Galaxian3
A home version of the arcade game of the same name, Galaxian 3 allows up to four players to blast away at oncoming enemy fighters from a first-person perspective. In a similar vein to Atari's 1983 Star Wars…
Galaxian3 is a shooter developed by Namco, released 26 April 1996 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
What Galaxian3 is
Galaxian3 is a shooter game developed by Namco and released in 1996. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The story is set far into the future, where mankind is studying interstellar travel and exploring the outer regions of the Solar System. When a group of humans settle on the planet Alpha, they detect unusual crustal movements within its surface. In response, the UGSF is sent to investigate, only to discover the planet is being inhabited by the UIMS. The race is using Alpha to construct a powerful superweapon called Cannon Seed, capable of destroying any planet in its radius. To prevent Cannon Seed from destroying what is left of humanity, the UGSF deploys its largest and most-powerful starship, the Dragoon, to destroy the UIMS once and for all.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Galaxian series
Galaxian3 is the 35th of 74 entries we hold in the Galaxian series. The next entry was Namco Museum Vol. 3 in 1996.
What it launched against
Galaxian3 launched on 26 April 1996, within three weeks of Duke Nukem 3D and Jumping Flash! 2.
Released around the same time: Duke Nukem 3D, Jumping Flash! 2.
Official trailer
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