The object of the game is to shoot all the invaders, which first fly onto the screen in five packs. It is actually the original game that sports a new subtitle. This review is for Galaga: Demons of Earth for the NES. In the 1980s, I was unfortunate enough not to find Galaga in the arcades, so I hadn't heard about it until the early 1990s, but until then, I was used to playing classic gems such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons, Final Fight, Rainbow Islands, and many others. 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.Ī summary screen appears when the game is over, giving you both your final score and you final "hit ratio"-the number of missiles fired, enemies destroyed, and the percentage of targets hit. 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.Ĭertain aliens have tractor beams they can use to capture one of your ships. There are an infinite number of stages to progress through. 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! Galaga is a vertical arcade shooter from Namco.
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