Posts By Jack Zustiak
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1.2KEditorialsGamingTrend 2024 Holiday Gaming Guide – The Video Games Edition!
How is it already almost 2025?! A great year has passed, and many great games have been in hand. We’ve had our...
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2.1KReviewsYs X: Nordics review — Uncharted waters
Ys games have a zest for life that little else can match. In the world of Ys, everyone and everything is an...
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2.4KReviewsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History review — History in a hardcover half-shell
The length and variety of the name “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” can only be matched by their history. Some new incarnation of...
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2.6KReviewsSonic X Shadow Generations review — Flashback forward momentum
Jack: Sonic is healing. Sonic Frontiers shifted the series away from a relatively stagnant decade of games concerned more with recapturing glory...
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15.8KReviewsMetaphor: ReFantazio review — Living the dream
Do you believe in the power of fiction? That stories can change not just hearts and minds, but the world itself? Everyone...
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2.3KReviewsMortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns review — Methodical Madness
Khaos reigns in the new Mortal Kombat 1 expansion, or so the title tells me. Everything seems to be in order to...
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1.0KPreviewsTekken 8 DLC 3 Preview — Hail to the King
While Tekken has a lot of great characters, Heihachi takes the crown in my book. No one embodies this series better than...
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1.0KReviewsShadow of the Ninja Reborn review — Change of Plans
Ninjas need plans. I know this not due to personal experience (as far as you know), but the NES classic, Shadow of...
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1.2KPreviewsDragon Ball Sparking Zero preview — Keys to the King Kaidom
While Dragon Ball endures in large part thanks to the genius of the late Akira Toriyama, the passion of its fans play...
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3.2KReviewsDead Rising Deluxe Remaster review — Sign of the times
Technology changes how we see the world. While it most often affects our view of the future, it can also change the...
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1.5KInterviewsInterview: The souls behind Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver – The Dead Shall Rise
The Legacy of Kain is deified. Longtime gamers tell tales of this series, few know the truth. This series was mortal once,...
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3.7KReviewsAstro Bot review — The little bot that could
Jack: Astro Bot aims to please. Its graphical coating shines with an impressive, inviting sheen. When you say it’s time to play,...
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707NewsYars Rising Story trailer raises the stakes
Atari has released a brand new story trailer for Yars Rising leading up to the game’s release on September 10, 2024. This...
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1.3KReviewsGestalt: Steam & Cinder review — So what?
Nothing changed how I create more than the “so what?” test. I learned it from a highschool writing class, but realistically it...
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1.8KReviewsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate review — Pizza time muncher
If the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle arcade beat-em-ups of old aimed to (allegedly) munch your quarters, Splintered Fate (undoubtedly) aims to munch...
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1.6KReviewsKunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess review — The best defense is a good offense
The world of Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess revolves around defense. You’ve got a goddess and you need to ensure she safely...
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2.0KImpressionsStreet Fighter 6 M. Bison impressions — Once a boss, always a boss
Year 2 of Street Fighter 6 kicks off with the return of another classic Street Fighter II character: M. Bison…or maybe he’s...
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1.6KReviewsSuper Monkey Ball Banana Rumble review — Monkey see, monkey spin
As the saying goes, you can’t teach an old monkey new tricks. Not because it’s physically impossible, but because it risks upsetting...
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1.3KNewsAtari announces Yars Rising soundtrack remix competition
Atari has announced that they will be holding a “Yars Rising Remix Competition” in collaboration with the ICON Collective Music Production School....
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653NewsYars Rising release date revealed by Atari and WayForward
The release date of WayForward’s upcoming installment in the world of Yars has been revealed. The game will be flying onto your...
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1.3KPreviewsMetal Slug Tactics preview — Rocket Lawnchair General
Metal Slug Tactics takes an unusual turn for a series that typically focuses on fierce, arcade-style run and gun action. Metal Slug...
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1.0KInterviews
The Truth About Yars Rising!! Interview with Director James Montagna at WayForward
I recently interviewed developer Wayforward about their upcoming game, Yars Rising. Specifically, I got to talk with the director of the game,...
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2.0KReviewsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants review — Sloppy Sewer Surfin’
As their title implies, mutation is vital to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ existence. Every few years the TMNT resurface and evolve...
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2.3KReviewsTales of Kenzera: ZAU review — Painless parting
Few things in life hurt more than losing a loved one. It’s a tough subject, so I admire Tales of Kenzera: Zau...
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2.1KReviewsPepper Grinder review — Surface level fun
Pepper Grinder keeps you moving forward. Armed with a drill and a propensity for ramming it into whatever stands in front of...
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8.7KReviewsDragon’s Dogma 2 review — Pawns, Arisen, and a journey into Free
Jack: As a kid, video games felt infinite. I didn’t know how they were made and I didn’t have access to the...
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2.1KReviewsBerserk Boy review — Flash of inspiration
Inspiration can strike at any time and the result can take many forms. Berserk Boy demonstrates those principles literally. This is a...
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2.2KReviewsPenny’s Big Breakaway review — A good first performance
Platformers are perhaps the purest genre of video games. It’s just you, the challenge the developers have set before you, and an...
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1.8KReviewsMomodora: Moonlit Farewell review — Perfectly pleasant goodbye
Momodora: Moonlit Farwell is the video game equivalent of a mild Spring day. Entering its world feels both warm and familiar. Everything...
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2.0KReviewsUltros review — Style over subsystems
Ultros undoubtedly stands out. With its radical visual style and a horde of unusual subsystems, you won’t be confusing it with the...
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1.7KReviewsUnder Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes] review — Refined effortlessness
Fighting games often struggle with things that are fundamental to justifying their existence. They need to balance simplicity to gain new players...
