‘Yars Rising’ Reinvents Atari’s Forgotten Hit
At the dawn of videogamingin the early Seventies, there was one name that dominated the scene:Atari. Designed by Howard Scott Warshaw, who famously made Ataris adaptations ofRaiders of the LostArk(good!) the Extra-Terrestrial(bad! Atari; WayForward Technologies Thats what the newYars Rising(out Sept. 10) aims to fix. For plot reasons, Emi becomes empowered by the Yars, which kicks off the gameplay in earnest. And look, it all worksfine. The standard attacks and movement are adequate, although nothing revolutionary....