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'''''Stalin vs. Martians''''' is a [[parody]] [[real-time strategy]] video game developed by Black Wing Foundation, Dreamlore and N-Game, released on April 29, 2009. Described as "trashy and over-the-top"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/869/869487p1.html |title=IGN: Stalin vs. Martians Announced}}</ref> by its creators,<ref name=prP>{{Cite web
'''''Stalin vs. Martians''''' is a [[parody]] [[real-time strategy]] video game developed by Black Wing Foundation, Dreamlore and N-Game, released on April 29, 2009. Described as "trashy and over-the-top"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/869/869487p1.html |title=IGN: Stalin vs. Martians Announced}}</ref> by its creators,<ref name=prP>{{Cite web
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| url=http://www.paradoxplaza.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=504&Itemid=130
|url = http://www.paradoxplaza.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=504&Itemid=130
| accessdate = 2009-03-20
|accessdate = 2009-03-20
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| postscript = . }}</ref> the game mocks [[World War II]] strategy games and utilizes [[Monty Python|pythonesque]] humor. The developers state that ''Stalin vs. Martians'' is "obviously a parody, which sometimes gets close to being a [[satire]]" and is "halfway to becoming a trash icon of gaming industry for years".<ref name = "Gamasutra">http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=23601Martians/</ref> In some interviews the lead designer of the game compares ''Stalin vs. Martians'' to the ''[[Troma]]'' films.<ref name = "2404 Interview">http://www.2404.org/interviews/4802/Stalin-vs.-Martians-Interview/</ref>
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}}</ref> the game mocks [[World War II]] strategy games and utilizes [[Monty Python|pythonesque]] humor. The developers state that ''Stalin vs. Martians'' is "obviously a parody, which sometimes gets close to being a [[satire]]" and is "halfway to becoming a trash icon of gaming industry for years".<ref name = "Gamasutra">http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=23601Martians/</ref> In some interviews the lead designer of the game compares ''Stalin vs. Martians'' to the ''[[Troma]]'' films.<ref name="2404 Interview">{{cite web |url=http://www.2404.org/interviews/4802/Stalin-vs.-Martians-Interview/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-08-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703095811/http://www.2404.org/interviews/4802/Stalin-vs.-Martians-Interview |archivedate=2010-07-03 |df= }}</ref>


As of July 22, 2009, the game is [[Out of print|no longer available to be purchased]]. The reason for this is currently unknown.<ref name = "Not available on steam">http://store.steampowered.com/app/25870/</ref><ref name = "Not available on Direct2Drive">http://www.direct2drive.com/4/7983/product/Buy-Stalin-vs.-Martians-Download</ref><ref name = "Not available on GamersGate">http://www.gamersgate.com/index.php?page=product&what=view&sku=DD-MVS</ref><ref name = "Not available on Impulse">http://www.impulsedriven.com/stalinvsmartians</ref> The official website contains information that upgraded version of ''Stalin vs. Martians'' is on the way and will be available for download.<ref name = "Stalin vs. Martians official website">http://stalinvsmartians.com/en/</ref>
As of July 22, 2009, the game is [[Out of print|no longer available to be purchased]]. The reason for this is currently unknown.<ref name = "Not available on steam">http://store.steampowered.com/app/25870/</ref><ref name = "Not available on Direct2Drive">http://www.direct2drive.com/4/7983/product/Buy-Stalin-vs.-Martians-Download</ref><ref name = "Not available on GamersGate">http://www.gamersgate.com/index.php?page=product&what=view&sku=DD-MVS</ref><ref name = "Not available on Impulse">http://www.impulsedriven.com/stalinvsmartians</ref> The official website contains information that upgraded version of ''Stalin vs. Martians'' is on the way and will be available for download.<ref name = "Stalin vs. Martians official website">http://stalinvsmartians.com/en/</ref>
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==Reception==
==Reception==
''Stalin vs. Martians'' received scathing reviews from critics. It has an average score of 23.41% on [[GameRankings]] as well as 25% on [[Metacritic]]. ''[[GameSpot]]'' awarded the game 1.5/10, calling it "perhaps the worst [[real-time strategy|RTS]] game ever created". The site also named it 2009's Flat-Out Worst Game.<ref name = "GameSpot">http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/stalinvsmartians/review.html</ref> IGN, which rated the game a 2/10, noted the game's total lack of any RTS-related elements and asked whether it was 'made in 1994 and sealed into a vault until 2009' given how dated the visuals looked.<ref name = "IGN">http://pc.ign.com/articles/979/979444p1.html</ref> ''Resolution'', awarding the game 35%, warned readers not to purchase the game, but conceded that it is occasionally "incredibly amusing".<ref name = "Resolution">http://resolution-magazine.co.uk/content/?p=517#more-517</ref> ''[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]]'' called the game "rubbish" but admitted: "there’s certainly car-crash value, especially if you tie yourself in theoretical knots deciding exactly how much of the game is satire".<ref name = "Rock, Paper, Shotgun">http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/04/29/rps-vs-mezmer-stalin-vs-martians-impressions/</ref> ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'' was more positive, noting that "Whatever it was, it's clear that the development team had a very fun time making the game, and filling it with as many Soviet clichés as possible." and "The presentation can be funny, and it's so absurd at times that you really have to experience it for the sheer audacity of it, but ... the game itself is below average at best".<ref name = "The Escapist">http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/6063-Review-Stalin-vs-Martians/</ref> Russian MTV programme Virtuality and its spin-off portal Games TV were quite enthusiastic about the game and its humour.<ref name = "Games TV Video Review">http://www.games-tv.ru/reviews/stalin_protiv_marsian/obzor_kenny_&_dziha</ref>
''Stalin vs. Martians'' received scathing reviews from critics. It has an average score of 23.41% on [[GameRankings]] as well as 25% on [[Metacritic]]. ''[[GameSpot]]'' awarded the game 1.5/10, calling it "perhaps the worst [[real-time strategy|RTS]] game ever created". The site also named it 2009's Flat-Out Worst Game.<ref name="GameSpot">{{cite web |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/stalinvsmartians/review.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-05-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504000442/http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/stalinvsmartians/review.html |archivedate=2009-05-04 |df= }}</ref> IGN, which rated the game a 2/10, noted the game's total lack of any RTS-related elements and asked whether it was 'made in 1994 and sealed into a vault until 2009' given how dated the visuals looked.<ref name = "IGN">http://pc.ign.com/articles/979/979444p1.html</ref> ''Resolution'', awarding the game 35%, warned readers not to purchase the game, but conceded that it is occasionally "incredibly amusing".<ref name = "Resolution">http://resolution-magazine.co.uk/content/?p=517#more-517</ref> ''[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]]'' called the game "rubbish" but admitted: "there’s certainly car-crash value, especially if you tie yourself in theoretical knots deciding exactly how much of the game is satire".<ref name = "Rock, Paper, Shotgun">http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/04/29/rps-vs-mezmer-stalin-vs-martians-impressions/</ref> ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'' was more positive, noting that "Whatever it was, it's clear that the development team had a very fun time making the game, and filling it with as many Soviet clichés as possible." and "The presentation can be funny, and it's so absurd at times that you really have to experience it for the sheer audacity of it, but ... the game itself is below average at best".<ref name="The Escapist">{{cite web |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/6063-Review-Stalin-vs-Martians/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-08-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126145413/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/6063-Review-Stalin-vs-Martians |archivedate=2012-11-26 |df= }}</ref> Russian MTV programme Virtuality and its spin-off portal Games TV were quite enthusiastic about the game and its humour.<ref name = "Games TV Video Review">http://www.games-tv.ru/reviews/stalin_protiv_marsian/obzor_kenny_&_dziha</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 14:57, 29 January 2018

