Z-Tack

Also known as: N/A

Developer: Bomb

I thought for sure that Z-Tack would be terrible. The name sounds dumb. It’s like a nickname that a sixty-four year old would get at the local bingo hall for having a sharp wit. The box art looks dumb. The word BOMB is spread out on the box art like it’s the title of the game…but that’s the name of the developer, who thought it was smart to put their name in larger lettering than the title of the game. They’re not the ones with the sharp wit at the bingo hall, I can tell you that much. But despite those things seeming dumb, the gameplay in Z-Tack is anything but dumb. While not mind-blowingly great, Z-Tack is a decent third-person shooter where the screen is basically tilted 180 degrees compared to most shooters at the time since you're shooting down instead of up. If there was a bit more variety, I probably would have given the game a higher score, but unfortunately, despite the initial fun, Z-Tack does get very repetitive very quickly. It's still worth checking out if you're ever lucky enough to come across a copy.

Review added: 09/29/2019