Galaxian

Galaxian

September 15, 1979·Single player, Multiplayer
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Ratings

74
User Score
83 ratings
90
Critic Score
1 reviews
82
Total Score
84 combined

About

Galaxian is a shooter arcade game developed by Namco in 1979. It was released by Namco in Japan and a few months later by Midway Games in North America. The game was developed to compete with Taito Corporation's Space Invaders, released a year earlier, and featured a similar space theme. The player controls a space ship in the bottom part of the screen and shoots at enemies descending from the top of the screen. The game was received very well by the public and has continued to be a game with a competitive community to this day. It was followed by a successful sequel called Galaga in 1981 and two less known sequels called Gaplus in 1984 and Galaga '88 in 1987. Galaxian was one of the most popular games in the golden age of arcade video games.

Release Dates

PlatformDate
ArcadeSep 15, 1979
Arcade1979

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Game Info

Developer
Namco
Publisher
Midway, Namco
Release Date
September 15, 1979
Franchise
Galaxian
Collection
Galaxian
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric

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Platforms

Arcade

Genres

ShooterArcade

Themes

Science fiction

Game Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

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