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Reviews for Galactic Gunners (#1928)

Review by Stack on 11 May 2014 (Rating: 4)

Excellent side-scrolling shoot-em-up with many long levels and presentation polish only marred by some repetitive end of level bosses.

This game - along with a smattering of others - represents a tiny marker in the sand that shows the important influence of the Spectrum and early home computing in crossing political and national borders ahead of the physical reality of the Berlin Wall coming down.

Review by The Dean of Games on 15 May 2014 (Rating: 4)

1987 Cybexlab Software (Czechoslovakia)
by Miroslav Fidler

A really enjoyable shoot 'em up that doesn't fall far behind the classics of yesterday or later release games such as R-Type. It's obviously inspired by Penetrator (or it's coin op counterpart Scramble), uses similar sound gimmicks found in Moon Cresta, but still manages to be slightly different, and the start menu tune is awesome.

My major complaint would be the weird "compactness" of our so called ship and the bosses ships which look very similar in terms of style. They look anything but space ships, but original, though. Overall, despite nothing particularly innovative, it's still a highly playable and enjoyable game.

Review by dandyboy on 16 May 2014 (Rating: 3)

This game is a lame copy of Penetrator .