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Rating:8.7
A classic shooter, and one of the best 2600 games out there.
(note: I judge 2600 games based on others for the same system. No sense in comparing this game's graphics to Halo 2, anyway) Yars' Revenge tells the story of a race of radioactive mutant flies (ah, what a surprise) a... Read Full Review
5 of 5 users found the following review helpful
What Gamespot Users have to say about Yars' Revenge (1981)
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Rating:8
As a new fan of the Atari 2600, this is my favourite game on that console!
Yars' Revenge was released in 1981 for the Atari 2600. It was originally meant to be a port of the arcade game "Star Castle", but became an entirely different game by the time it was finished. In the game you play as ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:8
An Atari 2600 All-Time Favorite
I am not a great fan of shooting games in general. I don't mind short shooting segments, but an entire shooting game isn't one of my favorites. However, in the old arcade days of the early '80s, that's pretty much what w... Read Full Review
8 of 10 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:8.5
A blast from the past. After playing for a few minutes; any new player will be surprised at how addictive it becomes.
There's a point in the game when the colorful protection shield/neutral zone disappears and the heat-seeking missile moves almost faster than you can fly... Yar-har, it's rough... This personally is one of my most fav... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:6.3
i'm not feeling it
other than the graphics and gameplay this game sucks Difficulty hard pretty hard Learning curve it's up there maybe 30 minutes Gameplay it works fine but game such as asteroids and gallaga are much better than this... Read Full Review
0 of 4 users found the following review helpful
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