Stalin vs. Martians
DevelopersBlack Wing Foundation
Dreamlore
N-Game
PublisherMezmer Games
PlatformMicrosoft Windows
ReleaseApril 29, 2009[1]
GenreReal-time strategy
ModeSingle-player

Stalin vs. Martians is a parody real-time strategy video game developed by Black Wing Foundation, Dreamlore and N-Game, released on April 29, 2009. Described as "trashy and over-the-top"[2] by its creators,[3] the game mocks World War II strategy games and utilizes pythonesque humor. The developers state that Stalin vs. Martians is "obviously a parody, which sometimes gets close to being a satire" and is "halfway to becoming a trash icon of gaming industry for years".[4] In some interviews the lead designer of the game compares Stalin vs. Martians to the Troma films.[5]

As of July 22, 2009, the game is no longer available to be purchased. The reason for this is currently unknown.[6][7][8][9] The official website contains information that upgraded version of Stalin vs. Martians is on the way and will be available for download.[10]

In October 2017 the game was released for free on the site Myabandonware and was declared abandonware after eight years of silence from both the developer and publisher.

Reception

Stalin vs. Martians received scathing reviews from critics. It has an average score of 23.41% on GameRankings as well as 25% on Metacritic. GameSpot awarded the game 1.5/10, calling it "perhaps the worst RTS game ever created". The site also named it 2009's Flat-Out Worst Game.[11] IGN, which rated the game a 2/10, noted the game's total lack of any RTS-related elements and asked whether it was 'made in 1994 and sealed into a vault until 2009' given how dated the visuals looked.[12] Resolution, awarding the game 35%, warned readers not to purchase the game, but conceded that it is occasionally "incredibly amusing".[13] Rock, Paper, Shotgun called the game "rubbish" but admitted: "there’s certainly car-crash value, especially if you tie yourself in theoretical knots deciding exactly how much of the game is satire".[14] The Escapist was more positive, noting that "Whatever it was, it's clear that the development team had a very fun time making the game, and filling it with as many Soviet clichés as possible." and "The presentation can be funny, and it's so absurd at times that you really have to experience it for the sheer audacity of it, but ... the game itself is below average at best".[15] Russian MTV programme Virtuality and its spin-off portal Games TV were quite enthusiastic about the game and its humour.[16]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Faylor, Chris (April 24, 2009). "Stalin vs Martians Now Coming April 29". Shacknews. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  2. ^ "IGN: Stalin vs. Martians Announced".
  3. ^ "Paradox Interactive press release". Archived from the original on 2009-09-21. Retrieved 2009-03-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. ^ http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=23601Martians/
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2014-08-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ http://store.steampowered.com/app/25870/
  7. ^ http://www.direct2drive.com/4/7983/product/Buy-Stalin-vs.-Martians-Download
  8. ^ http://www.gamersgate.com/index.php?page=product&what=view&sku=DD-MVS
  9. ^ http://www.impulsedriven.com/stalinvsmartians
  10. ^ http://stalinvsmartians.com/en/
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-05-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ http://pc.ign.com/articles/979/979444p1.html
  13. ^ http://resolution-magazine.co.uk/content/?p=517#more-517
  14. ^ http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/04/29/rps-vs-mezmer-stalin-vs-martians-impressions/
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2014-08-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ http://www.games-tv.ru/reviews/stalin_protiv_marsian/obzor_kenny_&_dziha
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