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All the while, though, it never feels like a departure from Galaga tradition. Galaga '90 does a lot of mixing up with the set formula like that, even introducing some scrolling levels, asteroid obstacles that block your shots, and, ultimately, boss battles.

But after a few rounds are cleared, the game does something new – it warps your ship through space to a new sector, and new enemies will be there to challenge you. The first few levels play out in classic Galaga style, with enemies swarming onto the screen and setting themselves into ranks above your fighter. The super ship is a destructive force, and almost a necessary one – because the enemies have had upgrades this time around too. Galaga '90, though, lets you choose to begin the game with the double ship already active if you want, and using the same classic tractor beam trick will quickly net you the new model, complete with its three cannons. Always a dream of Galaga players, it couldn't be done in the original – the double shot version was the best you could get.

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The game is a faithful recreation both of its original arcade form, and a worthy upgrade to the established Galaga formula – because the foundation's the same, but there's much more to find and achieve. It's a TurboGrafx port of the arcade game Galaga '88, and it's a good one. So addictive that it quickly was christened a classic, and sequels were sure to follow. Developed and published by Namco, the game was a follow-up to Galaxian, which was itself inspired by Space Invaders – and like those two games before it, Galaga was addictively fun.

Galaga is a classic shooter game from the golden age of arcades.