Galaga is a 1981 fixed shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco. In North America, it was released by Midway Manufacturing. It is the sequel to Galaxian (1979), Namco's first major video game to hit arcades. Controlling a spaceship, the player is tasked with destroying the Galaga forces at every stage while avoiding enemies and projectiles. Some enemies can capture a player's ship via a tractor beam, which can be rescued to turn the player into a "double fighter" with additional firepower.
