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| Developer(s) | Killspace Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Atari |
| Series | Yars |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360, Windows |
| Release | April 13, 2011 Windows April 28, 2011 |
| Genre(s) | Rail shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Yar's Revenge is a rail shooter video game developed by Killspace Entertainment and published by Atari. It is a reboot of Yars' Revenge, the original Atari's 1982 shooter for the Atari 2600. It was released for the Xbox 360 through Xbox Live Arcade and Windows in April 2011.[1][2] The game reinterprets the original's setting and characters, adopting anime graphics and making the formerly insect Yar race into four-armed humanoid aliens. A nameless Yar girl is brainwashed by the Qotile evil empire, but after she is shot down and rescued, she seeks revenge on her former master. The game received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its graphics, but criticized its gameplay, sound, and lack of voice acting or online multiplayer functionality, calling it difficult to recommend even at its relatively low price point.
- ^ "Yar's Revenge". Metacritic. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Yar's Revenge". Metacritic. Retrieved April 3, 2023.