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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

Quantum Geek: Episode 17 – Hylian Tennis

Columns by Michael Ridgaway on January 11, 20102

Tom flew high over Hyrule, the entire expanse of the kingdom laid out before him. Were he inclined to look down, the sight would have taken his breath away, but he was only concerned with one area: th
New Videogame Releases for the Week of January 11th, 2010

News Posts by Paul Franzen on January 11, 20102

Phoenix Wright, Army of Two, Walk it Out!, Crazy Chicken Tales, Serious Sam HD, Insecticide, Daniel X, Sleepover Party, and more.
Versus Mode: Stereoscopic 3D, Fat Avatars, and More

Columns by GameCola on January 11, 20102

GameCola's newest writers discuss current events in gaming. Topics include whether stereoscopic 3D is the future of videogames, avatar obesity, and more.
The Beatles: Rock Band (X360)

Reviews by Matt Jonas on January 10, 201039

The Beatles were revolutionary! A massive inspiration to everyone who ever lived. They were a massive influence of mine, although I didn't realise this until a few weeks before the release of The Beat
Avenue Flo (Mac)

Reviews by Vangie Ridgaway on January 10, 20102

Flo to the Rescue! OK, I'll admit it up front: I enjoyed Avenue Flo. To be fair, though, it's the kind of game I can't help but take to. Cute animation, quirky humor, reasonably difficult puzzles, a d
Dear Readers: Welcome to the New GameCola

Columns by Paul Franzen on January 10, 201012

Your introduction to the new site: its features, its writers, its new format, and its relationship to sixteenth-century explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
Folding@home

Blog Posts by Mark Freedman on January 10, 2010

Chances are if you're reading this, you have a computer. I suppose someone could have printed this out and faxed it to you, or transcribed the HTML code into Morse Code for you, but let's assume not.
Oregon Trail: Dying of Dysentery

Videos by Michael Gray on January 10, 20101

Gasp in horror as Nancy Drew dies of an unknown disease!
PURE (X360)

Reviews by Matt Jonas on January 10, 2010

Well-known extreme sports include skateboarding, surfboarding, and roller-skating. For those of you who are not into extreme sports, I'd like to explain some aspects of this genre to you. It's all ab
Gamera Obscura: Popeye: Ijiwaru Majo Sea Hag no Maki

Columns by Jeff Day on January 9, 20106

Believe it or not, Japan must really like that Popeye character. I just hope that Japanese audiences don't consider Popeye as the embodiment of Western freedom, or else we're going to end up looking like ship-hugging, anchor-loving sea yokels with puffy arms and heroin-addict level spinach infatuations (not to mention the fact that our women all look like coat racks, which is straying farther and farther from the truth every year).