Truxton

メガドライブ初期のレゾンデートル。それがこのゲームでした。 あのバージョンはスプライトの制限からか赤ショットがAC版と違うのですが、それが逆に横や後ろから来る敵の対応に便利だったので、楽しく遊べたのを覚えています。 攻略法自体然程変わらない（それだけ青依存という話でもあります）ので、ACでも通じたのもいい思い出。 さて、Steam版はAC準拠。超デカい被弾判定を、類を見ない強さかつ割とたっぷり出るボムとスピードMAXの超機動力でカバーする、「まだ人智が及ぶ範囲の」高難易度STGです。 1周全5ステージでそんなに長くない為、息抜きに良いですよ。 ・・・30年以上前の俺に聞きたいのですが、これをどうやってリプレイも無しに解いたんですかね・・・？

Cancer Truxton

It's a vertical scroll shooter game and it's an arcade coin muncher scam. The screen is filled with bullets; you have only one HP and a big hit box; your default speed is very slow, but all the upgrades you get reset on death, so you will be stuck in a death loop with a ship unable to evade; you are often attack from below; it's hard to see enemy's projectiles because they are on a lower layer than most of the noise. There are three fire modes — orange spread, green focused fire, and blue electric gun that sticks to the enemies. Which is both not that common and very early in gaming. It is the most amusing one but also in some situations it's sub-optimal and it really does fill the screen with noise hiding enemy's bullets. You can collect upgrade tokens until you get five and your gun is improved. There are three weapon levels including the lowest. On death you lose all the upgrades but no the tokens. You shoot some goons, then several small enemies come, and they are absolutely stupid damage sponges. After you finally finish them the game gives you an achievement because it counts them as bosses. With twenty "bosses" in the game you will see such unsatisfactory fights a lot. There're a very few actual single big bosses with their own patterns. Well, the game is not very exciting. This one is a great release. You can become a sportsmen and train to beat this not very long unfair game created to racket kids' coins on one life. You can insert infinite virtual coins. You can use save-games between the levels. Or you can rewind. There are sufficient display options. There are no stupid baked-in envelopes for the render, and there’s screen rotation option, allowing you to properly play it on your 3//4 vertical screen.

This is one of the better retro shooters. If you like this style of game then you should absolutely pick this up, no question.

It's a very, very good port, with a lot of decent options that allows even beginners like me to enjoy this legendary title (small hitbox is a must for me). Do not expect M2-level of attention to details, but there are no glaring issues here. Solid. Hard. Fast. Fun. "An elegant weapon of a more civilized age."

The Gidans have blown up your planet's cargo barge! Go avenge it with this incredibly fun arcade classic!

The frame rate frequently drops below acceptable levels (unstable FPS). This indicates a deficient technical port, failing to deliver a faithful arcade experience. I strongly advise against purchasing this version and I demand a refund for the product.