• Source Nintendo (December 2008)

    ...with a good amount of excellent titles. The problem for any budget shopper, of course, is which ones to buy, exactly. Both systems saw a number of good titles released...

  • Inside the Guide: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

    ...Iron Knuckle is genuinely dangerous, but he only gets to be a miniboss, whereas the real boss is only dangerous because it’s big. That’s not fair to the Iron Knuckle,...

  • Rayman (PS1)

    ...Rayman is CHALLENGE. The obvious presentation being in the levels themselves, but even in the aesthetics. The soundtrack is nutty and unpredictable, with songs that start out as light, airy...

  • Burnout Paradise (PS3)

    ...game about driving very fast from Point A to Point B, smashing into whatever you feel like along the way. Other drivers are fair game to be shunted off the...

  • Metroid II: Return of Samus (GB)

    ...so rightly deserved. With the soldiers back at home having little to do, we saw an increase in the number of children being born. Post-war America saw a vast expansion...

  • Gamer Girlfriend: I Am the Shock Rat

    ...but somehow, it always seemed to balance itself out with the number of othercharacters I had taken with me. I ended up coming in second or third place for most...

  • Best- and Worst-Reviewed Games of 2008

    ...win anything in our year-end awards. Worst Reviewed Game of 2008 Jewel Knight Crusaders (PC) Score: 1.1 Review by: Matt Gardner Link: https://gamecola.net/2008/02/jewel-knights-crusaders-pc/ From the review: “…the game comes off...

  • Braid (X360-XBLA)

    ...What does have to do with this game is the time twisting aspects of the puzzle solving. Within each stage is a number of puzzle pieces scattered across the land.3...

  • Gamer Girlfriend: Gamer Boyfriend

    ...looking for a girl (or guy, should you prefer) to share your hobby with: 1. Find a Good Girl. This is probably the hardest part, but it’s also the most...

  • The 2008 GameCola Videogame Awards

    ...In real life! In real life. Readers’ Choice: Wii Wheel Last Year’s Winner: N/A Best Multiplayer LittleBigPlanet (PS3) And here’s award number three for LittleBigPlanet. The game’s as solid a...