| Galaga '88 | |
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 Arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Namco |
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| Composer(s) | Hiroyuki Kawada |
| Series | Galaxian |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Game Gear, TurboGrafx-16, X68000, Mobile phone |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Fixed shooter |
| Mode(s) | 1-2 players alternating turns |
| Arcade system | Namco System 1 |
Galaga '88[a] is a 1987 fixed shooter arcade video game developed and published in Japan by Namco and in North America and Europe by Atari Games. It is the third sequel to Galaxian (following Galaga, and Gaplus). It features significantly improved graphics over the previous games in the series, including detailed backgrounds, larger enemies and greater ship details. The game runs on Namco System 1 hardware.
Galaga '88 was a commercial success in Japan, but was not as commercially successful as its predecessors outside of Japan. The game was praised by critics for its gameplay, graphics, and music. Reviewers complimented its new enhancements that changed and innovated the core gameplay, and for standing out among other games at the time. It was ported to the TurboGrafx-16, X68000, and Game Gear and is included in Namco compilations. It was followed by Galaxian3: Project Dragoon in 1990.
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