[6] The maximum score that can be represented on the display is 9,999 points and will automatically wrap around to 0000.

Galaxian 2 uses a fixed three-color VFD display, with the main play area having eight columns and twelve rows with dancing stars in the background.

The case of the game is designed to look like the exterior of a spaceship, reminiscent of Battlestar Galactica.

Galaxian 2 takes four C type batteries or an AC adapter [6] Games magazine included Galaxian 2 in their "Top 100 Games of 1981", commenting that it "goes light years beyond" Entex's Space Invaders.

[7] Jaro Gielens, author of the book Electronic Plastic, described the game as an "Excellent 2-player space shooter, with very special case design".