Galactic Chase

Galactic Chase is a Galaxian-style arcade shooter released in 1980 for Atari 8-bit and Atari 800. The player moves a ship horizontally along the bottom of the screen and must destroy the alien formation.

Most enemies remain in formation, but individual ships can break away and attack directly. Collisions and enemy shots cost one of three lives, while extra lives are awarded after reaching 7000 points or passing a set number of levels. Four enemy types provide different point values, which double while they are attacking.

Three difficulty levels can be selected before play or increase automatically after ten completed levels. The second level speeds up the enemies, while the third slows the player’s shots. Multiplayer is based on comparing high scores.