Galaga

by The 3DO Company

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00004U3BY
• Media: Game Cartridge
• Release Date: November 27, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,342 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

We never fancied that a company could mess up a game like Galaga, but it's happened. While Q-Bert and Frogger 2 had to be considered successful remakes, Galaga is anything but, and will leave players searching for the black-and-white Galaga redux version that came out for Game Boy years ago.

On the positive side, this Galaga is in color--it adds four backgrounds in place of the once starry black night. The game also offers up bigger ships and enemies, but this ends up changing the game by allowing fewer foes onscreen at once. The result is an easy 24 levels, in which enemies fly in the same basic patterns. Once players get ahold of these flight formations, all challenge flies out the door--as does any interest that one might have had in playing the game.

Even hard-core retrogamers should stay away from this one. It's not the same as the original, and it won't test players' finger dexterity. Luckily, there are better versions of Galaga floating around for those who are willing to seek them out. --Robb Guido

Pros:

• Bears a slight resemblance to the original

Cons:

• Too boring and easy

Product Description

Human attempts to colonize the distant regions of the galaxy have resulted in a full-scale assault from alien forces. (When will we ever learn!) The people of earth are counting on you to lead an elite group of long-range fighters deep into outer space to meet the enemy and save mankind. Are you up to the challenge?

Okay, it's not really that dramatic, but it is fun. Galaga is a top-down shooter that started as a coin-op machine in the early '80. You're confronted with an armada of insectile aliens, some of whom come down and strafe you as you dodge from side to side. They may swoop down and capture one of your ships, but if you can hit them right with your next ship, you can recover the stolen vessel and combine it with your current fighter for twice as much firepower!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Skip this and wait for the Playstation/PC version, September 29, 2000

By 

Earl Green - See all my reviews

This review is from: Galaga (Game Cartridge)

I've had the original Namco Galaga/Galaxian Game Boy cartridge for quite a while, and it's one of my favorite games on this platform. I was curious about the new Galaga and picked it up... thankfully, I didn't spend *too* much money on it. The new Game Boy Galaga is a staggering disappointment. There is almost no challenge to it, with more time having been spent on the scrolling background graphics than on actual game play. The original Galaga cartridge demands a lot of the player. This new edition only demands that you stay awake (hey, sometimes it's hard!). The Playstation/PC version will certainly be much better than this, so save your money and wait for that one.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Yuck!!, October 1, 2000

By 

April Linville (Kansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Galaga (Game Cartridge)

I am very disappointed in this game! I totally *love* Galaga, so when I saw this game in the stores, I immediately snatched it up. Big mistake! While the background graphics are kind of cool, they really are very distracting and make seeing the "aliens" difficult. Perhaps that was the idea...the game is sooooo easy that they had to make something in it difficult!

How easy is this game? I sat down for the first time with it yesterday, and made it to the second to the last screen of the game in my first play. Bummer. Seriously, save your money, don't get this game!!