Galaga '91

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Galaga '91

Publisher: Namco

Developer: Namco

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

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Galaga '91 (ギャラガ’９１) is a sequel to Namco's 1981 arcade classic, Galaga (brought to the SG-1000 as Sega-Galaga). It is actually a port of Galaga '88, originally released in arcades in 1988, retitled to reflect its Sega Game Gear release of 1991.

Galaga '91 can cause confusion not just because of its arcade origins three years prior, but because in Europe, this Game Gear version was retitled (again) as Galaga 2, being marketed as a direct sequel to Galaga. It is, however, the fourth game in the series; being preceeded by the 1979 arcade game, Galaxian, Galaga in 1981 and finally Gaplus in 1984 (sometimes called Galaga 3 - an equally misleading title). To make matters worse, Namco released an arcade sequel called Galaxian³ (also known as Galaxian 3') in 1990, and the TurboGrafx-16 port of Galaga '88/'91 is called Galaga '90. More recent games have opted to avoid numbering systems and always use the Galaga name.

Galaga '88/'91 builds on the gameplay seen in Galaxian, Galaga and Gaplus, the most notable addition being the inclusion of more detailed backgrounds (as opposed to coloured scrolling starfields). The Game Gear version was not released in North America.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[3]

ACE (UK)

50

^[1]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[4]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

63

^[5]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

84

^[6]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[7]

Game Mania (UK)

83

^[8]

Gamers (DE)

73

^[9]

Gamers (DE)

73

^[10]

Game Zone (UK)

NTSC-J

20

^[11]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

40

^[12]

Joypad (FR)

85

^[13]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

74

^[14]

Joystick (FR)

90

^[15]

Mega Force (FR)

74

^[16]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

85

^[17]

Player One (FR)

77

^[18]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

57

^[19]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

63

^[20]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

60

^[21]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

81

^[22]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

65

^[23]

	67
Based on 22 reviews

Galaga '91

Game Gear, EU
Cover

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart

NEC Retro has more information related to Galaga '88

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:ACE UK 53.pdf, page 93 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 53.pdf_p93" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:Segapro UK 03.pdf, page 70
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 122
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-08), page 39
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 148
↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1992 (Go! Issue 4)" (UK; 1992-01-15), page 20
↑ Famitsu, "1991-11-01" (JP; 1991-10-18), page 39
↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 70
↑ Gamers, "Februar/März 1992" (DE; 1992-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Gamers, "August/September 1993" (DE; 1993-07-23), page 67
↑ Game Zone, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-24), page 62
↑ Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 89
↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 106
↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 112
↑ Joystick, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 131
↑ Mega Force, "Ete 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 138
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143
↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 106
↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 70
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
↑ Sega Pro, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-08), page 65
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
↑ Sonic the Comic, "24th July 1993" (UK; 1993-07-24), page 12

[:File:ACE_UK_53.pdf_p93-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:ACE UK 53.pdf, page 93 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 53.pdf_p93" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Segapro_UK_03.pdf_p70-2] File:Segapro UK 03.pdf, page 70

[3] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 122

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-11.pdf_p39-4] Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-08), page 39

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p148-5] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 148

[:File:Go_UK_04.pdf_p20-6] Computer & Video Games, "February 1992 (Go! Issue 4)" (UK; 1992-01-15), page 20

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0150.pdf_p39-7] Famitsu, "1991-11-01" (JP; 1991-10-18), page 39

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p70-8] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 70

[:File:Gamers_DE_1992-01.pdf_p38-9] Gamers, "Februar/März 1992" (DE; 1992-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:Gamers_DE_1993-05.pdf_p67-10] Gamers, "August/September 1993" (DE; 1993-07-23), page 67

[:File:GameZone_UK_04.pdf_p62-11] Game Zone, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-24), page 62

[12] Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 89

[:File:Joypad_FR_004.pdf_p106-13] Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 106

[:File:Joypad_FR_022.pdf_p112-14] Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 112

[:File:Joystick_FR_022.pdf_p131-15] Joystick, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 131

[:File:MegaForce_FR_19.pdf_p138-16] Mega Force, "Ete 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 138

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p143-17] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_033.pdf_p106-18] Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 106

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p70-19] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 70

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p74-20] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74

[:File:SegaPro_UK_22.pdf_p65-21] Sega Pro, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-08), page 65

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p88-22] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88

[23] Sonic the Comic, "24th July 1993" (UK; 1993-07-24), page 12

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