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Game entry
Galaxian
1979 · Shoot 'em up, Arcade · Arcade · Midway
After 87 duels settled by the community, Galaxian stands no. 2,236 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,493 ELO points and 40% of wins. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Commandos 2: Men of Courage: 3 duels settled, 1 to 2. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 21 out of 67 (Shoot 'em up).
World rank
no. 2,236
ELO score
1,493
Wins
40%
Duels played
87
About Galaxian
Galaxian is a shooter arcade game developed by Namco in 1979. It was released by Namco in Japan and a few months later by Midway Games in North America. The game was developed to compete with Taito Corporation's Space Invaders, released a year earlier, and featured a similar space theme. The player controls a space ship in the bottom part of the screen and shoots at enemies descending from the top of the screen.
The game was received very well by the public and has continued to be a game with a competitive community to this day. It was followed by a successful sequel called Galaga in 1981 and two less known sequels called Gaplus in 1984 and Galaga '88 in 1987. Galaxian was one of the most popular games in the golden age of arcade video games.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,493 ELO points over the last 215 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Commandos 2: Men of Courage 33% 3 duels played · 225 points behind
- against Cave Story 0% 2 duels played · 1 points behind
- against Metal Slug XX 0% 2 duels played · 5 points behind
- against Super Contra 100% 2 duels played · 75 points ahead
- against The Deadly Tower of Monsters 50% 2 duels played · 37 points behind
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Around this spot
The games Galaxian sits between in the world ranking.
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The standing
Where Galaxian ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Galaxian stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 21 out of 67 (Shoot 'em up).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 2,236 | 5,110 |
| Shoot 'em up | 21 | 67 |
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