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In the "Gamest Awards" No. 2 (1987), a feature of the game magazine Gamest, it took No. 28 in the Hit Games of the Year by reader vote.
It scored 9, 8, 8 and 8 for a total of 33 points in the "Cross Review" in the magazine Famicom Tsushin, entering the Gold Hall of Fame, and, in the "Game Report Card" reader poll in PC Engine FAN, 23.06 out of 30, as set out below.
This score put it 87th among all 485 PC Engine titles as of 1993.
In the "Cross Review" in the magazine Famicom Tsushin it scored 6, 6, 5 and 3, for a total of 20 points.
In Europe, the game made its debut at London's Amusement Trades Exhibition International (ATEI) in January 1988.
Two Japanese mobile phone ports were produced; the first was for i-Mode, released in 2007, and the second for EZweb, released on February 28, 2008.
It was largely unsuccessful in North America by comparison, with Atari having only sold a combined 986 arcade units and boards by the end of the year.
Advanced Computer Entertainment was more negative towards the game for being "nothing more than a prettified version of the original", although they praised its colorful, detailed visuals and soundtrack.
Gamest magazine awarded it the 28th "Annual Hit Game" award in 1998 based on reader vote, citing that its addictive nature, colorful visuals and catchy music made Galaga '88 stand out among other games at the time.
They also found the TurboGrafx-16 conversion to be a "killer port" for keeping the spirit of the original, going on to call it the best shooter released for the system.
Released on 1991-10-25 for the Game Gear as Galaga '91 (the European version was released under the title Galaga 2).
It was published by NEC for the console's North American counterpart, the TurboGrafx-16, in November 1989 under the name Galaga 90.
The game was praised by critics for its gameplay, graphics, and music, as well as for its new enhancements that changed and innovated the core gameplay.
Advanced Computer Entertainment was more negative towards the game for being "nothing more than a prettified version of the original", although they praised its colorful, detailed visuals and soundtrack.
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