Cosmic Alien
Cosmic Alien is an arcade game that is a clone of Galaxian. Players control a gun at the bottom of the screen that shoots at aliens (which are known as "chiefs", "guards", "commanders", or "soldiers") that are…
1 February 1980
Cosmic Alien is an arcade developed by Universal Co., Ltd., released 1 February 1980 on Arcade.
What Cosmic Alien is
Cosmic Alien is an arcade game developed by Universal Co., Ltd. and released in 1980. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Cosmic Alien is an arcade game that is a clone of Galaxian. Players control a gun at the bottom of the screen that shoots at aliens (which are known as "chiefs", "guards", "commanders", or "soldiers") that are in a formation overhead. Aliens begin peeling off the formation and fly towards the bottom of the screen while dropping bombs. There are two flagship-type aliens (chiefs) at the top of the screen that can fly accompanied with one or more escort (guard) aliens; shooting one or more of the guards before shooting a chief will increase the amount of the chief’s score. If a player does not shoot an alien (or if it doesn’t ram the player’s gun) during its attack run it will return to the…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Cosmic Alien — frequently asked questions
When did Cosmic Alien come out?
Cosmic Alien was released on 1 February 1980 for Arcade.
Does Cosmic Alien have multiplayer?
Yes. Cosmic Alien supports multiplayer.
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