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Galaxian
1979 · Shoot 'em up, Arcade · Arcade · Midway
Galaxian is ranked no. 2,367 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,477 and 37% of duels won.
World rank
no. 2,367
ELO score
1,477
Wins
37%
Duels played
49
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 1,477 ELO points over the last 123 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Commandos 2: Men of Courage 50% 2 duels played · 286 points behind
- against Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number 50% 2 duels played · 204 points behind
- against Dead or Alive 4 0% One duel played · 76 points ahead
- against Jak X: Combat Racing 0% One duel played · 91 points behind
- against Post Void 0% One duel played · 5 points ahead
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