Yar's Revenge Reviews

Yar's Revenge is a well thought out on-rails shooter which has a lot of style. It has 6 levels and at the end of each level a player has to defeat a boss. It has a small variety of enemies and I don't see a reason to market this point in the description: - "Upgrades and RPG elements - Gain experience while customizing your armor and weapon abilities" , because there is nothing like that avaliable in the game. I liked the overall atmosphere and concept art-like cutscenes, although they were going too fast to appreciate the art and read the dialog properly.

As a massive fan of the original Yars' Revenge for the Atari 2600, I have to say this game did not live up to the standard set all those decades ago. Gameplay is simple, arcadey, on rails; the cutscenes are how to draw manga powerpoint presentations; and the presentation is subpar. Old fans will ask where the destroyer missile went, and prospective fans of the series will be left wondering why this series is so well-regarded. So to you old-heads, don't bother, and to you newbies, have you played Atari today?

[h1] Starting the game might be very daunting... Clunky controls, problems with high resolutions, running in fullscreen mode and some other minor bugs. On the contrary gameplay is not bad as it resembles arcade style rail shooters where you dodge from incoming bullets and such. Levels are fun to play as you fly through different environments. Boss fights are entirely different each and might get quite tough. Graphic is not the greatest now and textures are rather blurry. Music and sounds are mediocre. With some kind of patch it would've been a great arcade experience but currently running game feels like a chore. Play only if you like arcade shooters! [/h1]