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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

Fabricated News: Zelda Wii Exists.

News Posts by Michael Gray on March 24, 20103

Zelda fans have been getting increasingly anxious about Wii Zelda. After all, the last console Zelda game was Twilight Princess in 2006, and it's now 2010. Sure, there have been two installments of T
Powder (DS)

Reviews by David Donovan on March 23, 20106

OK, let’s lay everything out on the table: I own a DS flash card. I have, amazingly enough, never used my flash card to play pirated games. I’d like to say that this is because I am a principled fellow who believes in giving developers their due, but my motivations are less noble: I simply … Continue reading "Powder (DS)"
The Ten Reasons: Final Fantasy VI Advance (Part Two)

Columns by Michael Gray on March 21, 201011

Welcome to "The Ten Reasons," where I discuss ten reasons why I like or dislike a game. Today, I'm continuing my discussion on Final Fantasy VI Advance. I was told to play this game because it is the
The Adventures of Willy Beamish

Videos by Nathaniel Hoover on March 19, 20104

Do you enjoy elaborate and twisted death sequences in adventure games? Of course you do. Unless you're...you know...normal.
Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova (Arcade)

Reviews by Matt Jonas on March 18, 20101

Now for something completely different: a review of an arcade videogame. You know, the big machines you pump quarters into? This review does contain Emi Toshiba, so there is at least one good reason t
Announcement: New Review Scale

Blog Posts by Paul Franzen on March 17, 20103

Attention readers: I'd like to interrupt your regularly scheduled "hitting F5 on GameCola.net to check for any new articles" for an Important GameCola Announcement. You might've read in our "Mid-Boss"
What the Crap?: Voice Chat

Columns by Mark Freedman on March 17, 201011

Is this thing on? You bet your sweet ass it is. But for many, there isn't a "thing." For others, some use this thing as a boom box over their shoulder like it's the 1980s, or they use it to be racist
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (X360)

Reviews by Matt Jonas on March 16, 20103

The majority of the time (a nice loose phrase that doesn't require any reasonable evidence to back it), games based upon a movie or television franchise suck balls. They're phucking awful—usually du
Plastic Surgeon Gives Donkey Kong High Score a Facelift

News Posts by Nathaniel Hoover on March 15, 2010

It seems all videogame doctors have a grand agenda: Dr. Neo Cortex wants to take over the world using mutated animals; Dr. Robotnik wants to take over the world using animals as robots; Dr. Wily wants
New Videogame Releases for the Week of March 15th, 2010

News Posts by Paul Franzen on March 15, 2010

God of War III, Pokémon HeartGold Version, Pokémon SoulSilver Version, Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon, Metro 2033, Resonance of Fate, and more.