Galaga '88: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Galaga '88 (1987) is a shooter, arcade video game developed by Namco, available on Arcade, Wii, Game Gear, turbografx16. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 76/100 on IGDB.

What is Galaga '88 about?

The gameplay in Galaga '88 is built on the same premise as that of the original Galaga game, but is in many ways more complex and more difficult. The game is divided into a series of 29 Stages distributed through eight Worlds. The starship Galaga accelerates between Stages and Worlds and even to higher dimensions (go to the section on Dimensional Travel below to find out more).

With the exception of the third and eighth, each World culminates in a Challenging Stage. There are six such stages to engage in any full game, and each begins with the on-screen announcement "That's Galactic Dancin'!" and has its own YM2151-generated song to which the enemy formations dance. In any given Challenging Stage, both the design of the enemies and their dancing formations shall vary according to the player's current Dimension. As in Galaga, the objective is to destroy all forty enemies before they fly

Key details

Galaga '88 was released in 1987 and supports single player. Platforms: Arcade, Wii, Game Gear, turbografx16. Developer: Namco.

Should you play Galaga '88?

A solid 76/100 aggregate score makes Galaga '88 a safe pick for fans of shooter, arcade.