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Yars' Revenge

Atari 2600 · Released May 1, 1982 · Developed by Atari · Published by Atari

67Total 56Single player
ShooterArcadeActionScience fiction
Loose
CIB
Sealed

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Summary

Yars' Revenge is a video game released for the Atari 2600 in 1982. It was created by Howard Scott Warshaw and was Atari's best-selling original title for the 2600.

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IGDB Rating
67.42 / 100
24 ratings
Total Rating
56.21 / 100
24 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action · Science fiction
Developer
Atari

Also known as

China亞爾的復仇Chinese title - traditional
China亚尔的复仇Chinese title - simplified
DevTime FreezeWorking title
AliasA Vingança dos YarsBrazillian title
AliasYar's RevengeAlternative spelling

Release history (3 entries)

DatePlatformRegion
May 1, 1982Atari 2600
Oct 1, 1983Atari 2600
Aug 13, 2010Web browser

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Storyline

The Yars are a community of humanoid houseflies that reside peacefully in the Razak solar system -- until the Qotile destroyed one of its colonized planets. You must help the Yars avenge the destroyed colony and defeat the Qotile. You fly a Yar scout over the shielded base of the Qotile, which you must chip away at by either firing energy blasts or by simply eating away at the shield. Once you have cleared an open path, activate the Zorlon Cannon and use it to blast the Qotile base to oblivion. But watch out for its destroyer missiles, which seek after your Yar scout in order to destroy him. You can hide out in the rainbow-colored Neutral Zone to be safe from the missiles. However, it cannot protect you from the occasional Swirls that the Qotile base launches at you, so dodge them quickly.

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