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Galaga: Tekken 20th Anniversary Edition free on iOS and Android

I'm sorry... what's available for free? It almost sounded like a Tekken version of Galaga just released. Really? Um... I see.

Ozzie Mejia

April 29, 2015 11:10 PM

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We have a winner for "Most Bizarre Mashup of 2015." Other entrants need not apply. We definitely have a winner, because Bandai Namco has issued... wait for it... Galaga: Tekken 20th Anniversary Edition!

Perhaps this needs some explanation. Whereas the classic Galaga would see players playing with pixelated starships and blasting outer space baddies, this iteration of the arcade classic sees players taking to outer space with the characters from the Tekken fighting game series. The main principles are the same, with the idea to shoot at enemies like mad, only instead of space vessels, you're shooting with Tekken characters and shooting at other Tekken characters. That includes Bob, Ganryu, Jack, Xiaoyu, Panda, Alisa, and even King and a squadron of evil wrestlers.

It's one of those things that probably needs to be seen to comprehend. Good thing the game is free right now on the iOS App Store and Google Play stores.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?