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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

Versus Mode: Sony’s New Console, Nintendo’s New Console, Peach vs. Toadstool, and More

Columns by GameCola on April 15, 2006

GC writers Steve Hamner and Eric Regan discuss the PS3 catching up to the 360, what Nintendo should call its new console, whether it's "Princess Peach" or "Princess Toadstool," and more.
The Educated Gamer: Why Sony Will Never Have Global Electronic Dominance

Columns by Joel Tandberg on April 15, 2006

Sony is trying to pull some strings with their Blu-ray plans for PlayStation 3, but will it work in their favor in the end? We look to history for some clues...
[NSFW] What the Crap?: Games that are Hard as Shit

Columns by Mark Freedman on April 15, 2006

I’d like to rant about a few select games that are definitely H.A.S. and made me wonder just what the crap the programmers were beaten with as a child to make such an infuriating game.
Submissions (April 15, 2006)

Fan Submissions by GameCola on April 15, 2006

Comments, e-mails, artwork and more from GameCola’s readers.
testgame.exe: Making the Adventure

Columns by Elizabeth Medina-Gray on April 15, 2006

After last month's edition of testgame.exe: Making the Adventure, GameCola's Matt Gardner pointed out an important fact to me—I'm really slow at working on testgame. After stating this, he then made
Dear Readers: Change, Part Two

Columns by Paul Franzen on April 15, 2006

Change, as candy has noted, is good. Wait. Crap. I think I’ve used that line before, haven’t I? Just great.
Bone: The Great Cow Race (PC)

Reviews by Paul Franzen on April 15, 2006

I don't know if you've noticed this or not, but there haven't been any good adventure games released since the Y2K bug was something people legitimately feared. A few hundred World War II shooters hav
Player Two: Wal-Mart Doesn’t Have to Sell What it Doesn’t Want to Sell

Columns by Janra Roberts on April 1, 2006

Let's you and me have a little chat about the retail industry. No, no, come on. It'll be fun.
Sid Meier’s Civilization IV (PC)

Reviews by Casey Levine on April 1, 20062

Anyone who has played any of the Civilization series understands how very, very addictive those games can be. I myself remember playing hours upon hours of Civ II. I was never very good at it, but tha
Judging a Game by Its Cover #1

Columns by Bradley Keene on April 1, 2006

First, I'd like to start off with a "mission statement" of sorts so everyone can get the idea behind this new column of mine. Back in the day, it was very common for videogames to have horrendous cove