Publisher Atari and developer WayForward have announced Yars Rising, a new Metroidvania based on the classic Atari franchise Yars.
The original Yars' Revenge released back in 1982 for the Atari 2600 and was very much a basic (albeit incredibly addictive) shooter in which an insect-like creature called Yar would go up against an evil being called Qotile. WayForward's Yars Rising looks to move the franchise in a completely new direction while maintaining classic visual elements and iconography.
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