2D GAME VERSUS FEATURE
Galaga is a game by Namco for the arcade, originally released in 1981. Retrofit: Overload is a game by WAM Games for Xbox 360, originally released in 2010.
Folks describing their experience with Retrofit: Overload may be inclined to label it simply as “like Galaga”, and move on. The trouble is, nailing down the term “like Galaga” isn’t as easy as it seems, as the folks at Namco (now Bandai Namco) can tell you from experience. Namco struggled for years to capitalize on the success of this franchise, and to create a true successor that could carry the noble name of Galaga forward, and to appeal to a whole new generation of gamers. The trouble lay in pinning down the game’s appeal and translating that into new titles.
