Galaga

1981

shoot 'em up

Developer

Namco

Publisher

Namco

Platforms

Arcade

Game modes

single-player video game

Released

1981-01-01

Galaga is a 1981 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released by Midway Manufacturing in North America. It is the sequel to 1979's Galaxian, and the second game in the Galaxian series. Controlling a starship, the player is tasked with destroying the Galaga forces in each stage while avoiding enemies and projectiles. Some enemies like "Boss Galaga" can capture a player's ship by using a tractor beam, which can be rescued by another ship to give the player a "dual fighter" with additional firepower.

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