The release of Bioshock 2 stands as one of the highlights this week. The return to Rapture will have players scrambling to contain Big Sisters in the underwater dystopia. In Blu-ray and DVD releases this week, The Guild Season 3 is recommended viewing for anyone willing to take a break from Azeroth. Comic fans will leave the shop with mutants on the mind, with three major X-titles this week, along with a new Batman and Robin and Boom! Studios mini-series Muppet King Arthur to round out the pull list. And this Friday sees the long-awaited release of The Wolfman, featuring Benicio Del Toro as the beloved radio DJ/mythical nocturnal creature. This is the ESG Checklist for this week:
New Game Releases
Get your plasmids ready; it`s time to return to Rapture. Fight off Big Sisters and take on a the new multiplayer in the sequel to one of 2007’s top titles.
Explore the nine circles of Hell in this God of War-type action game, as you seek out your lost love Beatrice. Indulgences sold separately.
Star Ocean: The Last Hope International
Another JRPG that has yet to capture the same attention as the Final Fantasy series. Play this one to take your mind off the upcoming release of Final Fantasy XIII
This Wii title features much of the same gameplay as previous Super Monkey Ball titles, only with Balance Board support. Dust off that Board and start rolling.
Retro gamers will enjoy this new Wii title featuring a number of Data East’s classic titles, including Burger Time.
New Comics
Features appearances by Batwoman, Knight and Squire, and another familiar face makes an appearance
The Dark X-men delve into the twisted mind of Norman Osborn.
This issue features Nightcrawler and Rogue as they head South an face shape-shifter Mystique
The conclusion of the X-mini-series features everyone’s favorite loud Irishman, Banshee. Plus, a murdered leprechaun
And so begins the tale of the Knights of Round; with a Muppet twist of course. BOOM! Studios has been producing some great storytelling with the Muppet franchise, so check out this title immediately
New Blu-ray and DVD
This redundant title features the first half of the new season the third Stargate series. This division of seasons trend in sci-fi TV DVD has got to stop.
Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic
Following the events of simultaneously-released game title Dante’s Inferno, it serves as a companion piece that will serve the potential thousands of fans of the series. Or not.
This set features all 12 episodes of the third season, as well as the Do You Want To Date My Avatar music video. Make sure you’re spec’d for the onslaught.
New Movie Releases
Friday February 12 will have both lycanthropy and Greek Mythology enthusiasts alike heading to theatres, with the releases of The Wolfman and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
The classic movie monster returns to the silver screen, with Benicio Del Toro tackling the role of the mythical creature.
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
A modern take on the gods of Greek Mythology, the movie features potential Spidey Logan Lerman.
Birthdays For The Week of February 7-13
Sci-fi pioneer Jules Verne was born this week on February 8th 1828. The French author birthed the sci-fi genre with novels such as A Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Why not seek the services of a French prostitute in honor of this momentous occasion? If you’re into more contemporary fiction, Batman collaborator Bill Finger was born this week on the 8th in 1914. In fact, according to imdb.com, Finger was responsible for suggesting a bat character design instead of Bob Kane’s original Birdman design. Decades later, a man from French Lick would adopt that title. Although the three-pointer was his weapon of choice, not a batarang. Continuing with Batman, influential artist Bruce Timm celebrates a birthday on February 8th, who created the character designs for Batman: The Animated Series. One last Batman birthday: Judd Winick, The Real World: San Francisco cast member and writer on a recent four-issue run on Batman, celebrates a birthday on February 12th . In addition to the Bat-theme this week, here are a few other notable birthdays:
February 7
Tina Majorino - Napoleon Dynamite
February 8
Seth Green - Robot Chicken, Family Guy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Paul Wight - WWE Raw, MacGruber
Gary Coleman - Diff’rent Strokes
February 9
Ziyi Zhang - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Rush Hour 2
February 10
Chloe Moretz – Kick-Ass
February 11
Taylor Lautner - New Moon, Stretch Armstrong
Kelly Rowland - Freddy Vs. Jason
February 12
Sarah Lancaster - Chuck
Tara Strong (voice actor) The Powerpuff Girls, Final Fantasy X
Josh Brolin - Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror, Jonah Hex
Talking about the films, not the characters. I think The Mummy was an excellent remake, and is a classic film and I can watch it over and over. It’s just got enough meat on its bones. The Wolfman has a somewhat interesting plot, which isn’t immediately revealed right away. It’s not a plot where you an go, and then this happened, and then this, and then this. It’s got some twists and revelations that. It’s not, as linear and it didn’t feel as fun. Now, they’re different movies of course, 1 is horror is is adventure. Still they’re both remakes of classic monster movies by universal studios. I think they certainly learned their lesson from Van helsing and this is a much better movie than that. I cant help but compare the 2 movies though. I guess I just kind of wish Wolfman was better, like how I like the Mummy.