What it is
Zarlor Mercenary is a top-down shooter by Epyx, originally released for the Atari Lynx in 1990. Players choose from mercenaries that begin with different powerups, then fly missions against enemy forces and bosses. Destroying enemies earns money to spend between levels on craft upgrades, while collected powerups add abilities. The remastered emulated version adds options for saving and loading at any point, controller support, control remapping, and image scaling and smoothing. Steam lists it as a single-player action game with partial controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. Pixel Games UK is the publisher. Windows is the listed Steam platform, while Atari Lynx and Windows are the overall platforms. The Steam release date is November 10, 2022.
What players like, and what they don't
- Mercenaries start with distinct powerups
- Craft upgrades between levels
- Save and load at any point
- Full control remapping
- Steam lists only partial controller support
- Steam lists Windows only
Who it suits
It suits players after a single-player top-down shooter with missions, powerups, and between-level craft upgrades. It also includes save/load and control-remapping options.
Zarlor Mercenary combines mission-based shooting with money-funded craft upgrades. The remastered version adds save/load and display options while retaining its Atari Lynx roots.
