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Galaxy Wars

The aim of this arcade game is to launch missiles from the bottom of the screen at enemy spacecraft located at the top. To get there, the missile must pass through a asteroid belt flying across the screen and…

10 September 1979

Galaxy Wars is an arcade developed by Universal Co., Ltd., released 10 September 1979 on Super Famicom and Arcade.

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What Galaxy Wars is

Galaxy Wars is an arcade game developed by Universal Co., Ltd. and released in 1979. It was published by Imagineer. It is available on Super Famicom and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The aim of this arcade game is to launch missiles from the bottom of the screen at enemy spacecraft located at the top. To get there, the missile must pass through a asteroid belt flying across the screen and avoid the shots being fired down from the spacecraft. It is the players job to control the missile. Once launched it can be moved left and right and can be sped up by using the boost to speed it's way out of trouble. Points scored depend on the location of the hit on the enemy spacecraft. The speed at which enemy spacecraft move increases as the number of them decreases. Once all spacecraft have been destroyed, another wave starts, the speed decreases again and the process repeats. A…
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Galaxy Wars launched on 10 September 1979, within three weeks of Galaxian and Astro Fighter.

Released around the same time: Galaxian, Astro Fighter.

Official trailer

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When did Galaxy Wars come out?
Galaxy Wars was released on 10 September 1979 for Super Famicom and Arcade.

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