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Awful tutorials, confounding gameplay, questionable character design, and gacha mechanics. Hard to believe it's one of my favorite games, but it is. Here's why...

GC Podcast #182: Patently Absurd

You've been served!

[NSFW] Metroid Fusion (GBA)

The big N didn't do too many horrid things to Samus...

Disregard Canon, Acquire Representation: Naoto Shirogane is a Transman

Why accept the canon explanation when the story could be so much more interesting?

Enviro-Bear 2000: Operation: Hibernation (PC)

In 2009, Justin Smith ventured forth with a game that would change the gaming industry forever. A title that would blow the fish out of the water. A game for FREE that beats the living daylights out o

Gamer Girlfriend: Friends Don't Let Friends Play (Crappy) Facebook Games

It all started when I got a message from GameCola's own Kate Jay. "Hey Vangie," she said, "I know you don't usually play Facebook games, but you might want to give this one a try. It's really a lot of

Garry's Mod (PC)

When is a game not a game?

[NSFW] Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled (DS)

So dutifully trying to be Chrono Trigger it's both admirable and depressing at the same time.

Shall We Date?: Wizardess Heart (iOS)

The Harry Potter dating sim we've all been waiting for! Kind of.

[NSFW] Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1)

A fan of the Final Fantasy series? Maybe not after you play this one...

Latest Articles

Sprite Flicker: Phoenix Wright: Ace Alcoholic

Comics by Nathaniel Hoover on September 24, 2010

A webcomic by Nathaniel Hoover.
VVVVVV (PC)

Reviews by Stuart Gipp on September 23, 20104

I come into this review having just completed VVVVVV, having taken two hours to do so. Yes, two hours. From beginning to end—though I do still have time trials and other such unlockables to aim for
What the Crap?: Unlockables

Columns by Mark Freedman on September 22, 20109

I hate it when you buy a game and you have to unlock all this shit.
Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand (PC)

Reviews by Michael Gray on September 21, 20101

Warning: This article contains references to the Nancy Drew series that will most likely confuse non-Nancy Drew fans. Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand is not my favorite Nancy Drew game, but I h
Gamera Obscura: Kat’s Run: Zen Nihon K Car Senshuken (Super Famicom)

Columns by Jeff Day on September 19, 2010

This month's game is Kat's Run: Zen Nihon K Car Senshuken for the Super Famicom. Shuffled out quietly in 1995, it never came out in North America or Europe. Purely a racing title, Kat's Run plays quite similarly to games such as Super Mario Kart and Top Gear.
New Videogame Releases for the Week of September 19, 2010

News Posts by Paul Franzen on September 19, 20101

Sid Meier's Civilization V, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, Cladun: This is an RPG, Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City, New Carnival Games, Gormiti: The Lords of Nature!, Midnight Mysteries: The Edgar Allan Poe Conspiracy, Zany Golf, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, and more.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (XBLA)

Reviews by Matt Jonas on September 18, 20103

Great Scott! Three months ago, you'd have asked me "What is Scott Pilgrim?" and I'd have said, "It's a comic book." I didn't know anything about the characters, the story or anything else. Now it is i
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero (XBLA)

Reviews by Matt Jonas on September 17, 20103

Once risen, twice shy. If ever it were to happen in real-life, then we'd probably be right in thinking that, when zombies and weaponry collide, the result is glorious bloody carnage. Case Zero deliver
Professor Layton and the Curious Village

Videos by Michael Gray on September 16, 2010

The good professor comes to GameCola.
Hector: Badge of Carnage, Episode 1: We Negotiate With Terrorists (iPhone)

Reviews by Matt Jonas on September 15, 20106

Hector: Badge of Carnage is shaping up to be a fine series indeed. The first episode, We Negotiate With Terrorists, is a hilarious parody of traditional point-and-click adventure games such as The Sec