Paul Franzen

Figure Fours and Magic Eights: WWE WrestleMania XXI

Columns by Paul Franzen on April 1, 2005

Okay, so chances are that WrestleMania XXI has come and gone by the time you've started reading this article. This latest issue of GameCola was only released the day of the big event, so one way or another, you may already know the results.
You Don’t Know Jack (PS1)

Reviews by Paul Franzen on April 1, 2005

YDKJ may not hold up well against the sands of time, so play it while it's still well-nigh topical.
Digital Championship Wrestling: Bubsy vs. Toad

Columns by Paul Franzen on March 1, 2005

Paul: Hello everyone and welcome once again to Digital Championship Wrestling! I'm Paul Franzen, and with me this evening is Smarter "Yeah, the AIM Bot" Child, filling in for an absent Eric Regan.
Versus Mode: Fable vs. The Sims 2

Columns by Paul Franzen on March 1, 2005

The stereotypical gamer is an overweight, slovenly fellow who'd rather be munching on a cheeseburger than something else entirely inappropriate for a family-oriented webazine. Whether this is anything
Champions: Return to Arms (PS2)

Reviews by Paul Franzen on March 1, 2005

Champions of Norrath was an early contender for Game of the Year, and its sequel is no different.
Dear Readers: Keeping Up

Columns by Paul Franzen on March 1, 2005

Dear Readers, Atari released its "Video Computer System" (known by most as the regular ol' Atari) to American audiences in 1977. The next mainstream home console, the original Nintendo, came out eight
Shark! Shark! (IV)

Reviews by Paul Franzen on February 1, 2005

Was Clarence Darrow around to play the game that so well depicted what he defended in court?
Dear Readers: Secret of Mana Theater

Columns by Paul Franzen on February 1, 2005

As part of my New Year's Resolution to finally have more readers than I have college courses this semester, I've been driving down the Information Superhighway in search of video game-related sites worthy of becoming GameCola affiliates. One site that I've had on my radar for a long time is Secret of Mana Theater, and to be perfectly honest, I never expected that they'd wanna trade links with us.
Digital Championship Wrestling: Magus vs. Slippy Toad

Columns by Paul Franzen on February 1, 2005

Paul: Hello everyone, and welcome once again to Digital Championship Wrestling! As always I'm Paul Franzen, and with me at this time is "The Sicklerville Crippler" Eric Regan. Dino Riki's shocking vic
Versus Mode: Ninja Turtles II vs. Ninja Turtles 2

Columns by Paul Franzen on February 1, 2005

It's no secret that I'm a fan of both the original and the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. There's not too many of us in existence, you know; most people who have followed either series fit