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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

Digital Championship Wrestling: Bubsy vs. Toad

Columns by Paul Franzen on March 1, 2005

Paul: Hello everyone and welcome once again to Digital Championship Wrestling! I'm Paul Franzen, and with me this evening is Smarter "Yeah, the AIM Bot" Child, filling in for an absent Eric Regan.
[NSFW] Be Careful What You Search For #3

Comics by Terrence Atkins on March 1, 2005

Terrence Atkins is here drawing the keywords YOU used to discover GameCola.
Live in Yore World #1

Columns by Matt Wright on March 1, 2005

You’ve gotta note the expression on the kids’ faces hey, ‘specially the one playing the Game Boy! I wonder how much shit he got in high school after this 🙂 Game Boy was fun, but never THAT fun!
Oh, the Humanity!: Street Fighter: The Movie

Columns by Zack Huffman on March 1, 2005

As most of you already know, the Street Fighter movie is based on the Street Fighter 2 series (as opposed to the significantly shittier Street Fighter game). The thing is, in the game, fighters from all over the world have entered a competition held by M. Bison to see who the greatest fighter is, with each fighter having their own agenda other than winning some trophy. The makers of the movie took a few creative liberties, scrapping the whole tournament idea, and instead making it about a small war-torn nation that, in the dictatorial iron grip of M. Bison, has become the site of an international incident.
Mid-Boss: Nintendo Licensing Out Its Games

Columns by Stuart Gipp on March 1, 2005

Mid-Boss is angry, and demands your attention. There is an annoying trend developing within Nintendo and it MUST stop NOW.
Versus Mode: Fable vs. The Sims 2

Columns by Paul Franzen on March 1, 2005

The stereotypical gamer is an overweight, slovenly fellow who'd rather be munching on a cheeseburger than something else entirely inappropriate for a family-oriented webazine. Whether this is anything
The Gates of Life: Episode 21 – Fix the Story and Go Back to Present Time!

Columns by Matt Gardner on March 1, 2005

Render: Ah ha, I'll go to Fix The Story And Go Back To The Present Time Island!
Champions: Return to Arms (PS2)

Reviews by Paul Franzen on March 1, 2005

Champions of Norrath was an early contender for Game of the Year, and its sequel is no different.
Sprung (DS)

Reviews by Matt Gardner on March 1, 2005

A dating sim! That's sort of a new one on me, but what the hell? It's fun.
Ikaruga (GCN)

Reviews by Casey Levine on March 1, 2005

Ikaruga is addictive and wicked hard.