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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...

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Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (GCN)

Reviews by Travis Combs on July 1, 2005

I'm the one who loves games, loves movies, and loves to see movies and games try to merge.
… of the Month: Sony PSP

Columns by Matt Gardner on July 1, 2005

The Sexiest Thing I Have Ever Seen in My Life of the MonthSony PSPI recently got a paycheck. Twelve minutes later I ordered the Sony PSP Dynasty Warriors Premium Pak whatever thing from gamestop.com.
Digital Championship Wrestling: Cloud vs. Karnov in a Ladder Match

Columns by Paul Franzen on July 1, 2005

Paul: Hello again everyone, and welcome to the BEST sports entertainment promotion outside of the World Series of Darts, Digital Championship Wrestling. As always I'm Paul Franzen, and with me this ev
[NSFW] Oh, the Humanity!: Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life

Columns by Zack Huffman on July 1, 2005

I had some difficulty with my review of the first Tomb Raider, mostly because the movie was boring and just plain lackluster. The second Tomb Raider flick is moreso. Frankly, I had trouble paying attention, so I may have gotten some of the plot of this movie wrong.
Dear Readers: Why Adventure Games Are Dead.

Columns by Paul Franzen on July 1, 20053

Having now played Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon, Escape from Monkey Island, and King's Quest: Mask of Eternity, I now know why nobody makes adventure games anymore: Because the games are festering puddles of squid waste.
Midnight Raiders (SCD)

Reviews by Richo Rosai on June 1, 2005

The worst game I've ever played, bar none.
The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants (NES)

Reviews by Matt Wright on June 1, 2005

This title was my first real taste of video game disappointment.
[NSFW] Double Dare (NES)

Reviews by Zack Huffman on June 1, 2005

In the mid 1980s, Nickelodeon consisted of little more than You Can't Do That on Television re-runs from Canada and old Looney Tunes cartoons. It was a dark time for children's television. Although Yo
Checkers (IV)

Reviews by Paul Franzen on June 1, 2005

Checkers for the Intellivision looks sexism straight in the eye and says, "Right on."
… of the Month: Susan and Die Anstalt

Columns by Matt Gardner on June 1, 2005

Last month I did something that I often do in my writing, only this time it backfired and nearly destroyed my career. This thing being issuing some sort of challenge or asking for some kind of feedback that I have no doubt no one will dare to take up, respond to, or even read. Well, fellows, this month Satan popped up and pelted me right in the face with a snowball fresh from hell. One with a decently sized pebble in it, the bastard. Someone, whether purposefully or not, actually rose to the challenge!