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Galaga Legions DX

The legendary hit arcade shooter returns with Galaga Legions DX! Featuring a new twist on the classic gameplay, slick new graphics and devastating weapon power-ups, the fate of the galaxy lies in your hands!…

71 29 June 2011

Galaga Legions DX is an arcade developed by Namco Bandai Games, released 29 June 2011 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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What Galaga Legions DX is

Galaga Legions DX is an arcade game developed by Namco Bandai Games and released in 2011. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows Phone.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The legendary hit arcade shooter returns with Galaga Legions DX! Featuring a new twist on the classic gameplay, slick new graphics and devastating weapon power-ups, the fate of the galaxy lies in your hands! Board your fighter and prepare to defend Earth from wave after wave of relentless aliens. Target your enemies' critical weak spots to earn bonuses and rack-up an astronomical score! Blast your way through unique levels and epic boss battles on your mission to defend the galaxy and prevent an intergalactic catastrophe!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Galaxian series

Galaga Legions DX is the 57th of 74 entries we hold in the Galaxian series. The next entry was Galaga Kai in 2011. Its critic score of 71 is almost exactly the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Galaxian at 90.

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How it was received

Galaga Legions DX holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 44% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 3 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Galaga Legions DX launched on 29 June 2011, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Bastion, Alice: Madness Returns and F.E.A.R. 3. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Bastion, Alice: Madness Returns, F.E.A.R. 3.

Cheats and codes

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When did Galaga Legions DX come out?
Galaga Legions DX was released on 29 June 2011 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows Phone.

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