Galaxian
Galaxian is a 1979 fixed shooter arcade video game developed and published by Namco. The player assumes control of the Galaxip starfighter in its mission to protect Earth from waves of aliens. Gameplay…
31 December 1982
Galaxian is a shooter developed by Namco, released 31 December 1982 on Atari 5200.
What Galaxian is
Galaxian is a shooter game developed by Namco and released in 1982. It was published by Atari. It is available on Atari 5200 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Galaxian is a 1979 fixed shooter arcade video game developed and published by Namco. The player assumes control of the Galaxip starfighter in its mission to protect Earth from waves of aliens. Gameplay involves destroying each formation of aliens, who dive down towards the player in an attempt to hit them.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Galaxian series
Galaxian is the seventh of 74 entries we hold in the Galaxian series. The next entry was Galaxian in 1983.
What it launched against
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Quick answers
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When did Galaxian come out?
Galaxian was released on 31 December 1982 for Atari 5200.
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