On the podcast this week we take a look at Dead Rising 2 on the Xbox 360, the straight to DVD flick The Experiment and the Vertigo comic series American Vampire.
Dead Rising 2 (01:32 – 20:42)
Capcom and Blue Castle have teamed up to deliver a new game to not only quench your thirst of killing zombies, but to do so by tying chainsaws to a canoe paddle. This time you play as Chuck Greene, motocross star extraordinaire who’s post-zombie-attacks career finds him working on a game show killing zombies for sport. But things fall apart and it’s up to you find survivors, protect your daughter and kill lots o’ zombies. We previously looked at the first game, a couple of times, and recently also looked at the prequel to this game, Case Zero. Give a listen to see how this one matches up.
The Experiment (21:09 – 33:54)
Directed by Paul Scheuring, The Experiment is a direct to DVD film released in September 2010 starring Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker. The story involves twenty six men signing up to participate in an experiment in which they are taken to a prison for fourteen days with some acting as guards and the others in the role as prisoners. The film examines how, given the proper circumstances, people will react to being granted authority and how others will react when they are forced to fall in line. Check out our review to see how it fares.
American Vampire (34:13 – 40:36)
Andrew checks in with this review of a new comic book series written by Stephen King and Scott Snyder. Published by Vertigo, the story looks at vampires during their time through decades of American history. The series started back in March of this year and currently published five issues.
This week on the podcast we take a look at a new Xbox 360 exclusive, Dead Rising 2: Case Zero and a new film written, directed and produced by Robert Rodriguez, Machete.
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero (01:15 – 22:24)
Capcom has done something a bit different in anticipation of the release of Dead Rising 2. They’ve released a prologue downloadable game, Case Zero, exclusively to the Xbox Live Marketplace for a mere 400 points. Taking place three years before the events of Dead Rising 2, the game introduces us to a new character Chuck Greene as he tries to come up with new and creative ways to eliminate any zombies in this path.
Machete (22:38 – 44:37)
And speaking of unique and interesting ways of killing things, we all checked out a new film released last week to theaters, Machete. Directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis, Machete was originally just a fake trailer that accompanied Grindhouse during it’s theatrical run in 2007. It’s since been turned into a full feature release with an ensemble cast including Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba and Steven Seagal. Check out our reviews to hear what we thought.
Just a few weeks back on the podcast, we were discussing the rumors of Dead Rising 2. And now we have a new official trailer! This time we have a new lead character, Chuck Greene, and a new location, Fortune City. And apparently some new and creative ways to use weapons too; IE: the 2 chainsaws attached to a motorcycle - looks definitely appealing. You can check out our thoughts on the first game for both the Xbox 360 and the Wii.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
A few episodes ago, a couple of the guys had a chance to discuss Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe. Well now it looks like we’re getting a sequel this summer to the Marvel vs. Capcom franchise. I didn’t have a chance to check out the original Marvel vs. Capcom, and to be honest after Street Fighter IV I’m not sure how excited I am about this one, but I’ll certainly give this one a run up the flag poll.
Batman: Arkham Asylum – Harley Quinn Trailer
As the new Batman: Arkham Asylum game gets closer to launch, we’re seeing some new character videos coming out providing us some more insight into the game. I can’t wait to get my hands on this as it certainly has the potential to be great.
And finally, I leave you with a bit of a different take on a classic sitcom. It always fascinates me how much of an impact the musical score can have to a visual medium. It pretty much speaks for itself so take a peek…
So if you remember from the last show, we were looking at Dead Rising on the 360. And since I had only gotten a chance to check out the demo instead of the full game, the boys had convinced me that my money would be well spent grabbing myself a copy. So much to my surprise, the Wii port ended up coming out this same week so I thought I’d give it whirl to see how it compared to the 360 version. Soooooooooo??????
