Yar’s Revenge Review
It’s not
very often that I’ve never heard of an old game like Yar’s Revenge. A remake of
the original game for the Atari 2600, this iteration bears little resemblance
to the original though. While we do have modern graphics and controls to thank
for that, the game itself plays very differently. Yar’s Revenge is a very
simple twin-stick shooter, however, you’re not viewing everything from a fixed
angle like in most games of this type. Instead, the camera is placed behind you
as you fly through the levels, constantly switching from one viewpoint to the
other. While the standards set by this type of game aren’t incredibly high,
Yars Revenge does virtually nothing to add to the overall experience provided
by this type of game.
Let’s start
with the story, the titular Yar is now some sort of female warrior wearing a
pretty cool looking suit of power armour. The entire story is delivered through
silent, picture scrolling cut scenes that fall flat the minute they begin. The
lack of any voice talent is baffling here, due to how hollow the plot is
anyway, this comes across as being incredibly lazy. You battle your way through
six levels in the campaign, all of which can be played cooperatively and have
several modes of difficulty.
