Articles by Zoey Handley

About 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 led them across a vast assortment of consoles and both the best and worst games they have to offer. A lover of discovery, she can often be found scouring through retro and indie games. She currently works as a Staff Writer at Destructoid.

Review – Black Bird

September 7, 2024 Zoey Handley

Did you know I love Chulip? If not, hmm… You must be new here. Actually, I don’t think I’ve brought it up on this site very often, but whenever I touch something remotely adjacent to […]

Review – Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo

September 4, 2024 Zoey Handley

I’m not sure I would normally gravitate to a puzzle game in an arcade. The hockey arena that was in town when I was growing up had a Tetris machine for a little while. If […]

Review – Pu-Li-Ru-La

August 21, 2024 Zoey Handley

I said this when I covered Zunzunkyou no Yabou, but one of the most important factors for gaining popularity in an arcade was to be as eye-catching as possible. Mortal Kombat is the best example […]

Review – Slime Rancher

August 17, 2024 Zoey Handley

A globule is the most efficient design for a video game character. A pair of eyes and, if you’re feeling sassy, maybe a mouth stuck to something contained by surface tension (or perhaps a thin […]

Review – Alien vs. Predator (Arcade)

July 17, 2024 Zoey Handley

If you were tickling me mercilessly and would only stop if I named what developer made the best beat-’em-ups, I’d say Capcom. Without coercion and with some time to think about it, I might come […]

Review – Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer

June 15, 2024 Zoey Handley

A lot of great games that I admire have received 7/10 reviews on the Game Complaint Department. By this site’s standards, it’s a good score, safely above a mere recommendation and only slightly below an […]

Review – Elevator Action Returns

June 12, 2024 Zoey Handley

How is Elevator Action Returns not talked about more? Don’t get me wrong, it’s not the absolute most obscure arcade game that I’ve covered. It even recently got an enhanced port (of the Sega Saturn […]

Review – Zunzunkyou no Yabou

May 29, 2024 Zoey Handley

When it comes to arcade games, actually being enjoyable to play isn’t always the most important aspect. To succeed in the arcade – and really, this is still true in what passes for an arcade […]

Review – Hoshi wo Miru Hito

May 25, 2024 Zoey Handley

I’ve spent quite some time mired in the sticky pits of kusoge. Crap games are becoming an area of expertise for me. That’s not simply to say that I know of a lot of bad […]

Review – Final Fight

May 22, 2024 Zoey Handley

I tend to paradoxically refer to my memory as both a steel trap and completely unreliable. I actually have no idea how my recollection compares to other people; how can anyone? However, let me give […]