Game Over writes: "I used to play real-time strategy games all the time, back in the days when Command & Conquer and Warcraft were new and exciting. But then I got bored with the genre because all of the games started playing alike. These days, I only play one real-time strategy game a year, if that many, and I usually look for something so odd that it can't possibly be anything like its predecessors. So when I saw the "Dancing Stalin" trailer for Stalin vs. Martians, I figured that was just the game for me. Oops, my bad."
Robert Grosso writes, "Plumbers Don't Wear Ties is getting a re-release. For some reason. I don't get it either, but here is an excuse to mention six terrible games in a list."
BeefJack: "In 2009, a bizarre, often dreadful but strangely endearing strategy game called STALIN VS. MARTIANS caused a minor stir. Then it vanished from sale, almost immediately. What happened to the game, and a promised polished-up re-release? We speak to developer Alexander Shcherbakov to find out…"
The 2009 GameStooge Awards continue with the fifth part of the Awards – the worst games of 2009, as well as the best mobile games.
Best iPhone Game: Zen Bound
Best Mobile Game: Townsmen 6: Revolution
Biggest Disappointment: The Conduit
Most Dead on Arrival: Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust
Worst Digital Game: NBA Unrivaled
Worst Game: Terminator Salvation
