The weather may be heating up, but with another stellar week of game releases, calling over a bunch of your buddies for some friendly console competition isn't out of the cards. (Your girlfriend? She can watch.)

This week's games selection is punctuated by the caped crusader’s return to a console near you. Also, a compilation of the Metroid Prime series hits stores alongside the release of a Metroid-esque Xbox Live exclusive. And, if Inglourious Basterds gets you in the mood to kill some Nazis, a legendary first-person shooter is back in HD glory.

Batman: Arkham Asylum
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3
If you’ve checked out the free demo available on each respective online service, you know that Eidos pulled no punches in making this one of the highly-stylized Batman games ever. Loosely based on the comic book of the same name, Arkham Asylum follows Batman, voiced by Kevin Conroy, as he seeks to chase down and defeat The Joker (Mark Hamill), who has taken over the crazy house. But, not before getting past the insane clown’s cast of shady associates inhabiting the cells of the asylum alongside him.

Metroid Prime Trilogy: Collector's Edition
Platform: Wii
It’s been a long time since JUSTIN BAILEY meant anything to anyone, but fans of the series have something to get excited about. This compilation features the Gamecube games Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes with revamped Wii motion controls and the Wii game Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Unfortunately, finding out what’s under Samus Aran’s power suit will have to be left up to your imagination. Our guess: genitals.

Wolfenstein
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
If you’re like Inglourious Basterds’ Brad Pitt and feel like being in the “Nazi-killin’ bidness,” look no further, friends. B.J. Blazkowicz is taking up arms once again and returning to kick some Heinrich Himmler ass. While Hitler’s Third Reich has halted further expansion into the modern world courtesy of some American muscle, but the Axis are still conjuring up plans to resurrect a ghost force to help them take over the world.

Shadow Complex
Platform: Xbox 360
Don’t you hate it when you go out for a relaxing hike with your girlfriend, only for her to go missing and you to get plunged into a government conspiracy that eventually turns you into the ultimate weapon? Yeah, us too. But, Shadow Complex gets a pass because it’s so freaking awesome. This 2D side-scroller takes a page out of Metroid, Castlevania, and, yes, even some Metal Gear Solid and delivers five to ten hours of fun for the low, low price of $15.