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Galaxian

Atari 2600 · Released December 31, 1983 · Developed by Namco · Published by Polyvox

Single player

ShooterScience fiction

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Summary

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.