Galaga
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Swarms of insect aliens swoop in formation while you shoot from below. The sequel to Galaxian added a tractor beam that can steal your ship, and a trick to win it back for double firepower.
Kit's verdict · 9.1/10
The best fixed shooter ever made, full stop.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Dual-fighter risk and reward is brilliant
- Bonus stages break up the action
- Sharp controls
Not so much
- Late stages get very cheap
- Little variety after the first cycle
Play it if anyone who likes fast reflexes and high-score bragging rights.
Skip it if players who want bullet-hell density or modern shooter depth.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Galaga doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Let a Boss Galaga capture a ship when you have a spare life, then shoot that Boss while it's diving to get a dual fighter.
- Never shoot your captured ship directly, because that destroys it for good.
- Challenging stages come on stage 3 and every fourth stage after that, and hitting all 40 enemies earns a 10,000-point bonus.
- Kill enemies as they fly in, before they settle into formation, for higher points and less danger.
- With a dual fighter, your hitbox is twice as wide, so dodge with extra care.
- Boss Galagas take two hits, so focus on them early in a stage.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
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Trivia
- It was the sequel to Namco's 1979 shooter Galaxian.
- Midway released it in North America.
- A Galaga cabinet gets a memorable moment in the 2012 film The Avengers.
- Namco followed it with Galaga '88.
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