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Trax

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Also known as
Totsugeki! Ponkotsu Tank 突撃!ポンコツタンク

Control a tank with a rotating turret, using power ups to battle through environments and defeat a villainous tank master.

Trax was released for the Game Boy in 1991 by HAL Laboratory in Japan and Electro Brain in North America. No earlier release of this exact Game Boy version is known.


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Released
1991
Genre
Perspective
Side view, Top-down
Size
81.24 KB
Rating
0 votes

About Trax

Trax is a side scrolling shoot'em up where the player controls a small tank. The objective is to confront a tank master responsible for destructive machines that have seized control.

Gameplay involves navigating through several distinct environments, including forest, desert, cave, city, and a tank factory. Progress is punctuated by encounters with boss opponents.

A key mechanic is firing from various angles, though the turret rotation is restricted to a clockwise direction due to the hardware. Weapon capabilities can be enhanced by collecting power ups, which provide options like multi directional shots, explosive cannonballs, or anti armor shells.

Trax Screenshots

12 images
Japanese title screen
American title screen
Go!
A Giant boxing dragon!
A blimp with devilish eyes drops bombs on you from above, then finally catches fire and goes down.
Japanese version final boss. No skull motif in this version only the initials AK. The boss holds up a traditional fan.
Exploding robot.
Blasting into a cave.
This boss shoots missiles in all directions.
A choice to continue in the valley or head to higher ground.
A barricaded cave entrance.
Many tracks running up and down to carry rail guns.