Galaga 2

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111K plays 1987 #Action#Shooter

Galaga '91 is a 1991 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Namco for the Game Gear. It was published by Sega in Europe and renamed Galaga 2. The first portable installment in the Galaxian series, players control a lone starfighter in its mission to eradicate the hostile Galaga forces before they take over Earth. Gameplay revolves around shooting down formations of enemies and avoiding their projectiles.

Namco was assisted by Now Production, an external studio, during the game's development. It is loosely based on the 1987 arcade game Galaga '88 and its 1989 TurboGrafx-16 home port, incorporating similar mechanics featured in both games. Galaga '91 was well-received, and was a popular title for the Game Gear in Japan. Reviewers praised its colorful visuals and gameplay, and for being well-designed around the console's hardware. Some believed the limited screen resolution made it difficult to play.

From Wikipedia's article Galaga '91, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

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Game GearPlayer 1
D-pad↑↓←→
Button 1Z
Button 2X
StartEnter

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  • 1 Quick save state
  • 2 Quick load state
  • 3 Change save slot

Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).

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Galaga 2Game Gear

3.0 Good job

Critics 73 · 6 reviews

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  • ACE 3/5
  • Computer and Video Games 84/100
  • Famitsu 20/40
  • Beep! 1991 3.5/5
  • Joystick 90/100
  • Mean Machines Sega 1992 85%

From the review table of Wikipedia's article. The face takes, first that applies: the Metascore for this platform, GameRankings' archived average, our average of the critics (one number per publication, a panel averaged), one review alone, the players' rating. Critics and players are never mixed.

Players' rating: 68/100 · 435 votes

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