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Galactic Invasion

In this shooter for the Bally Astrocade, the player controls a cannon that scrolls left and right across the bottom of the screen and shoots at descending enemies. Was originally titled Galaxian, but was…

1 August 1981

Galactic Invasion is an arcade developed by Dave Nutting Associates, released 1 August 1981 on Bally Astrocade.

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What Galactic Invasion is

Galactic Invasion is an arcade game developed by Dave Nutting Associates and released in 1981. It was published by Astrovision, Inc.. It is available on Bally Astrocade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In this shooter for the Bally Astrocade, the player controls a cannon that scrolls left and right across the bottom of the screen and shoots at descending enemies. Was originally titled Galaxian, but was changed due to copyright issues. The title screen, however, still says "Galaxian".
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Galactic Invasion come out?
Galactic Invasion was released on 1 August 1981 for Bally Astrocade.

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