Zoey Handley
Zoey made up for her mundane childhood by playing video games. Now she won't shut up about them. Her eclectic tastes have worried many. Don't come to close, or she'll shove some weird indie or retro game in your face. It's better to not make eye contact. Cross the street if you see her coming.
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Review – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
I don't recall if the buzz around the series was dying down by the time we hit Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. The market was certainly beginning to flood. But regardless of public perception, Neversoft was somehow able to take the same formula and make it even more fun.
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Book Cudgel – Worlds of Power: Mega Man 2
The first entry in a possibly ongoing series of articles looking at video game novelizations. To start off, we're looking at Scholastics young reader adaptation of Mega Man 2, a game that leaves some possibilities for storytelling. However, the author here seems to have taken most things literally and taken liberties in weird ways.
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Review – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2X
Before Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD and before Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, there was Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X. I'm finally getting around to trying this Xbox exclusive, to compare it to what came after. What I've learned is that I expected too much, but at least it's THPS2.
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Review – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is such an unusual influential game. What could have been an attempt at emulating the sport became an insult to physics and one of the most entertaining games at the time. Years later, it's finally received a worthwhile remake and not the travesty that was the last remake.
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Review – Clock Tower: Rewind
It's nice to have an official release of Clock Tower. I was hyped, but slept on its initial re-release. Having circled back around, I can finally scratch this classic Japanese horror title off my list. I really hate writing these excerpts because I don't know what information will get you to click.
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Review – Undercover Cops (Arcade)
Ever dream of a beat-'em-up by the Metal Slug crew? That actually happened. Undercover Cops was developed by Meeher, Akio, Susumu, and friends. You can totally tell. But while it absolutely looks the part and features their signature ridiculousness, it is, unfortunately, not the Metal Slug of belt-scrolling brawlers.
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Review – Vigilante 8
After Twisted Metal 2, the series went into a nosedive with the departure of Singletrac. There was no one to where the car combat crown. That is until Luxoflux stepped up with Vigilante 8, a game that is a lot like Twisted Metal but funkier and with dumber objectives.
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Review – F-Zero GX
I remember being extremely amped for the release of F-Zero GX in 2003. Thankfully, this was one instance where, when I finally got my hands on it, it was everything I hoped for. Returning to it all these years later, is it all I remember it to be. Yes. Very yes.
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Review – Road Rash (32-Bit)
I first played Road Rash (32-Bit) on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer where it stuck with me. As far as Road Rash games go, this is probably the best in the series (if you don't count Road Rash 64, but why would you?). It's also incredibly '90s, which is essentially my comfort food.
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Review – Street Rod
My dad probably would have loved Street Rod if we had it on our old DOS Shell/Windows 3.1 machine. Now, he's just going to have to live vicariously through me as I live out the '60s car culture dream. Unfortunately, said dream doesn't include a 427 cu. in. engine.
