![]() ![]() ![]() No one should be picking this game up for the storyline anyway, but the lack of effort is pretty glaring. This is one of the rare cases where bad voice acting would be better than no voice acting. Yar also converses with others during the stages, which is absolutely ridiculous, because you have no time to read the text while constantly being pelted with gunfire from all angles. ![]() There is no voice acting and the subtitles disappear entirely too fast, so unless your eyes are quick, you might not catch the nonsensical conversations between Yar and the ancillary characters. The story is mostly told through a comic book-style series of illustrations with subtitles between missions. After a couple missions, she breaks free of her enslavement, then starts her rampage against her captors. The story, such that it is, involves a human-like insect girl named Yar, captured and enslaved as a hitman (hitbug?) for an evil race of aliens called the Qotile. Yars' Revenge didn't really have epic-length fiction to begin with, so Yar's Revenge (with the moved apostrophe) doesn't have much to work with either. One can only hope Atari will continue to unearth a few more obscure titles for the Recharged treatment in the coming months.Nostalgia plays a big role in the videogame industry, which is why I really shouldn't be surprised that developer Killspace Entertainment decided to remake the game for today's audience. More importantly, it also reintroduces the latest generations of gamers to an often-overlooked classic from one of the era’s all-time great developers. That, combined with its classic Arcade Mode, gives you a lot of punishing fun for around a dollar an hour–bankable ROI for a budget game. It also boasts 30 stages, requiring you to learn patterns and conjure up new approaches to their dangers.įor $10, you get at least six hours from Yars: Recharged’s 30 challenges alone–maybe more, as I’m still to defeat three of its most gruesome stages (namely Hard Boiled, Wingman, and Tower of Terror). ![]() Meanwhile, its core Arcade Mode gives you plenty of reasons to keep going back to it, even if it’s just once a day–it’s a cruel mistress, and routinely sees your perfect run reduced to ashes in a matter of seconds, though it’s nearly always your fault. This is best demonstrated by its Challenge Mode: 30 challenges ranging from R-Type-style straightforward shooters to mazes that finely balance risk and reward, and often force you to nibble your way around a densely honeycombed labyrinth while dodging a shocking amount of incoming fire. Level designs are cleverly curated, regularly changing the pace of the experience. 'Yars: Recharged' can get very hairy, very quickly. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
January 2023
Categories |