<s>
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
coin-operated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
1986	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Romstar	O
and	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Directed	O
by	O
Takashi	O
Nishiyama	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
and	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Nishiyama	O
at	O
Irem	O
before	O
he	O
left	O
for	O
Capcom	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
evolved	O
its	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
with	O
Trojan	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
similar	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
a	O
one-on-one	O
fighting	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
Capcom	O
game	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
Nishiyama	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
Clive	O
Townsend	O
for	O
Elite	O
Systems	O
in	O
1987	O
for	O
their	O
Durell	O
publishing	O
line	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
;	O
a	O
ROM	B-Device
has	O
since	O
been	O
leaked	O
from	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
Townsend	O
's	O
ZX	B-Device
Microdrive	I-Device
disk	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
describes	O
the	O
world	O
being	O
under	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
crisis	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
during	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
a	O
nuclear	B-Application
war	I-Application
that	O
is	O
devastated	O
by	O
a	O
demonic	O
influence	O
of	O
evil	O
sects	O
and	O
terrorists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
is	O
a	O
young	O
warrior	O
resistant	O
to	O
the	O
evil	O
spirits	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
taken	O
the	O
battle-name	O
Hero	O
Trojan	B-Application
;	O
for	O
the	O
name	O
sake	O
in	O
being	O
hired	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
gang	O
of	O
an	O
evil	O
dictator	O
whom	O
he	O
once	O
worked	O
under	O
,	O
but	O
rebelled	O
against	O
his	O
leader	O
for	O
slaughtering	O
innocent	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
and	O
Rush'n	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
jumps	O
by	O
holding	O
the	O
joystick	O
upwards	O
instead	O
of	O
having	O
a	O
dedicated	O
jump	O
button	O
like	O
other	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
again	O
after	O
defeating	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
Achilles	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
true	O
ending	O
(	O
similarly	O
to	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Trojan	B-Application
features	O
several	O
significant	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
new	O
power-ups	O
and	O
hidden	O
rooms	O
,	O
an	O
additional	O
boss	O
battle	O
on	O
the	O
final	O
stage	O
against	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
characters	O
known	O
collectively	O
as	O
King	O
Shriek	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
alternative	O
versus	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
two	O
players	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
a	O
first-to-three-rounds	O
match	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
Capcom	O
's	O
first	O
attempt	O
at	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
version	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
assign	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
action	O
buttons	O
for	O
jumping	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
using	O
the	O
directional	O
pad	O
or	O
the	O
analog	O
stick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Trojan	B-Application
on	O
their	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1986	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixteenth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clare	O
Edgeley	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
gave	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
worthy	O
successor	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
side-scrolling	O
arcade	B-Application
hit	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
editor	O
Brett	O
Alan	O
Weiss	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
commenting	O
"	O
though	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
or	O
as	O
influential	O
as	O
Ghosts	O
&	O
Goblins	O
or	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
lesser	O
known	O
Trojan	B-Application
is	O
still	O
a	O
fine	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
nice	O
variety	O
of	O
levels	O
to	O
traverse	O
and	O
an	O
interesting	O
mix	O
of	O
enemies	O
to	O
battle	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
