Featured Articles

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch)
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

  • Captain Eric’s Psychic Thumb Feature Presentation

    Columns Columns by Eric Regan on Comments1

    This edition of the Psychic Thumbs is just another expose of the currently sad state of gaming and the direction it's heading in. I mean, LOOK at these games! How do these ideas ever get far enough to come to fruition! A lesser man truly could not stand the ugliness that is the future. HOWEVER! I brave on for you, THE FAN, so that you may be educated.

  • [NSFW] Be Careful What You Search For #36

    Comics Comics by Terrence Atkins on

    Comics inspired by actual search terms people have Googled to discover GameCola.

  • Bomberman 64 (N64)

    Reviews Reviews by Meteo Xavier on

    Despite all the accolades he's received and influence he's had over his course of time, life's been tough for everyone's favorite terrorist. Bomberman hasn't been in a remarkable game since 9/11, an

  • Metroid II: Return of Samus (GB)

    Reviews Reviews by Alex Jedraszczak on

    Often overlooked in the shadow of Super Metroid, Metroid II was an early step toward the modern "Metroidvania" concept.

  • Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (DS)

    Reviews Reviews by Zach Rich on Comments1

    My friends, it's sad for me to say that, as of this publication, my dear editor, Paul Franzen, has written me off as mentally insane. When I told him I would write a review for Apollo Justice: Ace Att

  • Phantom Fighter (NES)

    Reviews Reviews by Meteo Xavier on

    "If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow." - Chinese proverb "ni" - Chinese pronoun Phantom Fighter is, without question, one of the most unique NES games

  • Ape Quest (PSP)

    Reviews Reviews by Matt Gardner on Comments1

    I think this game may be setting a record for being the most mediocre game I have ever reviewed. Are we allowed to come to the realization that we've captured the essence of the entire game in just on

  • Baten Kaitos Origins (GCN)

    Reviews Reviews by Meteo Xavier on

    Nothing could've prepared me for this. I read up on Baten Kaitos Origins; I read the lackluster reviews and inconsistent comments and opinions, and the only thing I got out of it was half an erection.

  • Versus Mode: Book Stores, PaRappa, Innovation, and More

    Columns Columns by GameCola on Comments8

    GameCola writers Zach Rich and Sprite Monkey discuss videogames being sold in book stores, PaRappa as the best-ever videogame dog, whether a game needs to be innovative in order to be good, and more.

  • Dear Readers: Videogame Humor

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on Comments1

    We ended last month's Dear Readers on a cliffhanger, and, well, I hope you're arms aren't too tired , 'cause you're gonna be dangling into the abyss, literally, for at least another month—we are not yet ready to disclose the upcoming epic addition to GameCola's main site that will, among other things, serve as a replacement for Submissions and probably save a few orphanages. Check in with us again next month.