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Galaga

1 September 19817.3/ 10 · 132 votes2

How long to beat

from 2 players

2h

Rushed

main story only

1h

Normally

story and some extras

1h

Completionist

everything in it

Trailer

Artwork (1)

About

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 your final "hit ratio"--the number of missiles fired, enemies destroyed, and the percentage of targets hit.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

Perspective

Side view

Languages (1)

Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English

Box art

Also known as

Arcade Archives GALAGASwitch and PS4 title

Arcade Game Series: GalagaSteam release

Galaga: Demons of DeathNES title

GalaxSord M5 title

Sega-Galaga1983, SG-1000 port

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Facts

Developer

Namco Limited

Released

1 September 1981

Series

Galaga

Platforms

PCWindowsNESSEGA Master SystemAtari 7800MSXBREWJ2MEPalm OSXboxXbox 360NintendoWiiBlackBerryPC-983DSSG-1000Sharp X1FM-7Wii USord M5PlayStationPS4Xbox OneArcadeSharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500Sharp MZ-80B/2000/2500RokuSwitchAntstream

Age ratings

PEGI3

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Tags

Top-downFixed / flip-screenArcadeShooterSci-fi / futuristic