GG Aleste is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up game. The plot takes place in an alternative continuity and follows Ellinor Waizen, daughter of the original Aleste protagonist Raymond Waizen, piloting the Galvanic Gunner space fighter craft to face against the invading Moon Child army and free the Earth. Its gameplay follows the same conventions as earlier Aleste entries; The player controls the Galvanic Gunner fighter craft through seven increasingly difficult stages over a constantly scrolling background, populated with an assortment of enemy forces and obstacles, and the scenery never stops moving until a boss is reached, which must be fought to progress further. These stages primarily scroll vertically, but they can scroll horizontally. Prior to the fourth and sixth stages is a bonus round, where enemies fly in a preset formation without firing at the player.
The player has a main weapon that can be powered up by collecting "Power Chips". There are also eight different special weapons to obtain and these can be upgraded if the same weapon that is currently being used is picked up. Though the game has no bomb mechanic, the Galvanic Gunner detonates a powerful blast that damages on-screen objects upon its destruction. However, the player's ship respawns immediately at the location they died at, with decreased firepower as a penalty. Once all lives are lost, the game is over, though the player has unlimited continues to keep playing.
GG Aleste is abandonware and no longer sold or supported by its publishers. Files are archived here for these platforms:
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