Here’s my weekly columns from Metro News for the week of November 4th.
eBook – The Making of Star Wars
By J. W. Rinzler
Four Stars
“He had an underlying current of sensual hostility” says George Lucas as Harrison Ford whoops and hollers in hearing himself described that way, one of many recently recovered audio and video clips featured in this enhanced ebook that explores the fascinating early days of Star Wars, when Luke was a girl, Han Solo was black, and Obi-Wan a Japanese Samurai.
Video Games – Batman: Arkham Origins
PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii U
Rated Teen
3 ½ stars
The third in the Arkham series is an all-too-familiar mix of street brawls, bat gadgets, and Enigma puzzles, inside familiar prison, museum, and sewer settings, against many of the same villains. New voice-over actors, a start-over Batman story, and an abundance of add-ons somehow fail to keep things fresh. The absence of writer Paul Dini, who gave the first two Arkhams their wildly entertaining insanity, is sorely felt in a game that finds fun in the familiar, but misses out on the excitement and thrills of offering something new.
Entertainment Apps – Papa Sangre II
$4.49
Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, LOTR) uses his warm, gravelly charismatic voice to guide you through this brilliant headphone adventure, a soundscape of musical memories, outlandish characters, and terrifying monsters.
Cooking – Lush Mixed Drinks
$1.99
The best guide to the most sought-after drinks, Lush uses playful animations and a simple navigation to make it easy to find and save drinks by flavor, ingredient, and movies.
Health/Fitness – Simplyhealth Back Care
Free
This guide takes you through simple adjustments you can make at home and at work to prevent back pain while combining an ache journal with streaming exercise videos to offer relief.
