Galaga Legions
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Galaga Legions is an Xbox Live Arcade
exclusive video game created by Namco Bandai
. The title was developed by the same team who created Pac-Man Championship Edition
. This game is also included in the Namco Museum Virtual Arcade collection, and in Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions
for Nintendo 3DS
. A DX
version of the game was released on Xbox Live Arcade
as part of the Namco Generations
series on June 29, 2011, with the PlayStation Network version coming in August 2, 2011.
. Legions features new game mechanics, the most notable of which being the inclusion of two satellites; players deploy these satellites by tilting the right analog stick in any cardinal direction
. The satellite will then remain fixed in place and shoot in whichever direction the player tilted. The game features five areas which can be traversed in either of two modes. The first mode is an arcade-like "Adventure Mode," where the player plays each level consecutively and must restart from the beginning after losing all of his/her ships. The second mode is "Championship Mode," where the player chooses one individual level to play in a high-score competition.
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
exclusive video game created by Namco Bandai
Namco Bandai
, also known as the Bandai Namco Group, is a Japanese holding company formed from the merger of Namco and Bandai. It has interests in toys, video games and arcades, anime, and amusement parks. The new entity was founded on September 29, 2005...
. The title was developed by the same team who created Pac-Man Championship Edition
Pac-Man Championship Edition
is a 2007 video game in the Pac-Man series, developed by Namco Bandai Games. The game was designed by Tōru Iwatani, the creator of the classic original 1980 arcade game Pac-Man, and it was Iwatani's final game before his retirement...
. This game is also included in the Namco Museum Virtual Arcade collection, and in Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions
Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions
Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions is a collection of games from the Galaga and Pac-Man franchises for the Nintendo 3DS, by Namco Bandai Games. It includes six games, two of them which are developed specifically for the Nintendo 3DS for the collection...
for Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The autostereoscopic device is able to project stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or any additional accessories. The Nintendo 3DS features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS series software, including Nintendo DSi software...
. A DX
Galaga Legions DX
Galaga Legions DX is a downloadable arcade game in the Galaga series. It is a follow-up to the 2008 game, Galaga Legions, and the second game of the Namco Generations series which also includes reboots of Pac-Man Championship Edition and Metro-Cross. The game was released for Xbox Live Arcade on...
version of the game was released on Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
as part of the Namco Generations
Namco Generations
Namco Generations is a brand of downloadable Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network games that consist of modernized revisions of Namco's classic arcade games...
series on June 29, 2011, with the PlayStation Network version coming in August 2, 2011.
Gameplay
Like Pac-Man Championship Edition, it is an enhanced remake of the classic Namco arcade title. Unlike the latter title however, the gameplay is completely different from the original GalagaGalaga
is a fixed shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco in Japan and published by Midway in North America in 1981. It is the sequel to Galaxian, released in 1979. The gameplay of Galaga puts the player in control of a space ship which is situated on the bottom of the screen...
. Legions features new game mechanics, the most notable of which being the inclusion of two satellites; players deploy these satellites by tilting the right analog stick in any cardinal direction
Cardinal direction
The four cardinal directions or cardinal points are the directions of north, east, south, and west, commonly denoted by their initials: N, E, S, W. East and west are at right angles to north and south, with east being in the direction of rotation and west being directly opposite. Intermediate...
. The satellite will then remain fixed in place and shoot in whichever direction the player tilted. The game features five areas which can be traversed in either of two modes. The first mode is an arcade-like "Adventure Mode," where the player plays each level consecutively and must restart from the beginning after losing all of his/her ships. The second mode is "Championship Mode," where the player chooses one individual level to play in a high-score competition.