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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...

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Flash Flood: Games IN SPAAAAACE!

Columns by Nathaniel Hoover on February 8, 20106

Nathaniel reviews Flash games set IN SPAAAAACE! Certain things explode.
Gamera Obscura: Biometal Unitron

Columns by Jeff Day on February 6, 20101

This month, let's take a quick look at Biometal Unitron, a game released in 1999 for the Neo-Geo Pocket Color. Remember that little handheld console? One of the many portable systems that was trounced to death by the Game Boy like a wild puma on a steaming plate of Hamburger Helper?
Fabricated News: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

News Posts by Michael Gray on February 6, 2010

If you've been paying attention to the real news lately, you'll know that the US military is selling $6 billion worth of weapons to Taiwan. China isn't happy about this, because they're worried th
Mr. Xavier Goes to OCRemix

Blog Posts by Zach Rich on February 6, 2010

GameCola writer and International Man of Misery Meteo Xavier may be taking a small hiatus from writing, but he certainly hasn't been resting on what remains of his charred and broken body. Our goo
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (X360)

Reviews by Matt Jonas on February 5, 20103

If ever there was a movie-to-videogame adaption I'd wish done superbly, it would be any of the X-Men movies. Why? Because of Wolverine. Any X-Men game exists solely to be a vehicle for Wolverine. He i
Tales of Monkey Island: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood (PC)

Reviews by Paul Franzen on February 4, 20107

Tales of Monkey Island: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood is the Mostly Harmless of this series. By saying this, I don't mean, specifically, that the designers decided to off the main c
Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad (X360)

Reviews by Matt Jonas on February 4, 20101

Why do I put myself through the pain of games published by D3 Publisher? Sure, Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard is brilliant (and the Live Arcade spin-off also), but it is the only game D3 has publ
Minus the Pudding: The Best of Xbox Live Indie Games

Columns by Paul Franzen on February 3, 20106

This is only the second edition of "Minus the Pudding," but already I find myself wondering if, instead of playing these games, I'd be better off playing with actual pudding. Actual pudding may not have the solid AI of the day's top videogames, and it certainly has less replay value (eww), but it is delicious, and it's a lot more entertaining than most of the Xbox Live Indie Games I've been playing over the past several weeks.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Walkthrough

Videos by Michael Gray on February 3, 20101

"If you don't want to see this dungeon, skip to Part 14, where I finish it."
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS)

Reviews by Paul Franzen on February 3, 2010

Hello, my name is Lizo. Even though I'm Paul. No, I know, this is confusing—stick with me here. I, i.e. Lizo, have just finished playing Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and it seems like a review is in o