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Galaga Legions

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Game Info

Publisher: Namco Bandai Games

Developer: Namco Bandai Games

Genre(s): Shooter

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: August 20, 2008

Summary

[Xbox Live Arcade] This isn't just a boring remake. Featuring table-turning game dynamics, super-slick visuals, and vast waves of enemies, this is the definitive version of the arcade shooter classic. Classic Galaga action redefined: Galaga, the classic top-down arcade shooter released by Namco in 1981, is many fans' favorite arcade game of all time. Now, completely updated and revitalized, Galaga Legions bursts onto the scene with new game dynamics and spectacular graphics. New achievements are offered for you to conquer. Show the world your old-school Galaga skills are new school enough to beat them. [Namco Bandai Games]

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What The Critics Said

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1UP

Legions is one of the most fiercely competitive multiplayer games on XBLA.

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WonderwallWeb

Another solid reimage of a classic game. The simplest of ideas but with perfect execution. Will not disappoint new and old fans alike.

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Games Master UK

A brilliant reimagination of a classic that's up there with Championship Edition. [Dec 2008, p.84]

Team Xbox

It’s another one of those high-score hypodermic needles – you get addicted on getting a higher score so you keep repeating it over and over, working out new ideas for drone placement each time. It’s like a chess game at 100 mph, challenging and twitchy, all at the same time. On that point, Galaga Legions ranks up there with the best of them.

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GameDaily

Multiplayer would've been cool, but these Legions will still keep you busy.

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Eurogamer

Toppling "Geometry Wars 2" from its throne is now the goal for any stripped-down Live Arcade shooter, and Namco Bandai deserves praise for delivering a game that comes within grasping distance of this lofty aim.

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GameSpot

If you enjoyed the original Galaga, or are a classic shooter fan, then you'll love this true sequel to one of the greatest arcade shooters of yesteryear.

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NZGamer

In the end Galaga Legions provides the fast, intense and unforgiving gameplay modern shooters tend to go easy on.

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Hardcore Gamer Magazine

It's an incredible shooter that feels like bullet hell with enemies replacing the bullets, but a little variation would have made it perfect. [Fall 2008, p.55]

Official Xbox Magazine UK

Addictive, frantic and a worthy sequel. [Nov 2008, p.100]

ZTGameDomain

This game screams multiplayer. But, if you are a shooter fan, single-player will be enough to satisfy your thirst.

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Worth Playing

Galaga Legions aspires to be a Galaga for a modern age, and in some ways, it is. But by excluding so many surrounding enhancements, such as more single- or multiplayer modes, arcade shoppers of today might be a little miffed at getting what would have been a complete package back in the quarter-pumping days.

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IGN

Galaga Legions answers the call with some of the most frenetic and psychedelic visuals this side of Geometry Wars. While the amount of gameplay in the $10 download might leave a bit to be desired, there's no doubt that Galaga Legions is more proof that classic games can be revitalized without selling users short or deviating too greatly from the vintage design.

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Destructoid

Galaga Legions is a fun, imaginative XBLA game that I'd recommend in a heartbeat during almost any other time of the year -- but given its lack of content and the other, much more impressive games from the Summer of Arcade, Galaga Legions might not be for everyone.

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The Onion (A.V. Club)

Like the inextricable pull of a tractor beam, Galaga Legions captures the spirit of a 27-year-old arcade classic.

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Official Xbox Magazine

With just a five-area adventure mode and a points-focused championship mode (and no multiplayer). there's a lot less content here than in, say, the recent "Geometry Wars 2". [Nov 2008, p.80]

Planet Xbox 360

Given how well they did with Pac-Man, it is hard not be disappointed with the lackluster Galaga Legions. You cannot help but feel like they could have done much better. Legions is a solid offering, but lacks the depth to justify the 800 MS Points price, and is certainly not the next great XBLA title.

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Cheat Code Central

Legions is incredibly fun, but the serious lack of modes will end your experience far too early.

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GamePro

On its own merits, Galaga Legions is an enjoyable but short game. But for old school gamers the original title, available on XBLA for half the price, has much more to offer.

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MS Xbox World

Galaga Legions offers an addicting style of play as well as provides a substantial challenge for any high score junkie.

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Console Monster

Whilst there doesn't appear to be much to Galaga Legions on the surface, there is a level of tactical skill in placing craft in the right place at the right time, as well as a memory game for the swarm patterns. As a twitch shooter, there's a definite addictive quality that is perfect for the arcade high-score chase.

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Totally360

A brash precocious young upstart of a game kicking its ancestors in the shins impatiently but paying them just enough respect to be worth your time and money.

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VideoGamer

For hardcore shooter fans, Galaga Legions is an essential purchase, and can rightly be considered the definitive Galaga game. For everyone else, we can't recommend it over Retro Evolved 2, which remains the Xbox 360's best shooter by a country mile.

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Edge Magazine

Those looking for a rigorous score-attack challenge should look elsewhere. [Nov 2008, p.103]

Xbox World 360 Magazine UK

Inventive fun, just not the pure twitch shoot-'em-up that the name suggests. [Dec 2008, p.102]

Giant Bomb

As a game following in the footsteps of the Galaga legacy, Legions doesn't do a very good job. Other than the ability for ships to capture other ships, nothing about this game feels much like the original game.

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Gaming Age

Fun, but it's far from great.

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X360 Magazine UK

Epic seizure-inducing madness that is the graphics. [Issue#37, p.117]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.8 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes

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AllAboutTheGames AATG gave it a7:
Superb game in its own right - but its immediate predecessor, Galaga 90 was far better.

Aaron F. gave it a5:
Reminds me a bit of REZ and quite a bit of Space Invaders Extreme... but not as good as either of these titles. The graphics are nice - it's just that the game is lacking... it's boring.

Robert B. gave it a10:
The learning curve is steeper than something like Geometry Wars, but once you start to master Galaga Legions, it transforms from a merely good game into something truly fantastic. Gorgeous, thrilling, and filled with depth, Galaga Legions comes highly recommended and is one of the best games of the year.

Mark H. gave it a4:
Awful. has ripped the guts out of the original and replaced them with a Geo Wars wannabe but nowhere near as good. The firing is just too boring. I'll be sticking to the original thanks.

Ryan B. gave it a9:
An excellent game that lives up to the Pacman CE team. Lots of strategy that remains true to the original, but the game play feels ominously similar to Geometry Wars 2.

Rafael D. gave it a9:
For those who like geometry wars , this one is for you. great graphics and addictive gameplay. another great summer title from xbox live.

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