2404 writes: "Stalin vs. Martians is, if anything, an experience from start to finish. You start playing the moment the intro movie loads. The intro movie, that time-tested overwrought institution of all Serious Games, has been here turned into an absurd prank: the game asks you to stand for the Soviet anthem and then delivers it, all five minutes of it, while the only visual is a gigantic Soviet flag. It's a pretty funny joke, which is just about the last thing anyone expects from a computer game, let alone a computer game whose ostensible subject is that Most Serious of Serious Topics, the Second World War."
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
