Ports of "Galaga" received praise for their faithfulness to the arcade original. "Nintendo Life" praised the 3DS Virtual Console port of the NES version for remaining accurate to the original, stating that it "aged surprisingly well" and was worth revisiting. "Games" magazine praised the improvements over games such as "Space Invaders" and "Galaxian", commenting that "Galaga" still holds up years later. "Joystick" magazine praised the NES version's accurate portrayal of the arcade original, notably in its graphics and gameplay structure. "Famicom Tsūshin" commended the Game Boy version's faithful conversion alongside its support for the Super Game Boy peripheral, while "Electric Playground" stated that it should " be near the top of your Game Boy's next purchase list". Some publications expressed disappointment towards home releases for lacking extra features. "GameSpot" disliked the lack of online multiplayer in the Xbox 360 release, as well as the lack of an updated graphics setting, saying that the port was "awfully bare bones" compared to other XBLA releases. "Eurogamer" expressed distaste towards the Xbox 360 port's high price point, as well as the achievements for being "insultingly easy" to obtain. "Eurogamer" also agreed with "GameSpot" in the lack of online multiplayer.