Software:Yars Rising
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| Developer(s) | WayForward |
| Publisher(s) | Atari |
| Director(s) | James Montagna |
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| Composer(s) | Tommy Pedrini |
| Series | Yars |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Atari VCS |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, Metroidvania |
Yars Rising is a 2024 action-adventure video game developed by WayForward and published by Atari, Inc. for home consoles and computers.[1] It is part of the Yars series.[2]
Gameplay
Yars Rising has been described as a metroidvania game with 2D exploration and labyrinthian level design.[1][3] The player is tasked with hacking into terminals while progressing through the game, giving the player-character different abilities by altering her DNA.[2]
Plot
Set in the year 2049, Yars Rising is about Emi Kimura, a young hacker who is hired to expose the dark workings of the shady QoTech corporation.[2][1]
Development and release
Yars Rising was announced at an Indie World Nintendo Direct on April 17, 2024.[4] Its creator James Montagna said that the game was made to be "a little bit unconventional" for the Yars IP.[2] He added that they were going for what he called "freeform stealth" in the gameplay, while the environment was based on retrofuturism.[5] Howard Scott Warshaw was not involved in the development of Yars Rising.[2]
The soundtrack of the game consists of music composed by a collaboration of twenty international artists, and includes vocal tracks in both English and Japanese.[2] The music too was designed to be parallel with the retrofuturistic game theme.[5] The team also worked on making the most out of the rumble feature of the Joy-Con, on the Nintendo Switch version of the game.[2]
Development was done by American studio WayForward, who are known for Shantae (2002) and River City Girls (2019).[2]
It was released on September 10, 2024, with physical editions for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.[3][6][7]
Reception
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Yars Rising received a "mixed or average" critical reception according to the review aggregation website Metacritic, and a "positive" reception for the Nintendo Switch version specifically.[8] Reviews by PC Gamer, Rolling Stone and Slant Magazine found the game's 2D platforming sequences weak with simple platforming, while commenting that the hacking sequences were the high points.[1][3][9]
See also
- List of Atari video games (2001–present)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cruz 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Reynolds 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Riccio 2024.
- ↑ Nintendo 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Marrujo 2024.
- ↑ Tailby 2024.
- ↑ Brian 2024.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Metacritic.
- ↑ Chatziioannou 2024.
Sources
- "Indie Games Burst Onto Nintendo Switch Promising Adventure, Cozy Vibes, and Curious Cat Mischief". Nintendo. April 17, 2024. https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/whatsnew/indie-games-burst-onto-nintendo-switch-promising-adventure-cozy-vibes-and-curious-cat-mischief/.
- "Yars Rising". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc.. https://www.metacritic.com/game/yars-rising/.
- Brian (May 24, 2024). "Yars Rising Confirmed for Physical Release on Switch, Pre-orders Open". https://nintendoeverything.com/yars-rising-confirmed-for-physical-release-on-switch-pre-orders-open/.
- Chatziioannou, Alexander (September 12, 2024). "Yars Rising Review". PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/yars-rising-review/. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- Cruz, Christopher (September 10, 2024). "'Yars Rising' Reinvents Atari's Forgotten Hit". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/atari-yars-rising-review-1235097860/. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- Reynolds, Ollie (June 3, 2024). "Feature: "This Isn't Just Yars, It's a Love Letter to Atari" - How WayForward is Breaking the Mould With 'Yars Rising'". https://www.nintendolife.com/features/this-isnt-just-yars-its-a-love-letter-to-atari-how-wayforward-is-breaking-the-mould-with-yars-rising.
- Riccio, Aaron (September 10, 2024). "'Yars Rising' Review: A Side-Scrolling Metroidvania Divided Against Itself". Slant Magazine. https://www.slantmagazine.com/games/yars-rising-review/. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- Tailby, Stephen (June 19, 2024). "Atari's Sci-Fi Metroidvania Yars Rising Hacks onto PS5, PS4 in September". Push Square. https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/06/ataris-sci-fi-metroidvania-yars-rising-hacks-onto-ps5-ps4-in-september. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- Marrujo, Robert (September 11, 2024). "Nintendojo Interview: Yars Rising Director James Montagna" (in en-US). https://www.nintendojo.com/features/interviews/nintendojo-interview-yars-rising-director-james-montagna.
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