Net Yaroze Month: Yarozians

In Net Yaroze Month, we are playing every Net Yaroze game featured on the UK Official Playstation Magazine, and ranking them all in the order we liked them. You may have other opinions as to the ranking, which is awesome.

To learn more about Net Yaroze, read our introductory article here.

I wanted to like Yarozians. I’m a big Galaxian fan, but this isn’t Galaxian.

Sure there are similarities. You have an army of aliens ahead of you that will swoop down and try and kill you. The fireworks sound and visuals when you shoot them is a nice touch. It’s polished and reasonably fun to play.

I think my problem is with Yarozians, is that it’s not near enough to Galaxian or far enough away from Galaxian to be worth while replaying. Whereas an earlier Yaroze game I played (INVS), I would certainly play again. Lots.

Game: Yarozians
By: John Wojkic
Genre: Shooter
Available on Euro Demos: 82, 108

Net Yaroze Month rankings:​

There are better Net Yaroze fixed shooters, but may be worth a punt if you are a fan of the genre.

1. Blitter Boy
2. Rocks n Gems
3. Terra Incognita
4. Super Bub Contest
5. Robot Ron
6. Decaying Orbit
7. Psychon
8. INVS
9. Haunted Maze
10. Roller
11. Gravitation
12. Adventure Game
13. Katapila
14. Yarozians
15. Tanx
16. Opera of Destruction
17. Video Poker Simulator
18. Between the Eyes
19. Bouncer 2
20. Yaroze Rally
21. Sphere
22. Blockz
23. Surf Game

Still to play:​

• PingPing
• Game Involving Triangles
• Pssst
• Squeak
• Shroud
• Total Soccer Yaroze
• Time Slip
• Sam the Boulderman
• Technical Demo
• Pushy IIb
• Pandora’s Box
• Down
• Snowball Fight
• Arena
• A Dog Tale
• Mah Jongg
• Samsaric Asymptotes
• Hover Car Racing
• Clone