Galaga Legions DX Message Board

Prepare to destroy some aliens — Galaga Legions DX can be downloaded for free with Instant Game Collection access this week. This arcade classic shoot-‘em-up pits you against waves of aliens called Galaga, but they’re basically space bees (“NOOOOOO! NOT THE BEES!!!!”). PS Vita Summer Select is ending this week with Dragon Fantasy Book II, the sequel to, you guessed it, Dragon Fantasy Book I. Finally, there’s a ton of Call of Duty content on sale, including Modern Ware & Black Ops bundles, so check it out.

These PS Plus benefits will be available after the PlayStation Store updates tomorrow, 9/10.

Instant Game Collection Galaga Legions DX (PS3)

Free for PS Plus members, Regular Price: $9.99

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! Discounts Dragon Fantasy Book II (PS3 & PS Vita)

PS Plus Price: $11.99, Regular Price: $14.99 – PS Vita Summer Select Sale

Join Ogden and the heroes of Westeria in the JRPG-styled epic Dragon Fantasy: Book II, as they travel the frozen wastelands of Tundaria. Experience action-packed battles without random encounters, using spatially aware Area-of-Effect attacks and power moves. Travel by pirate ship and defend against enemies in thrilling ship-to-ship combat! Defeat huge bosses and the oncoming horde of demons who threaten the entire world of Dragon Fantasy! Call of Duty Franchise (PS3) Title PS Plus Price Regular Price Call Of Duty: Black Ops II with Revolution Map Pack $44.99 $49.99 Call Of Duty: Black Ops II & Season Pass $84.59 $93.99 Call Of Duty: Black Ops with First Strike $29.99 $39.99 Call Of Duty: Black Ops Complete Bundle $74.69 $82.99 Call Of Duty: Black Ops & Black Ops II Game Bundle $69.69 $81.99 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with DLC Collection 1 $30.17 $35.49 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Ultimate Edition $69.74 $77.49 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 with Stimulus Package $19.99 $24.99 Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Bundle $19.99 $24.99 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Game Bundle $65.02 $76.49 Doodle God (PS Vita)

PS Plus Price: $4.49, Regular Price: $5.99

Be a God! The power of creation is in your hands! In this addictive puzzle game, mix and match different combinations of fire, earth, water and air to create an entire civilization! Of course, the universe was not created in a day. You’ll have to work your way up from a single, simple microorganism to create animals, tools, storms, and even build armies before you have what it takes to build the universe! Aliens: Colonial Marines (PS3) In partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and developed by critically acclaimed studio Gearbox Software, Aliens: Colonial Marines will bring new levels of bone-chilling suspense and adrenaline-filled action to the renowned franchise. The game pits players against the universe’s ultimate alien killing machines, the Xenomorphs, in claustrophobic environments guaranteed to produce blood curdling thrills. Title PS Plus Price Regular Price Aliens: Colonial Marines $8.99 $14.99 Aliens: Colonial Marines Ultimate Bundle $17.99 $29.99 Aliens: Colonial Marines DLC Bundle Pack $8.99 $14.99 Aliens: Colonial Marines Big Hunt DLC $3.75 $7.49 Aliens: Colonial Marines – Stasis Interrupted $3.75 $7.49 Aliens: Colonial Marines Reconnaissance Pack $2.50 $4.99 Aliens: Colonial Marines Movie Map Pack $2.50 $4.99

Last Chance (Leaving on 9/17)

Instant Game Collection
Metal Slug XX (PSP/PS Vita)
Pinball Arcade (PS3/PS Vita, Cross-Buy)
Discounts
Dragon Fantasy Book II
Call Of Duty: Black Ops II With Revolution Map Pack
Call Of Duty: Black Ops II And Season Pass
Call Of Duty: Black Ops With First Strike
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Complete Bundle
Call Of Duty: Black Ops & Black Ops II Game Bundle
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 With DLC Collection 1
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Ultimate Edition
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 With Stimulus Package
Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Bundle
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Game Bundle
Zombie Driver HD
Zombie Driver HD + Soundtrack Bundle
Zombie Driver HD Original Soundtrack
Zombie Driver HD Apocalypse Pack

What’s your favorite content from this week’s update?

