#Galaga 88 ending series#
The game provides one of the most significant shakeups of the Galaxian and Galaga formula since the series began - though that might not immediately be apparent, since the first level features the familiar sight of insectoid enemies swooping in from the sides of the screen to make a “convoy” at the top.
A definite must buy for shooter fans, but anyone should pretty much give this game a try.In Galaga ’88, first released in 1987 (I know), you take on the role of the Blast Fighter pilot as the attack on the Galaga homeworld begins. It's not the ultimate video game but it is a lot of fun, and that's all that counts. But well, I managed to get used to this, and it doesn't really influence the gameplay in any way so it's tolerable.Īlso I was only able to get the ship powerup later on in the game but I think that was my fault.Ī breath of pure arcade gaming is essential every once in a while, and Galaga '90 is a good pick for that. The game also had very few music tracks to begin with. I understand that it was 1988 but the ship cannon's sound is irritating, and some other sounds are as well (especially the "music" that plays during an encounter with a large swarm.). The game's biggest problem lies in the sound department. There really is no filler material to be found here, and there's even a bonus game in which the enemies don't attack you but instead do crazy spins while dancing to music, making them even harder to hit, but it's pretty amusing. There are even some vertical scrolling levels that play more like regular shmups and even a few bosses thrown in for good measure. Each level until the very end is different and features different types of enemy formations, enemy types, graphics and obstacles. The best thing about Galaga '90 is that despite being a pure arcade game it has much more variety than most of the similar titles. There are various powerups too that dramatically increase your fire power (and also allow you to take more hits), and various orbs that if collected allow you to progress through levels faster. The difference is that unlike Space Invaders there is much more interaction with the enemies, as they might separate themselves from the main group to attack you on their own, split into various mini-aliens, or even combine with others to form even larger aliens! Some of these battles become really intense but they aren't overwhelming (usually) so if you're good at this type of game you shouldn't have too many problems with it. Most of the time you're fighting an army of aliens on the top of the screen while you're at the bottom.
Galaga can be best described as a more complex and overall more fun version of Space Invaders. I remember playing Galaga during the late 90s on some sort of arcade machine I had, and while I wasn't too impressed with it as a kid (hey, I had Duke Nukem 3D and Spyro 1 in the same room), now that I've played it again I gotta admit it is one hell of a good time. In addition, many different kinds of obstacles appear throughout the game, including blue crystals, boulders and green blobs. While vulnerable, this enemy can be destroyed in one hit, scoring bonus points. When one of these enemies starts its dive, it will flip over and expose its vulnerable side, then flip over again and become invincible while it moves back up the screen, then flip one more time and finish its dive. Later in the game some enemies are equipped with armor that renders them invincible while in formation. Another type of enemy takes at least five hits to destroy, and it grows larger with each consecutive hit, making it both a larger target and allowing it to act as a shield to other enemies. These creatures take multiple hits to destroy in flight (just one hit in formation), and their main attack pattern is to move about halfway down the screen, stop, fire multiple shots at once, and then fly straight down off the bottom of the screen. Some enemies arrive in spherical "eggs" and emit a loud, high-pitched noise when hit. Others explode in a brilliant shower of fireworks when destroyed, and occasionally these enemies drop a small formation of much smaller enemies that "wiggle" their way down the screen. Some enemies now have the ability to combine into a much larger single enemy that takes multiple shots to destroy. The player can begin with one ship with two in reserve or start right out with a dual ship (but only one in reserve). The objective is to shoot all 40 enemies before they disappear, for a bonus of at least 10,000 points. Periodically the player encounters Challenging Stages, which are set to music and feature "dancing" enemies. Galaga '88 takes the basic gameplay of Galaga and adds higher-quality graphics, triple ship abilities, parsec progression, power-ups, asteroids, bosses and other enhancements.
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