Story

You control a spaceship as aliens attack in waves. It is up to you to single-handedly defend your planet. It is unclear why no one else offered to help you fight the attacking alien swarm, but maybe they didn't have any quarters. Yet another defend-the-planet game where no one else on the whole darn planet feels like pitching in. Guess they trust their fate with you. No pressure!

Tips & Strategies

Get pulled into the tractor beam, then later shoot your captor to double your firepower.

There is a stop-firing cheat, but it takes forever to activate.

Namco even produced tiny Galaga cabinets designed to be used in buses!