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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

Low-Rent Adventures in Japan: Diary of a Deadline

Columns by Richo Rosai on January 1, 2007

Walk outside on the first few days of the year in Japan and the design of the Silent Hill will suddenly seem much less creative to you. My naivety regarding just how closed down and deserted my city would be on the 2nd and 3rd caused my original plan for this article to go awry, and now I sit here at 4 a.m. with a scant few hours to come up with an idea. And yet I don't.
Pretty in Pixels #1

Comics by Jamie Juett on January 1, 20071

Jamie Juett’s comic about life as a female game designer.
testgame.exe: Making the Adventure

Columns by Elizabeth Medina-Gray on January 1, 2007

Hey everyone, it's 2007! That's right, another year has gone by, and my baby testgame is that much older. In commemoration of the birth of a new year, I thought it would be interesting to do a littl
Cheat Codes for Life

Columns by Zack Huffman on January 1, 2007

Zack Huffman offers advice on breaking windows with your Wii, why people hate the Wii, and more.
[NSFW] Be Careful What You Search For #23

Comics by Terrence Atkins on January 1, 2007

Comics inspired by actual search terms people have Googled to discover GameCola.
Sam & Max Season 1, Episode 2: Situation Comedy (PC)

Reviews by Paul Franzen on January 1, 2007

Episodic gaming just sounds like an absolutely terrible idea. It really does. I'm talking "buying a PS3 at launch and not immediately selling it on eBay" levels of awfulness. It sounds like an invitat
Bass Pro Shop’s Trophy Bass 2007 (MXB)

Reviews by Christian Porter on January 1, 2007

Fact: 95% of fishing-based videogames are terrible. Therefore, if you are still a fan of the genre after years of horrid fishing games on all generations of game systems, then you're probably not th
Gears of War (X360)

Reviews by Steve Hamner on January 1, 2007

Wow.Generally, I'm not one for shooters. They've gotten a little passé. No one really seems to be breaking new ground in the genre, storylines (with a few exceptions) are tacked on, voice acting is c
Guitar Hero II (PS2)

Reviews by Matthew Fraser on January 1, 2007

A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE By Matthew Fraser I sat alone in my bedroom as I looked at the notepad before me. The candlelight flickered, sending waves of light and dark flying across the paper on which I was
Advance Wars: Dual Strike (DS)

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

Whenever I encounter a new DS owner, I immediately recommend Advance Wars: Dual Strike. The most common and inevitable reaction I get is a dubious look and a reply of, "I don't like military games."