Gaplus
Gaplus is a fixed shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1984. It was the only other game to run on Namco Phozon hardware, and in the US, a modification kit was later released to change the name to…
Gaplus is an arcade developed by Namco, released 1 April 1984 on Wii, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX and PC-9800 Series.
What Gaplus is
Gaplus is an arcade game developed by Namco and released in 1984. It was published by Carry Lab. It is available on Wii, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX and PC-9800 Series.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Gaplus is a fixed shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1984. It was the only other game to run on Namco Phozon hardware, and in the US, a modification kit was later released to change the name to Galaga 3, possibly to increase recognition among fans of the games even though there was no "Galaga 2". Since Gaplus is a sequel to Galaga, it has similar gameplay. The player controls a spaceship, that can now move vertically (limited to halfway up the screen, much like Atari's Centipede) as well as horizontally, and shoots at swarms of incoming insect-like aliens which fly in formation above it and swoop down to attack it in akamikaze-like dive. In this sequel, the level starts over…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Galaxian series
Gaplus is the 13th of 74 entries we hold in the Galaxian series. The next entry was Galaxian in 1984.
What it launched against
Gaplus launched on 1 April 1984, within three weeks of H.E.R.O. and Boulder Dash.
Released around the same time: H.E.R.O., Boulder Dash.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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