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The arcade version took 8th place for the Best Shooting Award in the "6th Gamest Grand Prize" (1992), a feature of the game magazine Gamest.
In the "6th Gamest Grand Prize" (1992), a feature of the game magazine Gamest, it took 8th place for the Best Shooting Award and 17th among the hit games of the year.
In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu,the four reviewers gave 7, 5, 7, and 8, for a total of 27 out of 40. In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Family Computer Magazine,it scored 23.13 out of 30, as shown below.
This score placed it 41st among all Super Famicom titles (323 titles in total, as of 1993).
Cosmo Gang the Video was widely successful in Japan, being praised for its graphics, gameplay and music.
In a 2007 retrospective review, Retro Gamer praised the title's colorful visuals and quick-paced gameplay, saying that it was as addictive and well-designed as Namco's earlier arcade title Galaga '88.
French publication Game Power criticized the game for repeating level layouts and backgrounds, unfavorably comparing it to Parodius Da! in terms of its art style and graphics.
A similar response was echoed by Super Famicom Magazine, who praised its vibrant graphics, catchy soundtrack and addictive gameplay.
Super Play Gold said that its lack of content and simplistic gameplay didn't make it worth the price point, while SNES Force called it a "feeble attempt" to rework the gameplay of Space Invaders.
Game Power liked its fast-paced gameplay, visuals and power-up items, Super Play Gold said that fans of the original arcade version would like the Super Famicom conversion for its colorful graphics and cuteness.
The title at the time of the announcement was Cosmo Galaxian, and many characters from electromechanical games such as Cosmo Gangs (1990), on which this game is based, appear in it.
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