FM Towns
"Truxton II" has been met with positive critical reception from reviewers since its initial release in arcades and later on the FM Towns. Andreas Knauf of German magazine "Video Games" praised the elaborated and detailed presentation, regarding it to be better than "Vimana", although Knauf criticized its length. The four reviewers of "GameFan" praised the FM Towns port for the presentation, graphics and sound, regarding it to be better than the Sega Genesis version of "Truxton" but some ultimately noted it to be a standard shoot 'em up title. "Edge" magazine gave the FM Towns port high praise as well but also slight criticism for the use of infinite continues. Damien McFerran of "Retro Gamer" regarded the FM Towns port as one of the system's "perfect three" games. Kurt Kalata of "Hardcore Gaming 101" gave a positive outlook to the game in a retrospective review, praising the detailed presentation and graphics.