Zarlor Mercenary
SCORE: 75
By now Family Friendly Gaming Universe should know I am very
impressed with the Evercade systems. I was able to play
Zarlor Mercenary thanks to the Atari Lynx Collection 2. This game is
a top down shooter where we shoot all kinds of things making money from
the destruction we create. Points rack up as we shoot objects on the
ground and in the air. I noticed the same shots hit objects in the air
and on the ground. Which makes it a lot easier for gamers.
The money within Zarlor Mercenary can be used to improve the ship we are
flying in Zarlor Mercenary. The thing about Zarlor Mercenary that
impressed me the most is large models of so many of the vehicles. I also
noticed we can blow away pipes and other objects that look like they are
part of the background. The ships we fly in Zarlor Mercenary have a good
amount of shielding to them which allows players to play Zarlor
Mercenary longer.
I found myself a bit more aggressive after playing Zarlor Mercenary.
That can happen after playing a shooter video game where we blow away as
many things as we can. The levels in Zarlor Mercenary slowly scroll. We
can also move left and right to move the screen an impressive distance.
This is another aspect of Zarlor Mercenary that impressed me. Many
shooters, especially on hand helds did not have this much scrolling or
such large vehicle models.
Bosses can be challenging in Zarlor Mercenary and require quite a few
shots to take down. I worked on learning the patterns and avoiding as
many shots as I could. Early levels can be powered through if you do not
care about losing lives. I showed that when I was live streaming Zarlor
Mercenary on the Evercade. I had some fun playing Zarlor Mercenary on
the Evercade.
I really hope there are more games like Zarlor Mercenary released in the
near future. It is neat to see Atari Lynx video games released on modern
systems as part of a compilation cartridge. I would have probably never
learned about this shooter if I had not found out about the Evercade
video game systems. Zarlor Mercenary is a piece of history that has been
preserved.
- Paul
Graphics: 67%
Sound: 78%
Replay/Extras: 82%
Gameplay: 83%
Family Friendly Factor: 64%
System: Atari Lynx/Evercade
Publisher: Atari
Developer: Epyx
Rating: ‘NR’ - Not Rated
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