Overview

Number of Players
1 (Single Player)
Genre
Release Date

Wii (Wii Shop)

  • US 9th Apr 2007, 500 points
  • EU 9th Mar 2007, 500 points
  • JP 6th Feb 2007, 500 points

3DS (3DS eShop)

  • JP 22nd May 2013, ¥500

Wii U (Wii U eShop)

  • JP 24th Jul 2013, ¥500

Wii U eShop

  • EU 8th Aug 2013, £3.49
  • US 15th Aug 2013, $4.99

3DS eShop

  • US 13th Mar 2014, $4.99
  • EU 1st May 2014, £4.49
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Reviews

  • Review Galaga (3DS eShop / NES)

    Space: The Original Frontier

    There are a few reasons so many early video games took place in space. While the most obvious one is budgetary — a flat black background being quite literally the easiest possible background to render, thereby making "space" a pretty natural choice of setting — there's a psychological reason as well: space is a...

  • Review Galaga (Wii U eShop / NES)

    That man is playing Galaga!

    Galaga is old. It may well state 1988 on Galaga’s NES title screen, but that refers to its European and US release date, the Japanese Famicom conversion was released early in 1985 and they are all based on a port of Namco’s 1981 coin-op. This means that with any Wii U Virtual Console purchase you must consider if you...

  • Review Galaga (Wii Virtual Console / NES)

    Classic blasting action

    The NES version of Galaga is a almost perfect port of the timeless arcade classic. Like space invaders you control a ship at the bottom of the screen and blast away at oncoming enemies. The enemies in Galaga first fly in and line up in formation and then dive-bomb at you while firing sometimes in predictable patterns and...

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About The Game

Classic arcade shoot ‘em up Galaga was faithfully recreated for the home in this acclaimed NES version.

Galaga became an instant classic with its innovative fighter combination system and varied enemy attack patterns. Control your fighter and shoot down the waves of invading aliens; and win bonuses in challenging stages by not missing a single enemy. If your fighter gets captured by an enemy, free it from the tractor beam and combine with it to form a dual fighter with twice the firepower!