Game Groups > Galaxian series

A series of shoot-em up games by Namco (and, later, Namco Bandai/Bandai Namco) , which started with Galaxian, where the player ship moves left and right at the bottom of the screen, while an assortment of aliens sit in formation at the top. One after one, the aliens comes swooping down, firing at the player. Different aliens have differing flight patterns; some flying in wide circles, some in tight circles and some diving straight at the player. An alien "flagship" appears from time to time, granting bonus points if shot down.

Unlicensed games based on the gameplay of Galaxian are in the Galaxian variants game group.