Description
Galaga is a vertical arcade shooter from Namco. You control a space fighter at the bottom of the screen, scrolling left and right in order to avoid oncoming bombs and kamikaze attacks from alien invaders--and to fire your own missiles to fight back!
There are an infinite number of stages to progress through. Every third level is a "challenge stage" in which you have a free chance to shoot as many aliens as possible and rack up bonus points.
Certain aliens have tractor beams they can use to capture one of your ships. If that wasn't your last "life," you can try to shoot that alien down and recapture your ship, giving you two ships at once and doubling your firepower.
A summary screen appears when the game is over, giving you both your final score and you final "hit ratio"--the number of missiles fired, enemies destroyed, and the percentage of targets hit.
Alternate Titles
- "Galaga: Demons of Death" -- NES title
- "ギャラガ " -- Japanese spelling
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| The Video Game Critic |
NES |
Sep 24, 2004 |
A |
100 |
| NES Times |
NES |
Apr 03, 2006 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Lawrence |
Xbox 360 |
Aug 15, 2006 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Joystick (French) |
NES |
Apr, 1990 |
80 out of 100 |
80 |
| Game Chronicles |
Xbox 360 |
Aug 16, 2006 |
7.8 out of 10 |
78 |
| Nintendo Life |
Wii |
Mar 10, 2007 |
  |
70 |
| IGN |
Xbox 360 |
Jul 26, 2006 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| UOL Jogos |
Xbox 360 |
Jul 27, 2006 |
|
60 |
| GameDaily |
Xbox 360 |
Jul 27, 2006 |
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60 |
| Game Shark |
Xbox 360 |
Aug 18, 2006 |
D+ |
33 |
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Trivia
Galaga was voted #19 in the Top 100 Games of All Time poll published by Game Informer Magazine (Issue 100, August 2001).
