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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

Games for the Casual Gamer: Games to Play With Your Other Half

Columns by Danielle Symonds-Yemm on February 1, 2007

Looking for a Valentine's Day date for your gamerfriend? We've got five suggestions for you!
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (PSP)

Reviews by Matthew Fraser on February 1, 20071

Sometimes I feel like I was born a decade or two too late. I was born just as the morose and depressing 90s began, but I have never had a love for Nirvana, Radiohead, Red Hot Chilli Peppers or any of
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime (DS)

Reviews by Matt Gardner on February 1, 2007

It's really about time I had the pleasure of playing a DS game that wasn't made unbearably annoying by heavy reliance on the touch screen. Yeah, it's totally neat that I can touch the screen and stuff
Monopoly/Boggle/Yahtzee/Battleship 4 Game Fun Pack (DS)

Reviews by A.E. Baxter on February 1, 2007

You might think the rarest DS game is some hard-to-find Japanese import or a downloadable ROM that requires an emulator. Strangely enough, the most expensive DS game currently available (or not, as th
Ouverture Facile (PC)

Reviews by Christian Porter on February 1, 2007

It isn't often that somebody sits down to play a browser-based Web game unless they're trying very hard to avoid doing something productive with their time. Unfortunately, it seems that most popular
Gradius III (SNES)

Reviews by Alex Jedraszczak on February 1, 20071

Let me start by saying that I normally prefer RPGs, so for those of you who haven't read my pre-GameCola reviews (i.e., 100% of you), it should be surprising that I'm reviewing a side-scrolling shoote
[NSFW] Pretty in Pixels #2

Comics by Jamie Juett on February 1, 20071

Jamie Juett’s comic about life as a female game designer.
Versus Mode: Columbine, Cutscenes, Couples’ Gaming, and More

Columns by GameCola on February 1, 2007

GC writers Christian Porter and Danielle Symonds-Yemm discuss Super Columbine Massacre RPG, flashy cutscenes, gaming with your SO, and more.
Submissions (February 2007)

Fan Submissions by GameCola on February 1, 2007

Comments, e-mails, artwork and more from GameCola’s readers.
Dear Readers: MAGFest 5

Columns by Paul Franzen on February 1, 2007

We—we being myself and my lovely girlfriend—arrived at the convention a little before noonish on its second full day, after stumbling around town for a bit because neither of us, despite being level-headed, soon-to-be college graduated pseudo-adults, had thought to take note of where the convention was actually being held, just that it was being held in a hotel in Vienna, VA: a town that—we were quick to discover—actually has more than one hotel.