Truxton Extreme Reviews
Truxton Extreme is not only an outstanding shmup, but it also sets a new benchmark for how to bring back cult series of the genre into the current age. Very high marks on graphical effects, sound design, and soundtrack along with spot-on gameplay makes it easy to recommend adding this one to your Switch 2 library as soon as possible. Both veteran shmup players and newcomers alike will find much to enjoy in this package.You also get an outstanding digital graphic novel to go along with your game. Toaplan's legacy is in the good hands of Masahiro Yuge, and if this is the shape of things to come, I couldn't be more excited for future Tatsujin projects.
Truxton Extreme is a hardcore and intense experience that will delight old-school racers and reward the patient. All that's missing now is for someone to get a new Thunder Force and we'll be completely happy.
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Truxton Extreme is a fantastic shmup with a killer soundtrack, but it absolutely won't hesitate to blow you up over and over again.
Truxton Extreme doesn’t reinvent the vertical shooter genre. Instead, it modernises a beloved arcade classic while preserving everything that made it memorable in the first place. The gameplay is fast, satisfying and wonderfully intense, the soundtrack is excellent, and the new visual style successfully updates the series without losing its identity. The biggest hurdle will undoubtedly be the difficulty. This is still a game built around persistence, practice and improving your skills over multiple attempts. Players looking for generous accessibility options or a more relaxed experience may bounce off fairly quickly. But if you’re someone who misses the golden age of arcade shooters, or you’re simply looking for a challenging action game that rewards mastery, Truxton Extreme delivers. It’s exciting, unapologetically retro, and proof that sometimes the old formulas still work brilliantly.
With a combination of great looks and a distinctive flow of play, Truxton Extreme has a great base of classic arcade shooting that it then builds on, and throws in some story beats for good measure
The return of this classic space shooter franchise shows that it's possible to respect the past without being stuck in it.
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Truxton Extreme is a welcome return for a classic shoot-'em-up, featuring a great revamp. The game's essence has been preserved, and both the new soundtrack and visuals are excellent; while the story's pacing could be a bit smoother, nothing about it discourages players from bringing the Tatsujin to life and trying to save Earth once again.
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Being able to enjoy a game in a genre I love so much—and one of such high quality—makes me feel quite embarrassed that a series like Truxton completely flew under my radar over the years.
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Yuge and the Tatsujin team have delivered an inspired sequel to a genre legend, adding new flavours to the vertical Truxton recipe that, in many ways, evolve the game into a modern entry in the genre rather than one that rides on its legacy. Adding Story Mode makes the game digestible for commoners and veterans alike without having to forfeit its demanding difficulty. The widescreen approach and a few concessions in the name of accessibility may tick some vertical shmup fans off, but this is more than a fitting sequel. It feels like the natural evolution of the 35-year dormant franchise.
Truxton Extreme masterfully revitalizes the classic shoot ’em up experience, blending everything that made the franchise and the genre so iconic in the early 1980s with a modern touch. It is a true delight for longtime fans and the perfect opportunity for a new generation to fall in love with the franchise.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Bringing back an oldie from the Sega Genesis days, Truxton Extreme delivers some neat twists while remaining a familiar experience for veterans of the genre.
Despite its missed opportunities, Truxton Extreme is still a good game at its core. The story mode can provide a challenge for the most hardened shmup vets, the heartstopper mode can offer a casual entry point into the genre for new players, and the arcade mode is there for players who want to experience a little more.
I enjoyed my time with Truxton Extreme and appreciated the effort put into the story mode. It mostly feels feature-full as well. Though once you peel that layer off, you realise a lot of it is just the same content. A dedicated practice mode wouldn’t have gone amiss, and maybe some alternative enemy patterns or visuals for differing playthroughs of the Story Mode would have staved off the feeling of repetition. Much like the original Truxton, I have no doubt this game will garner a cult-like following, and I feel this title is strongly aimed towards them while trying to bring in the wider shmup demographic, albeit with mixed results. The bland visuals and initial few stages don’t help matters, so while this is a damn fine shmup in its own right, I just feel that more could have been done to truly make this title a little more extreme and less extremely bloated.