yars revenge

Revenge Rising

Several months ago, like many gamers, I found myself scratching my head over Atari’s announcement trailer for their new game, Yars Rising.

Admittedly, it was a concept a bit out of left field: a metroidvania (I use that word so begrudgingly) action-adventure spinoff of a classic space bug shootemup, starring a cute blue-haired heroine, presented in a colorful anime style? What could any of those things possibly have to do with one another?

Now that I’ve played through it, I am happy to report: it works.

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October 4, 2024 0

Atari 50: Retro done right, again

Back in 2019, I wrote a post about the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, and raved about how impressively well-put-together it was. The collection of games was the cake, but the icing was the wealth of historical information. SNK40 was lovingly compiled by Digital Eclipse, and to me, was the epitome of classic game collection titles.

Now, Digital Eclipse may have — no, they definitely have — outdone themselves with what may be one of the most significant anniversary collections in video game history. To put it bluntly, Atari 50 needed to be spectacular. And it is!

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November 29, 2022 0