going to blow fans of the genre away, and there are definitely better options out there, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had with Truxton, even after all this time.
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Truxton is a single player and multiplayer arcade shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Toaplan and was released on February 14, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.
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) throu…
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- Faithful and smooth arcade port with responsive controls and low input lag, providing an authentic and enjoyable experience.
- Includes many quality of life features such as rewind, save states, assist options, difficulty adjustments, and leaderboard support.
- Great nostalgic shoot 'em up with iconic gameplay, challenging but rewarding, enhanced by a good soundtrack and multiple customization options.
- Sound emulation quality is noticeably poor with missing or altered audio elements compared to the original arcade version.
- High difficulty and harsh mechanics such as losing all power-ups on death may frustrate new or casual players despite assist options.
- Visual customization options are somewhat limited, and some minor bugs exist in features like wide screen mode.
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8 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe music in the game receives mixed reactions, with some finding it memorable and immersive despite technical flaws like squealing sound effects and incomplete tracks. Overall, the soundtrack effectively enhances the gameplay experience, contributing to a hypnotic and intense atmosphere that fans of the genre appreciate.
“The sound is amazing, and the music really gets stuck in your head.”
“The music and the gameplay combine to place you in a hypnotic state once you build enough skill at it.”
“With tight controls, one notably awesome weapon, and a soundtrack that sets the tone I want out of the genre, I came away from my time with Truxton with a smile on my face.”
“Yes, it may sound terrible - the worst of any version I've played to date, in fact - with a pronounced squeal in many of its sound effects and missing sections of poorly represented music, and that's definitely no bueno.”
“The music doesn't hit the same for me as the Mega Drive does but also I enjoy actually standing a chance at playing through this game.”
“Good video options (including a nice scanline filter), optional enemy & boss spec-lists with tips, and you can turn on audio visualizers for music and or effects (not necessary but really fun).”
Truxton Review (PC)
Truxton has its flaws, and in a lot of ways, it feels very much of its time. That said, it has one major thing going for it. It simply feels good to play. With tight controls, one notably awesome weapon, and a soundtrack that sets the tone I want out of the genre, I came away from my time with Truxton with a smile on my face. It isn’t going to blow fans of the genre away, and there are definitely better options out there, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had with Truxton, even after all this time.
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In conclusion, Truxton is part of the first pack of a very promising lineup of Toaplan reissues. While this particular game may have been a bit on the milked-to-death side of things in recent years, that isn’t a bad thing when the core game is pretty darn fun, even if it isn’t as addicting score-wise as other Toaplan shooters. The online leaderboards are a lot of fun and definitely a feature I see myself using more as the months go on, and the extremely low input lag is just staggering in how silky smooth it feels, to the point I’m hoping all retro shooter releases aim to reach this level of instant reaction.
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Truxton is a arcade shooter game with science fiction theme.
Truxton is available on PC, Mac OS, Phone, iPad and others.
Truxton was released on February 14, 2023.
Truxton was developed by Toaplan.
Truxton has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked Truxton for its music but disliked it for its story.
Truxton is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.
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