Yars' Revenge

Description

In Yars' Revenge, your goal is to destroy the Qotile laser-base which is located on the right side of the screen behind a shield. You control the fly-like Yar, which can destroy the shield piece by piece by either shooting it or running into it. Once the shield is down, you will need to use the Zorlon cannon to destroy the Qotile. The Zorlon cannon is located on the left side of the screen, and when fired can destroy the Qotile with a direct hit. The Qotile isn't completely unarmed against your attacks, however. Wandering around the screen is a destroyer missile, which will constantly be homing in on your Yar. This missile can not be destroyed, however you can temporarily hide from it in a shield which runs vertically in the center of the screen. The Yar will be unable to fire when hiding in the shield so you can't stay there indefinitely! The Qotiles second weapon is a swirl which it will randomly fire at you and should be dodged. When you finally destroy the Qotile you can move on to the next, faster round of gameplay. Several game variations are included which control the difficulty and speed of the game.

Alternate Titles

• "Yars' Revenge: the Qotile Ultimatum" -- Full GBC title
• "A Vingança dos Yars" -- Brazilian title

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Insects
• Games made into comics
• Yar series

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User Reviews

Holds Up Just As Well Today.	Atari 2600	Guy Chapman (1747)
Yars' Revenge is a fun twist on the Kill the Fortress-type games	Atari 2600	Droog (463)

The Press Says

The Video Game Critic	Atari 2600	Apr 06, 2003	A-	91
Retrogaming.it	Atari 2600	Jul 19, 2008	9 out of 10	90
Game Freaks 365	Atari 2600	Jul 03, 2007	8.5 out of 10	85
Tilt	Atari 2600	Nov, 1982	5 out of 6	83
All Game Guide	Game Boy Color	1999		80
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Atari 2600	Dec 10, 2003	8 out of 10	80
All Game Guide	Atari 2600	1998		80
IGN	Game Boy Color	Sep 29, 1999	7 out of 10	70
Pocket Magazine / Pockett Videogames	Game Boy Color	Nov 01, 1999		20
The Video Game Critic	Game Boy Color	Oct 21, 2004	D-	16

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Trivia

Sound effects from Yars' Revenge make an appearance in the movie Airplane II: The Sequel. In a scene near the beginning of the movie, a landing shuttle has auto pilot engaged; a kid then comes by and begins fiddling with the controls at mission control causing the shuttle to lose control, all the while the game sounds are heard in the background.