In later stages, some enemies even break from an entering group to frantically try to crash into the player. Enemies swarm in groups in a formation near the top of the screen, and then begin flying down toward the player, firing bullets at and attempting to crash into them. The player controls a starfighter that can move left and right along the bottom of the playfield. The objective of Galaga is to score as many points as possible by destroying insect-like enemies. The arcade version of it has been ported to many consoles, and it has had several sequels. Galaga is one of the most successful games from the Golden Age of Video Arcade Games. During the entire stage, the player may fire upon the enemies, and once all enemies are vanquished, the player will proceed to the next stage. At the beginning of each stage, the area is empty, but over time, enemy aliens will arrive in formation, and once all of the enemies arrive on screen, they will come down at the player's ship in formations of one or more and may either shoot it or collide with it. The gameplay of Galaga puts the player in control of a space ship which is situated at the bottom of the screen. It is the sequel to Galaxian, released in 1979. Galaga is a fixed shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco in Japan and published by Midway in North America in 1981. This game can be played also in a versions for Atari 7800 and SG-1000. It featured new bosses and weapons, as well as the original Galaga.If you think that the game in your browser doesn't work as it should, try to choose another online emulator from this table. It was than re-released on the iPhone under the name Galaga Remix. This title was re-released on Xbox 360 in Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade. The 2005 release Namco Museum Battle Collection included another game titled Galaga Arrangement. This powerup is given by a red Boss Galaga ladybug. These shots ricochet off of the sides of the playing screen. The first shot fires straight forward, while the other two fire diagonally from the front corners of each side. Richochet Shot - The most powerful of all powerups, this one awards the player with the ability to fire three shots simultaneously. This powerup is given by a yellow Boss Galaga butterfly. This powerup is given by a blue Boss Galaga moth.įast Shot - Allows the player to rapidly fire up to four shots at one time, unlike all other fighters only allowing two shots at once. Wide Beam: Fires wide laser beams that can hit multiple targets at once or help to extend the range of the player, making it easier to hit smaller targets. If it is captured by a Boss Galaga, the powerup given will be different depending on what Boss Galaga captured it. Standard Fighter - This is the fighter that the player is given at the beginning of the game. These are the powerups that can be collected ingame by being captured and then freed from Boss Galagas. Like most Galaga games, the game allows the player to have their ship caught in a Boss Galaga's tractor beam, then free it by destroying the Galaga fighter which in turn gives the player a specific powerup. The player moves at the bottom of the screen shooting at formation attacks above, idendical to it's predecessor.
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