We’ll be back next week with more details on the game arriving to the Instant Game Collection as well as any other benefits we can share.

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On paper, I should be in love with Galaga Legions DX. I'm into 2D shooters, retro games, pixel graphics, and heated leaderboard competition. Galaga Legions DX has all of this, but it's missing something more important: hooks. It doesn't get its hooks in me...

Galaga Legions DX is now available on the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system for $9.99. Developed by the team behind last year's award-winning hit, PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX, Galaga Legions DX drops players in the middle of the largest Galaga armada ever assembled and the most chaotic space war imaginable...

#playstationnetwork Hey, you like shooting things? Good. Because this week's North American PlayStation Store refresh has, like, at least three different variations on the shooting things genre, including Galaga Legions DX, Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team and Section 8: Prejudice. More »

Namco has released a deluxe version of Galaga Legions, but does this new bug have the same bite as the classic that swept arcades all those years ago?

When it was originally released in 1981, Galaga set the bar for top-down shooters. Having improved on Galaxian's original design, the game revolutionized the genre, found multinational success, and has since been ported to over 21 different consoles, spawning 4 sequels along the way. Galaga is one of the forefathers of modern shooters, and is arguably one of the most important games of all time.

Namco Bandai's Galaga Legions DX is the latest addition to the legacy, and despite small nostalgic touches scattered throughout the UI, the game eschews the majority of its heritage and forges a path between two strikingly different genres of contemporary shooters: "Twin-stick" and "bullet-hell." The result is, sadly, a bit of a mess.

Blast your way through legions of foes in this colorful gameplay!

Half-Minute Hero wasn't the only game to hit Xbox Live Arcade this week. Joining its high-speed hijinks are the bone-crushing antics of BackBreaker Vengeance, and the bug-blasting battles of Galaga Legions DX. Check out the latest XBLA in Brief to see if either one is up your alley. Spoiler: Both of them take significantly longer than half a minute.

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Back in November of last year, Namco Bandai realized that what the Galaga series actually needs is neon lights and 400 trillion more aliens. Since then, the masochistic bullet-hell fanatics in Joystiq's Controller Destruction And Frustration Management Department have been anxiously awaiting Galaga Legends DX, the latest title in Namco Bandai's "Namco Generations" series of classic updates. If you've been sustaining yourself on what few morsels have been released so far, take solace in knowing that your wait will soon be at its end: Andriasang reports that DX will hit XBLA on June 29th for 800 Microsoft Points.

Hop past the jump for the latest trailer, which details your ship's new "Diffuse Fire" technique. Said ability should provide a strategic advantage compared to the Focus Fire technique seen in the last trailer. Sadly, the PSN version is still officially listed as TBD, so xenophobic PlayStation users may have to wait a bit longer to explode their way through space.

The first gameplay showcase from Galaga Legions DX.

The last trailer to feature Galaga Legions DX was pretty unsatisfying -- a few seconds of DX at the end of a minute-and-a-half of previous Galagas. This new trailer cuts all the unnecessary stuff and just gets to the bullet-hell-with-bugs insanity that is DX.

The trailer demonstrates "Focus Fire," which appears to be a system for cutting through hordes of enemies to get to the core -- though there's so much going on, it's hard to pinpoint exactly what "Focus Fire" could be referring to. The trailer also shows a lot of shooting in different directions from your ship. It kind of looks like DX is a twin-stick shooter! We'd say we're uncomfortable with the change, but its Namco Generations contemporary, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, has taught us to trust Namco on these things.

A look through decades of Galaga and what's next for the franchise.