Trojan (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Capcom |
| Publisher(s) | Romstar |
| Release date(s) | JPN December 24, 1986 NA ?????, 1986 |
| Genre(s) | Side scroller |
| Mode(s) | 2 players |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, NES, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
Trojan, known as Tatakai no Banka(闘いの挽歌) or "Requiem for War" in Japan, is a 2D, side scrolling video game similar to Tiger Road, or Kung Fu. It was developed by Capcom and released in the United States in 1986 by Romstar. The game was most recently included as part of the Capcom Classics Collection for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
[edit] Story
The story describes a post-apocalyptic world in the near future, devastated by Demonic-inluence of evil sects and by Wars. The spirits of warlords from past ages have been brought back to life, destroying civilization with disease and insanity. The bodies of the strongest survivors, the "chosen", are possessed by this violent spirits to rule the small, peaceful tribes with an iron fist. (Similar plot to Mad Max, Fist of the North Star, or Cyborg).
The supreme leader of this new order is known as Achilles.
You play as one tribe young warrior resistant to the evil spirits, trained in martial arts, who has taken the battle-name Trojan.
Your mission is to infiltrate the lands of the evil army, fighting against pirates and gladiators and exorcising these human-demons from the earth in a gothic/industrial wasteworld.
[edit] Gameplay
There were two versions of this game, an arcade version and an 8-bit version for the Nintendo Entertainment System which also included a two player versus mode.
The arcade version supported two players, but only by way of alternating gameplay.
The game controls used A & B buttons for sword & shield/punch & kick, and an 8-way joystick for walking, crouching, jumping and wielding the shield towards the front, front-top, and top.
