Galacticon
Galacticon is a video game with the look and feel of arcade cabinet games from the early 80’sin the style of Williams classics: “Defender” or “Joust”, with the gameplay of legendary “Jetpac”, and with touches of “puzzle” to increase bonus points and enter your score in the local high score table or even in worldwide high score table.
STORY:
Humans are tiny creatures of an outer belt planet that thanks to their biomechanical monstrosities have invaded, exploited ans enslaved most species in the galaxy.
The interestellar council has met for the first time in eons ans has determined that there is only one option left to exterminate this plague… an option that has always been feared beacuse it could be as powerful as dangerous:
Invoke the Galacticon, a deadly legendary creature -half God, half machine- and pray everything goes well…
KEY FEATURES:
• Awesome gameplay.
• Direct and frantic action.
• 8-bit aesthetics
• Infinite levels with a progressive difficulty curve.
• Extremely smooth and precise control.
• Easy to play … difficult to master.
• Optimized to be used in arcade cabinet machines.
• Secret bonus on each level.
• Local Hi-Scores table, and worldwide table through QR code reading.
Game Discussion
Steam User 3
It is a great little arcade game. Just the kind that you want to concentrate on and maximize your scores each round to make a good high score. And i suppose that is also the only real con: This thing requires time -> Want to get into top 10 or even top 5? No save function so better get to it. Top spots require a few hours of good game play. Very much doable though so roll up them sleeves and get into it.
Cheap good arcade fun. Most recommended for people who are into this. I am very much into this.
Steam User 1
Absolutely worth it on sale, one of the few games to really nail every bit of the jarvis games from controls to sound to design philosophy.
Steam User 1
WOW a newly-created retro arcade game that really feels like it came out around the same time as Defender, Joust and Robotron 2084, and it's really, really fun to play!
Why did I wait 2 years after this came out to buy it! If you love fast-paced retro arcade games, don't miss this one!
Steam User 1
Perfectly solid fake retro game. Actually "gets it" (see Locomalito games, Game Center CX 1 and 2). Well-made from a software standpoint (supports 4:3 and 16:9, works with my kind of weird controller setup without any fuss).
Steam User 0
Nice single screen arcade game a bit like Joust meets Choplifter!
Steam User 2
This was the next best arcade game that we should have had in 1989. I love everything about it.
Steam User 1
hardcore