Classic arcade shoot ’em up series Truxton is making its return after nearly three and a half decades.
Truxton Extreme is the third game in the Truxton series, and is set for release on July 30 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2 and PC.
The game will be fully rendered in 3D for the first time in the series, while the game’s original creator and composer Masahiro Yuge has returned to create a new soundtrack, reimagining the music from the 1988 original.
It will also include a digital comic by Junya Inoue, former Toaplan artist, which promises to add depth to the game’s storyline.
As well as a Story mode (featuring the comic), Truxton Extreme will also include an Arcade mode, a Heart Starter mode (designed for beginners), a Team mode (offering two-player co-op) and a two-minute time trial mode called Arena.
Players can also rescue Pipiru aliens by defeating enemies, then raise them in a village called Pipiruville.
Truxton Extreme will be released on July 30 as a standard digital edition costing $24.99 / €22.99 and a deluxe digital edition costing $29.99 / €27.99.
It will also have a physical release, also on July 30, costing $49.99 / €44.99 on Nintendo Switch 2 and $39.99 / €34.99 on PS5 and Xbox.
A physical Thunder Master Edition will also be released, including a special box, an O-sleeve, an A5 hardcover art book, an A5 manga style soft cover manga, original soundtrack on a 2-disc CD jewelcase and a lenticular card showing the game’s iconic Skull Bomb. Players who pre-order the Thunder Master Edition will also get a plush Pipiru.
The original Truxton – known as Tatsujin in Japan – was released in arcades in 1988. Developed by Toaplan, it was ported to the Mega Drive / Genesis and PC Engine. Its sequel Truxton 2 followed in 1992, released in arcades in on the Japanese FM Towns home computer.
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