Galaxian
A Port for Atari 2600, Galaxian expanded on the formula pioneered by Space Invaders. As in the earlier game, Galaxian featured a horde of attacking aliens that exchanged shots with the player. In contrast to…
Galaxian is a shooter developed by Namco, released 31 December 1983 on Atari 2600.
What Galaxian is
Galaxian is a shooter game developed by Namco and released in 1983. It was published by Atari. It is available on Atari 2600 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A Port for Atari 2600, Galaxian expanded on the formula pioneered by Space Invaders. As in the earlier game, Galaxian featured a horde of attacking aliens that exchanged shots with the player. In contrast to Space Invaders, Galaxian added an element of drama by having the aliens periodically make kamikaze-like dives at the player's ship, the Galaxip.
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 ninth of 74 entries we hold in the Galaxian series. It arrived 11 months after Galaxian. The next entry was Galaxian in 1983.
What it launched against
Galaxian launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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