Controlling the Hyper Beat starship, the player is tasked with ridding the galaxy of the Cosmo Gang, a race of aliens that cause mischief across Earth.

[2] In some rare cases, enemies may drop a Special Flag item from Rally-X that gives the player an extra life when collected.

[2] Some stages are bonus rounds, which are recreations of the original redemption game this title is based upon — in these, the players are tasked with keeping the aliens at bay before they latch onto their cargo containers and drag them to the other side of the screen.

[2][4] Cosmo Gang the Video was released in arcades by Namco in March 1992 in Japan,[5] and in North America later that April.

[6] The game was presented at the 1991 Amusement Machine Show (AMS) tradeshow in Japan under the working title Cosmo Galaxian, alongside Namco's own Solvalou, Tank Force and Steel Gunner 2.

[8] A home port for the Super Famicom was released in Japan on October 29, 1992,[9] which was later made available for the Nintendo Power flash cart service on August 1, 1998.

[3] They concluded their review by saying that "Space Invaders is dead, and throwing bucketfuls of pretty graphics, humour and SNES flashiness at it isn't going to help".

[9] A similar response was echoed by Super Famicom Magazine, who praised its vibrant graphics, catchy soundtrack and addictive gameplay.

[12] Super Play was positive towards the game's graphics, humor and lack of slowdown, alongside its "hectic" bonus stages and useful power-up items.

[15] Some of the enemies and elements from Cosmo Gang and its puzzle spin-off appear in the moon areas Dig Dug Arrangement.