Galaga game guide

While this is happening, you have a free shot at the whole formation. Your captured Fighter will be suspended in mid-space spinning. It is invulnerable to your shots at this point and can not be destroyed until it joins you. Pick off as many enemies as possible in the formation. The Double Fighter gives you more firepower than a single Fighter. Use it wisely and watch your score grow. The most important part of Galaga strategy is anticipation.

In order to play effectively, you need to know where the enemies will appear and how they will move before they get there. This knowledge--combined with firepower of the Double Fighter--will allow you to finish each Stage quickly and efficiently. The way that the enemies come onto the screen is called their entrance pattern, and the entrance pattern is always the same for a given Stage. There are three different entrance patterns. Before looking at the order they appear in, let's look at the features of each one.

First entrance pattern The first entrance pattern is the most difficult because it is the only pattern where enemies will enter from both sides of the screen at the same time. The enemies enter single file in short rows. The best place to fire from in this entrance pattern is the center of the screen, where both sets of enemies will cross above you.

This is also the safest place to be, because the enemies will drop bullets as they come onto the sides of the screen. Second entrance pattern In the second entrance pattern, the enemies enter from one side of the screen at a time in double-width rows. The first group will enter from the left, so position your ship one ship's width in from the left edge of the screen and wait for them. Third entrance pattern The third entrance pattern is similar to the second.

The enemies enter from one side at a time, starting from the left. But instead of two rows moving together, they appear in a single long row.

As in the second pattern, you should wait near the left edge of the screen for the first group of enemies. After the start of each entrance pattern, the general strategy is always the same. Anticipate the entrance of each group, and kill as many of the enemies as possible before they move into formation. Then move across the screen under their bullets to get in position for the next group. Fire constantly as you move across the screen to clear out the enemies already in formation.

If you eliminate most of the enemies in each group before they reach the formation, there will only be a few bugs left after the last group as entered. You'll have to destroy these individually, but this is the only time you need to aim your shots. In the first two Stages, you won't need to worry too much about entrance patterns because the enemies aren't very aggressive yet.

Just try to acquire a Double Fighter so you'll have it going into the first Challenging Stage. This game is mobile phone and Iphone compatible. Instructions , Game History and Hints towards bottom of page. Main keyboard buttons are X and Z.

On a computer you can click the Game Window Size button to rotate between default, 1. X game window size. On mobile phones and Iphone use the gameplay control buttons shown on your screen only on mobile to play and start the game.

If you grew up in the 80's you shouldn't need additional gameplay instructions. Game History: Galaga is a fixed shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco in Japan and published by Midway in North America in It is the sequel to Galaxian , released in The gameplay of Galaga puts the player in control of a space ship which is situated on the bottom of the screen.

At the beginning of each stage, the area is empty, but over time, enemy aliens fly in formation, and once all of the enemies arrive on screen, they will come down at the player's ship in formations of one or more and may either shoot it or collide with it. During the entire stage, the player may fire upon the enemies, and once all enemies are vanquished, the player moves onto the next stage.

One of the most interesting, unique, and useful features of Galaga is the tractor beam performed by the Boss Galagas.

By doubling your firepower, this maneuver can give you the opportunity to achieve the maximum bonus in Challenging Stages. The entire sequence goes like this:. If your Fighter is in range, it is caught and whirled up to rest beneath the Boss Galaga. A foreboding musical tune is played. If you have another Fighter, you begin playing with it.

If you don't, the game is over. Note: Never get captured when you're playing with your last Fighter. Now one of your Fighters is in the enemy formation. If you shoot your own Fighter, you get 1, points, but lose the extra Fighter--you don't want to do this under any circumstances.

Be very careful where you shoot when you have a captured Fighter in formation. For instance, you can shoot at an enemy to the side of a captured Fighter, have the Fighter and its escort swoop off and run right into your shot. If you shoot the Boss Galaga that captured your Fighter while it is in formation, eventually the captured Fighter will swoop down on you. Don't destroy it. It will disappear off the bottom of the screen and go away.

But all is not lost; it will reappear as the last ship to enter on the next entrance screen. Be very cautious about shooting at the last wave of aliens when they enter!

It can still be found in arcades to this day along with Namco's most successful game of Pac-Man , and performs rather well next to more modern-day offerings. The most notable new feature of Galaga was the chance to increase your firepower by intentionally allowing one of the Boss Galagas to capture your Fighter, and rescue it with your next Fighter, returning the original Fighter to your side.

Upon rescuing your ship, you are granted side-by-side double fire power, albeit with an increase in size, and therefore, vulnerability. Another popular feature of Galaga was its presentation of "Bonus Rounds" dubbed "Challenging Stages", which were pioneered by Namco's own Rally-X and its sequel New Rally-X between the action which offered a large point bonus for perfection.

As with its predecessor, there is no official story to Galaga. How to Play You must prevent the invading Galaga forces from destroying mankind. Game Controls Please let the Galaga game load. This will take about seconds. To start the game press 1 for one player OR press 2 for two players.

Bonus ship award at points.