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.

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Alternate Titles

"Galaga: Demons of Death" -- NES title
"ギャラガ " -- Japanese spelling

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Merchant	Title	Platform
	Galaga: Demons of Death	NES
	Galaga
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User Reviews

More fun than Galaxian or Space Invaders

*Katakis* (37451)

unrated

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The Press Says

The Video Game Critic	Sep 24, 2004	A	100
NES Times	Apr 03, 2006	9 out of 10	90
Joystick (French)	Apr, 1990	80 out of 100	80
Power Play	May, 1989	60 out of 100	60
VideoGame	Jun, 1991		60