<s>
is	O
a	O
1987	O
fixed	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
sequel	O
for	O
Galaxian	B-Application
(	O
following	O
Galaga	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Gaplus	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaga	B-Application
'	I-Application
88	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
commercially	O
successful	O
as	O
its	O
predecessors	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
X68000	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Namco	O
compilations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaga	B-Application
'	I-Application
88	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fixed	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
plot	O
involves	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
a	O
starship	O
named	O
the	O
Blast	O
Fighter	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
hostile	O
Galaga	B-Application
forces	O
and	O
their	O
home	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
;	O
as	O
the	O
Blast	O
Fighter	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
shoot	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
Galaga	B-Application
aliens	O
,	O
who	O
fly	O
into	O
formation	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
and	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
playfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atop	O
each	O
formation	O
are	O
four	O
larger	O
enemies	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Boss	B-Application
Galaga	I-Application
,	O
which	O
take	O
two	O
hits	O
to	O
destroy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
reclaim	O
the	O
captured	O
fighter	O
by	O
shooting	O
a	O
Boss	B-Application
Galaga	I-Application
holding	O
one	O
while	O
it	O
is	O
divebombing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Boss	B-Application
Galaga	I-Application
can	O
also	O
capture	O
a	O
dual	O
fighter	O
;	O
rescuing	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fashion	O
instead	O
creates	O
a	O
triple	O
fighter	O
,	O
an	O
even	O
larger	O
ship	O
with	O
wide	O
,	O
fast-moving	O
shots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaga	B-Application
'	I-Application
88	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
five	O
"	O
worlds	O
"	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
containing	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
stages	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
bonus	O
stage	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Galaga	B-Application
88	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kawada	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
game	O
designer	O
that	O
created	O
music	O
for	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Solvalou	O
,	O
Yokai	B-Application
Dochuki	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawada	O
based	O
the	O
idea	O
off	O
his	O
"	O
eclectic	O
"	O
taste	O
in	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
in	O
Galaga	B-Application
88	I-Application
to	O
reflect	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Galaga	B-Application
88	I-Application
utilized	O
the	O
System	O
1	O
hardware	O
,	O
Kawada	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
the	O
board	O
's	O
sound	O
channels	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
loved	O
bringing	O
together	O
the	O
richness	O
of	O
the	O
timbres	O
in	O
FM	O
synthesis	O
,	O
the	O
wave	O
table	O
synthesis	O
that	O
played	O
a	O
crucial	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
Namco	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PCM	O
synthesis	O
that	O
was	O
indispensable	O
for	O
those	O
low	O
resolution	O
real	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
were	O
all	O
combined	O
and	O
their	O
distinctive	O
colors	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
the	O
fullest	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
wealth	O
of	O
musical	O
variety	O
to	O
complement	O
the	O
classic	O
traditional	O
sounds	O
of	O
the	O
Galaga	B-Application
series.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prototype	O
of	O
Galaga	B-Application
88	I-Application
was	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
the	O
Japan	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
(	O
JAMMA	O
)	O
trade	O
show	O
in	O
October	O
1987	O
,	O
presented	O
alongside	O
Pac-Mania	B-Application
,	O
Bravoman	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Assault	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
home	O
conversion	O
of	O
Galaga	B-Application
88	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
5	O
,	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
NEC	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
North	O
American	O
counterpart	O
,	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Galaga	B-Application
90	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dempa	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Galaga	B-Application
88	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
computer	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
including	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
features	O
an	O
additional	O
gamemode	O
that	O
replaces	O
the	O
Galaga	B-Application
aliens	O
with	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
classic	O
Namco	O
video	O
games	O
–	O
this	O
version	O
has	O
been	O
retroactively	O
named	O
Galaga	B-Application
88	I-Application
Arrangement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
the	O
TurboGrafx	B-General_Concept
version	O
through	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2011	O
under	O
the	O
Game	O
Archives	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaga	B-Application
88	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
compilations	O
Namco	B-Library
Museum	I-Library
50th	I-Library
Anniversary	I-Library
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Virtual	O
Arcade	B-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Switch	I-Device
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2011	O
iOS	O
compilation	O
Galaga	B-Application
30th	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
includes	O
remakes	O
of	O
88	O
and	O
its	O
three	O
arcade	B-Application
predecessors	O
,	O
utilizing	O
enhanced	O
visuals	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
achievements	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
88	O
is	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
Pac-Man	O
’	O
s	O
Arcade	B-Application
Party	O
(	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
Pac-Man	O
’	O
s	O
Pixel	O
Bash	O
(	O
2019	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
included	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaga	B-Application
'	I-Application
88	I-Application
proved	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
remaining	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
earning	O
charts	O
throughout	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Japan	O
's	O
sixth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
conversion	B-Application
kit	I-Application
of	I-Application
1988	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
largely	O
unsuccessful	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
comparison	O
,	O
with	O
Atari	O
having	O
only	O
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
986	O
arcade	B-Application
units	O
and	O
boards	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
+	O
Video	O
Games	O
liked	O
its	O
cute	O
visuals	O
and	O
new	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
Galaga	B-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
applauded	O
its	O
addictiveness	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamest	O
magazine	O
awarded	O
it	O
the	O
28th	O
"	O
Annual	O
Hit	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
in	O
1998	O
based	O
on	O
reader	O
vote	O
,	O
citing	O
that	O
its	O
addictive	O
nature	O
,	O
colorful	O
visuals	O
and	O
catchy	O
music	O
made	O
Galaga	B-Application
'	I-Application
88	I-Application
stand	O
out	O
among	O
other	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
conversion	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
killer	O
port	O
"	O
for	O
keeping	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
call	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
shooter	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
digital	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx	B-General_Concept
port	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
pitch	O
perfect	O
dose	O
of	O
frenetic	O
arcade	B-Application
blasting	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
triple	O
fighter	O
mechanic	O
and	O
branching	O
stages	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
sets	O
a	O
good	O
example	O
for	O
how	O
to	O
successfully	O
remake	O
a	O
classic	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
