{"id":2315,"date":"2009-04-26T05:24:14","date_gmt":"2009-04-26T11:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/?p=2315"},"modified":"2009-04-26T05:24:14","modified_gmt":"2009-04-26T11:24:14","slug":"this-week-in-games-april-26-may-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/26\/this-week-in-games-april-26-may-2\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Games: April 26 &#8211; May 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2318 alignleft\" title=\"stalin-vs-martians\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/stalin-vs-martians.jpeg\" alt=\"stalin-vs-martians\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" \/>I know that <strong>X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/strong> is the big release this week &#8230; but how could I possibly resist putting the box for <strong>Stalin vs. Martians<\/strong> up front?  <strong>X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/strong> is being released for every platform known to man (I was honestly surprised there was no GBA version!), while <strong>Stalin vs. Martians<\/strong> is a quirky RTS game with a great sense of humor.  Aside from those games, <strong>Velvet Assassin<\/strong> for the PC and XBOX360 has been highly anticipated and finally lands this week.  There isn&#8217;t much more this week of note but that doesn&#8217;t mean there isn&#8217;t anything interesting, so check out the list!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/360.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1365\" title=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/360.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/li>\n<li>Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram Ver.5.66<\/li>\n<li>Velvet Assassin<\/li>\n<li>Banjo-Tooie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ps3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1366\" title=\"ps3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ps3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wii.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1367\" title=\"wii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wii.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/li>\n<li>Fantasy Aquarium World<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ps2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1368\" title=\"ps2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ps2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/psp.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1369\" title=\"psp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/psp.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/li>\n<li>Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ds.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1370\" title=\"ds\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ds.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/li>\n<li>Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier<\/li>\n<li>Smiley World Island Challenge<\/li>\n<li>Elite Forces: Unit 77<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/pc.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1371\" title=\"pc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/pc.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stalin vs. Martians<\/li>\n<li>X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/li>\n<li>Velvet Assassin<\/li>\n<li>MLB Dugout Heroes<\/li>\n<li>Evochron Legends<\/li>\n<li>Eco Tycoon: Project Green<\/li>\n<li>Lineage II: Chaotic Throne: Gracia PC<\/li>\n<li>Reel Deal Slots: Adventure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As for last week &#8230; well, not so great once again.  The biggest release &#8211; <strong>Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2<\/strong> &#8211; was reportedly pretty awful across all platforms, and there just wasn&#8217;t much else released.  Fortunately <strong>Demigod<\/strong> server situation has stabilized and the game is being enjoyed quite a bit by many players.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What I&#8217;m Currently Playing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>PC:<\/em> <strong>Demigod<\/strong> &#8211; haven&#8217;t even touched multiplayer yet, but so far this looks like a nice variation on the strategy game theme with some cool features.<\/li>\n<li><em>PC:<\/em> <strong>Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate<\/strong> &#8211; I finally finished this and am now scrambling to have a review for RPGWatch ready for the April 29th release!<\/li>\n<li><em>PC:<\/em> <strong>The Last Remnant<\/strong> &#8211; still slowly working my way through this!<\/li>\n<li><em>DS:<\/em> <strong>Dark Spire<\/strong> &#8211; after finishing up other stuff I&#8217;ve gotten back to this fun game and am making slow progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy gaming!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know that X-Men Origins: Wolverine is the big release this week &#8230; but how could I possibly resist putting the box for Stalin vs. Martians up front? 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