About Yar:
Yar’s Revenge (Remaster) – Wow, I mean wow, I have never taken to disliking a game right off the the get-go, but wow, I can honestly say this feels WRONG in every sense of word. The installation and configuration seemed real, for lack of a better, unrefined, literally to get into the configurations it brings up a command line interface, which just screams to me someone did not think this through. In game experience is just as bad, graphics are not too bad, concept seems off from Yar’s Revenge, but has just enough of the original feel in the story line (which feels fully fabricated), but as I said, just enough to where I could continue on. Here is where is truly went of the rails for me, who in their right minds thinks these controls up, mind you I am keyboard player and often I expect some challenges with said configuration, you get use to is as you work through them (think Parallax Software – Descent), but, OMG they are so bad, at I have a Razer Naga Mouse, and the sensitivity is whack to say the least, after several changes to adjustments, it still was fairly unplayable, WASD controls work okay, but the quickness (and I was playing on the easiest setting) of the the enemies does not allow for any real control if your trying to shoot said enemies and dog any counter attacks (I died during the training, which has never happened to me….ever, guess I should be ashamed, but I am not). Unfortunately I cannot recommend this game at all. All the way around it feels rush and someone wasted the good name of a great old 2600 game to put out this garbage. I am sorry to be so harsh, but I expect better from Atari, I have been a faithful fan for many a year, but, I cannot in good conscience tell ANYONE to pick this up for any price.
