Galaga

3.34 from 22 votes
Galaga is a vertical shooter arcade game released in 1981. Developed by Namco and published by Namco and Midway.
First released
Unknown
Aliases
Sega-Galaga
Franchises
Galaxian, Galaga, ARCADE GAME SERIES, Arcade Archives
Developed by
Namco, General Computer Corporation
Published by
Bandai Namco Entertainment, Namco, Midway Games, Atari SA, Sega, Dempa Micomsoft, HAMSTER Corporation
Platforms
MSX, Nintendo Entertainment System, Atari 7800, Arcade, Xbox 360 Games Store, Wii Shop, PlayStation Network (PS3), Famicom Disk System, PC, iPhone, NEC PC-9801, FM-7, Sharp MZ, Nintendo 3DS eShop, Wii U, Sega SG-1000, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Casio PV-2000, Sord M5
Genres
Shoot 'Em Up
Themes
Sci-Fi
Rating
ESRB: E
Releases
  • 3DSE - Galaga United States
  • 7800 - Galaga United States
  • ARC - Galaga Japan
  • ARC - Galaga United States
  • ARC - Galaga United Kingdom
  • FDS - Galaga Japan
  • FM7 - Galaga Japan
  • MSX - Galaga Japan
  • MZ - ギャラガ Japan
  • NES - Galaga United States
  • NES - Galaga Japan
  • NSW - Arcade Archives: Galaga United States
  • PC - Arcade Game Series: Galaga United States
  • PS4 - Arcade Game Series: Galaga United States
  • PS4 - Arcade Archives: Galaga United States
  • SG1K - Sega-Galaga Japan
  • WiiU - Galaga United States
  • WSHP - Galaga United States
  • WSHP - Galaga Japan
  • WSHP - Galaga Australia
  • XBGS - Galaga United States
  • XBGS - Galaga United States
  • XONE - Arcade Game Series: Galaga United States

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Galaga is one of the classic shooters from 30 years ago now in modern style on Steam
Game: ARCADE GAME SERIES GALAGA
Genre: Shooter
Publisher/Developer: Namco Bandai
System: Steam (PC)
Total Score: 71/100
Value Score: 7.1/10

• Story: 2/10
• Characters: 6/10
• GamePlay: 9/10
• Graphics: 7/10
• Sound: 8/10
• Music: 7/10
• Length: 8/10
• Replay Value: 7/10
• Player Value: 7/10

Pros
+Play the original GALAGA game released 30 years ago in modern resolution and visual options settings
+Saving system implemented
+255 stages (which fixes the issue that previous console ports had where it would go up to 999 repeating level 255)
+Ability to Switch between new version of the game and the original classic version of the game
+Scanline option and multiple sound effect options
+Controller function works (tested with Dualshock 4)
+Achievements and Leaderboards

Cons
-Price is a bit high ($4), its best to buy it part of the ARCADE GAME SERIES bundle on Steam
-Unusual download size (700+ MBs) for one single game
-Must press Alt+Enter to play in full screen
-Cannot remap controls in game
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