True Galactic Mission

True Galactic Mission is a vertical shoot ’em up in the style of 1990s arcade games. You pilot a combat ship through nine stages, shooting waves of enemy spacecraft, dodging projectiles and facing a boss at the end of each stage. The story follows five pilots in training as they take their final test for a true galactic mission: investigate what is altering the flow of the universe.

Choose a pilot

You can choose from five pilots, each with a ship that has distinct characteristics and slightly affects gameplay. The stages grow harder as you advance, culminating in a final battle against a gigantic boss. You can choose a difficulty level, try to beat your high score and master the different ships.

Fight and power up

Your ship has an energy bar that lets it take a few hits. Collect power-up capsules to improve your weapons, increase speed, restore energy, gain an extra life or receive a protective shield. Weapon strength can reach level 5, speed can reach level 6, and you can carry up to nine bombs. Bomb capsules grant two extra bombs; shields protect against enemy shots but can be destroyed by touching enemies, and disappear when you level up.

Each stage brings new waves of enemies and a boss with its own attack patterns to learn and dodge. The game includes two shooting modes, and you can use bombs when you have them.

Nine stages

The nine stages have futuristic settings and each ends with a boss. Their locations include the Blue Galaxy, Meteor Rain, Shadow Valley, Tech City, the Surface of Galabertron and the Main Brain. You travel through these places to complete the mission and discover what is affecting the universe.

Arcade presentation

The graphics, soundtrack and sound effects draw on the 16-bit Mega Drive/Genesis era. The game was originally developed for the Mega Drive.