"The first time I played Yar’s Revenge was some time in the 90s, when my dad found an Atari 2600 and several games at a yard sale. It had spent some time in a flooded basement, so a lot of the games wouldn’t work at all. Yar’s Revenge was tossed in the “didn’t work” pile, not because it was broken, but because my young brain saw it as impenetrable nonsense and assumed it was broken. Years later, even after understanding the game, I still find it a bit haunting, with its abstract graphics and constant assault of noise." -Joe Donato, GameZone
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Ross at SFX-360 says:
"Yars’ Revenge is a reboot/re-imagination of an Atari 2600 game of the same name. You play as none other then a Yar fighting against an enemy known as the “Qotile,” which is also protected by a large energy shield. Originally Yar was more of a shoot at ships kind of shooter without much more. Yar changes the game up in the newest title changing up the game mechanics a bit.
Yars’, players will take on the role of a nameless Yar, who has been brainwashed by the evil Qotile empire to do their bidding. After being shot down and rescued by the ancient and mysterious Bar Yargler, she sets off on a ferociously focused mission, to seek revenge on her former master and his deadly squad of assassins. The bio-technological nightmare of the Qotile home world provides stunning backdrops for players to fly through in aerial combat with their enemy."
GameShard writes: "To be fair, if I was called Yar I'd probably want a bit of revenge, too. Fortunately, the protagonist of Yar's Revenge - a reimagining of the Atari classic Yars Revenge - isn't actually called Yar. She is one. Whether that is actually better or not, I'll leave up to you..."
