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Yar's Revenge

by Killspace Entertainment

Released Apr 28, 2011
$9.99
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Xbox 360

66%positive reviews

58 positive30 negative

What players say

Pros

Relaxing, stylish on-rails shooting across six levels
A nostalgic link to the Atari 2600 original

Cons

Controls and high-resolution support are criticised
Very different from the original, which some find disappointing
Easy and short

Mixed

Some enjoy it as a relaxing, nostalgic rail shooter, others find it clunky and unexciting

Media

Launch Trailer (YouTube)

System requirements

OS *: Windows XP SP2, Vista SP2, 7

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 or AMD Athlon X2 4400+

Memory: 1 GB

Graphics: : Radeon ATI Radeon HD 2600 or NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or faster. Other integrated graphics, such as the Intel G43/G45 Express, are not supported.

DirectX®: 9.0c

Hard Drive: 1.5 GB free

Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible

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A reimagining (titled Yar's Revenge, rather than Yars' Revenge) was released as a downloadable title on April 12, 2011 on Xbox Live Arcade and on April 28, 2011 for Microsoft Windows. It was developed by Killspace Entertainment and published by Atari. In this version, the eponymous Yar has been…