| Galaga Legions DX | |
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 Xbox 360 cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Namco Bandai Games |
| Publisher(s) | Namco Bandai Games |
| Director(s) | Tadashi Iguchi |
| Producer(s) | Toshiko Tamura |
| Composer(s) | Akihiko Ishikawa |
| Series | Galaxian |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone |
| Release | June 29, 2011
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| Genre(s) | Twin-stick shooter, bullet hell |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Galaga Legions DX[a] is a 2011 twin-stick shooter video game developed and published by Namco Bandai Games for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It is the sequel to Galaga Legions (2008), and is the fourteenth entry in the Galaxian series. The player controls the AEf-7 "Blowneedle" starship in its efforts to wipe out the Galaga forces before they destroy all of mankind. The objective is to clear each of the game's nine stages in the quickest time possible by destroying waves of enemies. The Blowneedle has a pair of satellites that can be pointed at enemies to shoot them down. New additions have been made to the core gameplay, such as a "slowdown" effect when the player is about to collide with an enemy.
The game was developed by the same team behind Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, headed by director Tadashi Iguchi and producer Toshiko Tamura. Iguchi thought the original Legions tried too hard to be original and only appealed to a niche audience, deciding to make the game appeal towards more casual players with simple controls and a focus on frantic gameplay. The team focused heavily on high-score battles as a callback to video game tournaments from the early 1980s, and to appeal towards both veterans and newcomers to the Galaxian series. It was the second game released under the Namco Generations label and was made to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the original Galaga arcade game.
Following its release, Galaga Legions DX received mostly positive reviews from critics. The game was praised for its impressive graphics, fast-paced gameplay, and the improvements it brought compared to its predecessor. However, some reviewers criticized the game for its lack of content and perceived it as less refined than the original Galaga Legions. In addition to its initial release, a version of the game for Windows Phone was also made available in 2012. The Xbox 360 version was made available on the Xbox One in 2016 as part of the system's backward compatibility lineup. It was the only other game released under the Namco Generations label, as it was discontinued a year after the game's release in 2012.
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