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Shippin' Out April 19-25: Excitebots, Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Apr 19, 2009 12:01 pm PT

Nintendo racer and Namco-Koei crossover highlight a sparse slate of releases including Cryostasis.

The March 2009 NPD numbers came out last week and showed that for the first time in six months, US retail game industry sales shrank year over year. It might be two down months in a row, as April 2008 saw Take-Two Interactive launch its hugely anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Who picks the turtle in a race?

While this month has seen the release of new hardware on the DSi, it has also seen weeks like this one, where the biggest game of the month falls along the lines of Nintendo's lightly hyped Excitebots: Trick Racing. A follow-up to the Wii launch game Excite Truck and a distant relative to the original Excitebike, Excitebots features animal-themed vehicles racing around ever-shifting courses.

Excitebike isn't the only series to be infiltrated by robots recently. Namco Bandai's sci-fi anime Gundam franchise inserted itself into the historical action of Koei's Dynasty Warriors in 2007, and the crossover proved so nice that the two companies decided to try it twice. Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 arrives in stores this week with even more mobile suits and a new mission mode that lets players pick a Gundam pilot and take them through a career's worth of storylines.

Stalin overlooks his forces.

There's another eyebrow-raising crossover landing in stores this week in the form of Mezmer Games' PC real-time strategy game Stalin vs. Martians. True to its title, Stalin vs. Martians puts players in the moustache of the notorious Communist leader as he fends off an extraterrestrial invasion in 1942. PC gaming history buffs can also keep an eye out for Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason, 1C's first-person shooter set in a Russian nuclear station at the North Pole in 1968.

[UPDATE 4/20]: Mezmer Games today announced that Stalin vs. Martians has been delayed until "later this month."

For further details on the week's games, visit GameSpot's New Release page. Downloadable games on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Live Marketplace, and the Wii Shop Channel will be revealed later this week. Release dates are based on retailer listings and subject to change.

NEW RELEASES: APRIL 19-25

APRIL 20:
Stalin vs. Martians--PC--Strategy--Mezmer Games
Excitebots: Trick Racing--Wii--Driving--Nintendo
Adventure: Collector's Edition (Volume 1)--PC--Adventure--Got Game Entertainment
Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason--PC--Action--1C

APRIL 21:
101-in-1 Explosive Megamix--DS--Puzzle--Atlus Co.
Jelly Belly: Ballistic Beans--Wii, PS2, DS--Puzzle--Zoo Games
I Love Horses--DS--Puzzle--Destineer
Pennzoil Build-N-Race: Speed Demons--Wii--Driving--Zoo Games
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2--360, PS3, PS2--Action--Namco Bandai Games America
Zeno Clash --PC--Action--ACE

APRIL 22:
Dream Day Wedding: Viva Las Vegas--PC--Strategy--ValuSoft

64 Comments

  • maf17

    Posted May 31, 2009 4:48 pm PT

    More than a month since its US release and no sign of an Australian date, so I'm ordering it from overseas. Think I'll be doing this more often unless this ridiculous lag ends. If the games are available overseas and are not blocked by censorship, I see absolutely no reason why they cant be in the stores in the same week.

  • pidow

    Posted Apr 21, 2009 10:08 am PT

    I'm checking out Cryostasis.

  • NavIGOtoR25

    Posted Apr 21, 2009 8:18 am PT

    Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason - why so many time it's developed? In Russia Cryostasis was released in 2008.

  • 13wanderer

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 5:07 pm PT

    Hey R3DN1N3, DW Gundam is possibly the best gundam game ever made, at least that made it to america.

  • gnbfd

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 1:18 pm PT

    Excitebots will be fun
    and lol "Stalin vs. Martians"

  • R3DN1N3

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 11:34 am PT

    I don't know what I hate more, Madden NFL games, ANY rhythim game coming out or Dynasty Warriors just for the fact that it's a crap game that incorporated one of my favorite anime series of all time?!
    GARBAGE, BLASMPHEMY and SHINANIGANS I say!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • CoolKidX

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 11:21 am PT

    Stalin vs. Martians

    yay!

  • Destiny_Hero

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 10:48 am PT

    Whoops, still nothing good. Sorry, I almost thought Nintendo was going to make a good game, my bad.

  • BigDaddy973

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 10:17 am PT

    Horrible week in gaming, hahaha!

  • Mr_Versipellis

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 9:39 am PT

    Fairly dull week IMO...

  • TehEliteElite

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 8:58 am PT

    Holy crap! SephireX, I stand corrected!! That just made my day!!

  • ThAdEa82

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 7:59 am PT

    SUPER SANDWICH!

    pie FACE!!!

  • ThAdEa82

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 7:57 am PT

    Stalin gets down at 0:55.

  • TehEliteElite

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 7:51 am PT

    Stalin vs. Martians ftw!

    @SephireX: As much as I wish that were true, I believe you are mistaken...

  • taylormadederek

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 7:41 am PT

    Once again Gamespot thank you for the list of games in LIST FORM. There are almost no "good" or "potentially good" games coming out unitl Infamous. This is very very good for me because I have a back log of about 20 games that need to be finished with another 15 that I haven't opened.

  • bodylotion

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 7:24 am PT

    thanks SephireX that's the kind of news i love (if it's true that is). But it's obvious why it isn't in this topic because these are only the games coming out this week

  • SephireX

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 7:12 am PT

    Why is the news on the new Fallout not highlighted on this site? Well let me. New Fallout game being developed by none other than Obsidian (KOTOR 2). It is not a direct sequel to Fallout 3 but will be based in places from the first two games. Its due out next year. More will probably be unveiled at E3. As for what is shipping out now, not very interesting.

  • Heffe2020

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 7:12 am PT

    Does any one no when moving memo (flip book) is coming out? It's the animation tool coming out on dsiware

  • volcomstoner180

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 6:59 am PT

    nothing for me here...ill save up for future games that look amazing

  • drumbreak1

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 6:30 am PT

    cryostasis looks pretty cool actually havn't heard until now, and i gotta stalin vs martians even if it is terrible lol

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