Like the original game, you can double up your ship by shooting the alien dragging it across the screen. In the touchscreen versions, the moment you take your finger off the screen, the action pauses, which is a good idea as the action gets frantic. Firing is handled automatically, so you need to only swipe your finger around the screen to move your ship. While the game gets difficult (avoiding enemy fire gets tougher and tougher as you advance through the levels), at least the controls are simple. It's certainly better than Galaga Wars, available for iPhone and Android, because that version had so many ads to sit through and heavily pushed the option to spend real money on in-game content, which isn't here, thankfully.

That said, if you already pay for the Apple Arcade service and have fond memories playing the original Galaga, then for sure download Galaga Wars+. Galaga Wars+ impresses by reinventing this beloved franchise, and it sure is challenging, but it doesn't have the depth or longevity found in many other Apple Arcade games. This take on the classic arcade game is good, but it's not great. Those who log in every day will get a free box of items to use in-game, as well. You can also spend 'warp capsules' you earn to warp to later levels once you die, opposed to starting from the beginning of the game. There are multiple and unique spacecraft you can play as - even from other Bandai Namco retro games like Xevious, Galaxian, and Pac-Man - and you can spend coins to upgrade your ships' abilities in various aspects. Unlike the original 1981 Galaga in arcades, your ship doesn't just move side to side but also up and down the screen in order to aim and fire, evade laser blasts from the bug-like ships, and pick up coins, power-ups and other goodies.

Using your fingertip (or a wireless controller), you must control a small spacecraft and shoot as many alien ships as possible - while also avoiding enemy fire. Actually, while this is practically the same as Galaga Wars, which is available at the App Store and Google Play, there are no in-app purchases or advertisements, which plagued the other mobile version of this game, thanks to it being part of Apple Arcade.

GALAGA WARS+ fputting a fresh spin on the coin-op classic.

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