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| Developer(s) | WayForward |
| Publisher(s) | Atari |
| Director(s) | James Montagna |
| Writer(s) | Adam Tierney, James Montagna |
| Composer(s) | Tommy Pedrini |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
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Yars Rising is a 2024 action-adventure video game developed by WayForward and published by Atari, Inc. for home consoles and computers. It is part of the Yars series.
Gameplay
Yars Rising has been described as a metroidvania genre with 2D exploration and labyrinthian level design. The player is expected to hack into terminals while progressing through the game, giving the player-character different abilities by altering her DNA.
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.
Development and release
Yars Rising was announced at an Indie World Nintendo Direct on April 17, 2024. Its creator James Montagna said that the game was made to be "a little bit unconventional" for the Yars IP. He added that they were going for what he called "freeform stealth" in the gameplay, while the environment was based on retrofuturism. Howard Scott Warshaw was not involved in the development of Yars Rising.
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. The music too was designed to be parallel with the retrofuturistic game theme. 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.
Development was done by American studio WayForward, who are known for Shantae (2002) and River City Girls (2019).
It was released on September 10, 2024, with physical editions for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.
Reception
Reception| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | (NS) 75/100 (XBXS) 70/100 (PC) 63/100 (PS5) 59/100 |
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. 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.
See also
References
- ^ Cruz 2024.
- ^ Reynolds 2024.
- ^ Riccio 2024.
- Nintendo 2024.
- ^ Marrujo 2024.
- Tailby 2024.
- Brian 2024.
- ^ Metacritic.
- Chatziioannou 2024.
Sources
- "Indie Games Burst Onto Nintendo Switch Promising Adventure, Cozy Vibes, and Curious Cat Mischief". Nintendo. April 17, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- "Yars Rising". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- Brian (May 24, 2024). "Yars Rising Confirmed for Physical Release on Switch, Pre-orders Open". Nintendo Everything. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- Chatziioannou, Alexander (September 12, 2024). "Yars Rising Review". PC Gamer. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- Cruz, Christopher (September 10, 2024). "'Yars Rising' Reinvents Atari's Forgotten Hit". Rolling Stone. 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'". NintendoLife. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- Riccio, Aaron (September 10, 2024). "'Yars Rising' Review: A Side-Scrolling Metroidvania Divided Against Itself". Slant Magazine. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- Tailby, Stephen (June 19, 2024). "Atari's Sci-Fi Metroidvania Yars Rising Hacks onto PS5, PS4 in September". Push Square. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- Marrujo, Robert (September 11, 2024). "Nintendojo Interview: Yars Rising Director James Montagna". Nintendojo. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
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