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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

Frothy Ruminations Presents: Alone in the Dark

Fan Submissions by GameCola on January 1, 2006

Guest column by Dan FranzenIt should come as no shock to you when I say that Alone in the Dark is a crappy movie. To put it bluntly, it's as if a dung monster defecated, ate the result, and then vomit
Ice Climber (NES)

Reviews by Bradley Keene on January 1, 20061

Enough practice can cure the death disease, but gamers these days don't seem to have the patience of yesteryear.
[NSFW] Be Careful What You Search For #12

Comics by Terrence Atkins on January 1, 2006

Comics inspired by actual search terms people have Googled to discover GameCola.
The Grass is Always…: Breakdown

Columns by Joel Tandberg on January 1, 2006

Why do people play some of the games they do? Some games I just really don't get at all, or they don't interest me at all. Just looking at the back of the box I write many games off for being nerdy, b
Girl Gamer Rant

Fan Submissions by GameCola on January 1, 2006

Guest Post by Lisa Harrison I am a cynical, disgruntled, female twenty-something career woman. I listen to hip hop and buy lots of handbags. I also play a lot of games—and I mean a lot. At least I u
GUN (PS2)

Reviews by Steve Hamner on January 1, 20061

The company that brought us no end of great Tony Hawk titles now joins hombres like Clint Eastwood...with its new third-person shooter, GUN.
The 2005 GameCola Videogame Awards

Columns by Paul Franzen on January 1, 2006

The votes may not be in, but the show must go on! Here we present to you (most of) the GameCola staff's favorite games of 2005.
… of the Month: GBA Ports

Columns by Matt Gardner on January 1, 2006

Instead of just making sub-par RPGs, why not just port everything from SNES?
0wning the Competition: Aerial Gaming

Columns by Kay Leacock on January 1, 2006

So, one day I randomly decided I wanted to take a trip to the UK, where some of my best friends are. I hit up orbitz.com, found me some cheap rates, and booked my flight on Virgin Atlantic. Few months
Sid Meier’s Pirates! (MXB)

Reviews by Paul Franzen on January 1, 2006

I'll repeat that: A ballroom dancing minigame. In a game about pirates.