Yars Return
SCORE: 60
I will openly admit that
Yars
Return completely perplexed me when I played it. We have static
going on around the screen. We have something that looks like a space
ship that is in the middle. There are blocks protecting the space ship.
We must remove the blocks and get a shot at the space ship from the far
side of the static. There are so many little nuances to Yars Return that
I did not immediately comprehend. Which led to confusion and
frustration.
The screen flickering was another major problem I had when I played Yars
Return on the Evercade. I am thankful I had the money for the Atari
Collection 1 since Yars Return is one of the games on it. I am also
thankful for all of the equipment to be able to live stream Yars Return
and then convert it into a video for Family Friendly Gaming Universe to
enjoy. Yars Return was originally a home brew title that was released in
2005 on an Atari compilation.
Graphically Yars Return has a ton of noise going on. I am surprised the
Atari 2600 could handle this much static. Looking at Yars Return for too
long can lead to headaches. I like the fact that there are a variety of
colors used in the static of Yars Return. Players must watch out for the
vortex shot that comes at them from the space ship in the middle. There
are also slower lines that will come at the player to blow them up.
There is some definite strategy to how Yars Return is played. The space
ship AI will work on protecting itself so the player cannot get an easy
shot. Drilling through those walls will take multiple attempts while
trying to avoid the objects sent to blow up the player. The more I
played Yars Return the more it grew on me. I love seeing homebrew games
from retro systems on the Evercade. Yars Return shows creators that
their games may appear in a physical copy compilation at some future
date.
Ultimately Yars Return is not my kind of a video game. I kow there are
others into this kind and style. If you are into Yars Return then more
power to you. I got frustrated contantly trying to avoid the shots and
find those shots in the static. I can definitely see where some gamers
would enjoy playing Yars Return on the Atari 2600, and Evercade.
- Paul
Graphics: 60%
Sound: 60%
Replay/Extras: 60%
Gameplay: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 60%
System: Atari 2600/Evercade
Publisher: Atari
Developer: Atari
Rating: ‘NR’ - Not Rated
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