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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

Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker (SG)

Reviews by Bradley Keene on March 15, 2006

Who's bad? Well for starters, this game is pretty craptastic, if that is what you mean by "bad." Based on the "hit" movie of the same name released in 1988, Moonwalker (the game, released in 1990) sta
Showdown: Legends of Wrestling (MXB)

Reviews by Bradley Keene on March 15, 20061

Now I know I usually review classic games, but to my own defense, Acclaim is no longer in business. And, this is a wrestling game based on classic wrestlers. Being an avid fan of wrestling since the a
testgame.exe: Making the Adventure

Columns by Elizabeth Medina-Gray on March 15, 2006

We have direction! A course of action! A seating plan! After a late-night brainstorming session with the one and only Paul Franzen, there are now, literally, a ton of new puzzles in the works. (Well,
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (MXB)

Reviews by Joel Tandberg on March 15, 2006

Let's have a round of applause for one of the oldest, most revered and enjoyable series to leap from the off-gray cartridges of the NES to the shiny DVDs of today's systems: Castlevania. Love it or ha
Versus Mode: PS3’s Release Date, Gay-Friendly Guilds, Bomberman’s New Look, and More

Columns by GameCola on March 15, 2006

GC writer Janra Roberts discusses when the PS3 will be released, whether Blizzard should allow gay-friendly guilds, Bomberman's new design, and more.
Submissions (March 15, 2006)

Fan Submissions by GameCola on March 15, 2006

Comments, e-mails, artwork and more from GameCola’s readers.
Great Moments in Gaming #9

Columns by Shawn Sackenheim on March 15, 2006

I never played more than a demo of Michel Ancel's original Rayman, but even its limited stages thwarted what little platforming skill I thought I had. Despite my shortcomings, I found the game gorgeou
BLACK (MXB)

Reviews by Shawn Sackenheim on March 15, 2006

It was sometime between Call of Duty and Brothers in Arms that I swore off World War II shooters for good. I'm so tired of traipsing through bombed-out cities, dodging gunfire in eastern European fore
Dear Readers: Pride

Columns by Paul Franzen on March 15, 2006

You know what makes Mario Kart a good series? There’s only five of them. Mario Kart doesn’t milk its franchise for all it’s worth. Mario Kart doesn’t come out with a new title every year, with virtually no changes aside from a few new characters and maybe a new track. Mario Kart makes its launches meaningful, and each Mario Kart clearly has some effort put into it.
0wning the Competition: Chip’s Challenge

Columns by Kay Leacock on March 15, 2006

I've got a little story to tell you today. About five hours ago, before I wrote this article, I was playing a game called Chip's Challenge. It's one of the old 16-bit Windows 3.1 games that you rememb