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 – Super Star Force
On the surface, it looks just like any other autoscrolling shmup. Surprise! Underneath is a hybrid game that swaps between shooter and action adventure. Plus, you travel through time to change the future. What more could you want?
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Review – Rampart (Famicom)
Rampart has a formula that can only be stretched so far. Or can it? When Konami took a crack at it on Famicom, they took it to a pretty unusual place. It's time to see Rampart like you maybe never have before!
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You can now back Abide, the next game from Judero and Mashina developer, on Kickstarter
In a stark departure from the good feels of Mashina, Talha and Jack Co have announced that their next game is a handcrafter horror game about the horrors lurking within the walls of a rehabilitation retreat. You can back it on Kickstarter today.
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Review – Future Racer 2000
Future Racer 2000 has been updated quite a bit since I first did a write-up of it in 2023. So, I figure that now's a good time to revisit it and see if it still has the magic.
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Book Cudgel – Worlds of Power: Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
Welcome back to the Book Cudgel, where we talk about novels based on video games. This time, it's Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, a terrible game that is terrible. Will it make for a good novel? Depends on your standards.
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Zoey Handley’s top picks of 2025
What a butt year 2025 was. Absolute butt. However, some great games came out during that particularly cursed slice of calendar. Here are my top picks of the pack.
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I have complicated feelings for Terra Invicta, a complicated game
I like complex games, sure, and Terra Invicta is full of complexity. However, it's not a total knock out of the park that it maybe should be. At least, it's not for me, which is where things get a bit compicated.
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Review – Army Men Advance
The first Army Men title to hit the GBA, Army Men Advance stood out because of a unique art style. However, 2001 was deep in the series' worst era, and while some games from that time broke the mold, this isn't one of them.
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Oh, crap. I finally learned how to play Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
I'm big on city-builders, but there's one that has baffled me for over a year. Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic is not for the faint of heart. If you're planning on taking it for a spin, you'd better be prepared to learn.
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Review – Dead Format
I'm a sucker for film-inspired live-action sequences in games, and Dead Format has them in spades. Building a horror game around various movie aesthetics sounds like a boffo idea, but when you add a vulture into the mix, that changes things.
