"Tiger Woods: PGA Tour 10" bundle (rated E, $60 on Wii, includes Wii MotionPlus): You can play this game on just about any modern console or handheld, but only on the Wii can you pick up the game bundled with Wii MotionPlus, the new add-on for the Wii remote that allows for more precise motion controls. "Wii Sports Resort," Nintendo's big MotionPlus game, won't be out for a few weeks yet, ensuring Tiger dominates the market for just a little bit. Not drinking the MotionPlus Kool-Aid? Standard versions of Tiger go for $60 on PS3 and 360. Or you can buy the game without MotionPlus on Wii for $50.

"Grand Slam Tennis" (rated E, $60 on 360 or PS3, $50 on Wii) or "Virtua Tennis 2009" (rated E, $50 on 360 or PS3, $40 on Wii: Both of these tennis games are designed with MotionPlus in mind, as well. "Tiger Woods" is the only game currently bundled with the device, but you can buy it separately for $20.

"Prototype" (rated M, $60 on PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, $50 on PC): Like the recent PlayStation 3 exclusive "inFAMOUS," "Prototype" is an open-world superhero game. I love this new mini-trend of making superhero games that aren't based on licensed characters. The fact that "inFAMOUS" and "Prototype" are based on wholly original characters gives the games' writers a lot more creative freedom and frees us players from expectations of the protagonists. In "Prototype," you play as Alex Mercer, a guy at the epicenter of a nasty disease outbreak in New York City. The outbreak appears to have killed a lot of people but also given Alex superpowers. Your mission is mostly just to kill lots of people, but along the way, you'll find out a few things about what gave Alex his superpowers and who's behind the outbreak. It's kind of weird that this is coming out just a week after "inFAMOUS." The two games are extremely similar in setting and themes. But whatever. "inFAMOUS" has been great to me so far, and "Prototype" is from the team behind last console generation's "The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction." There's definitely room for two NYC superhero/disaster games.

"Rock Band Unplugged" (rated T, $40 on PlayStation Portable): I honestly can't read about this game, a portable "Rock Band" that has you controlling every instrument at once, and not think of Appalachian one-man band/weirdo Hasil Adkins. The legend has it that, as a child, young Hasil heard musicians on the radio and thought they played all the instruments themselves. So, over time, he taught himself how to play drums and guitar at the same time. He went on to record hundreds of songs, but his signature accomplishment, aside from "No More Hotdogs," above, might be his "Poultry in Motion" album, whose songs are all about chickens. See? Who says you can't learn anything reading about video games all day?

"Call of Duty: World at War" (rated M, $60 on 360 or PS3): "Killzone 2" isn't the only big-time shooter getting new multiplayer maps this week. The second map pack for "World at War" will set you back $10 and includes four maps, one of which supports the game's zombie mode.

"Burnout Paradise" (rated T, $20 on 360 or PS3): The downloadable "Big Surf Island" sets you back $13 on the PS3 or $12.50 on the 360. It opens up a whole new gameplay area with dozens of new things to do.

"Bomberman Ultra" (rated T, $10 PlayStation Network download): It's probably because I went to college at the right time, but "Bomberman" was the first party game I fell in love with. "Ultra" is the PlayStation Network's equivalent to "Bomberman Live" on the Xbox 360, with classic, top-down graphics and the power-ups you remember. Run around a grid. Blow each other up. Repeat until giddy. Online play allows up to eight players.

"Sonic's Ultimate Collection" (rated E10+, $30 on Xbox 360 or PS3): A bunch of Sega Genesis classics went on sale over Xbox Live Arcade at $5 a pop. All but one of them ("Gunstar Heroes," which also hit the PlayStation Network) is available on this $30 disc, which includes a total of more than 40 games. Buying the games separately over Live will cost you more in the long run. On the other hand, you'll get 200 achievement points and leaderboards.

What I'll be playing this weekend: Now that I've reviewed "Killzone 2," I've moved onto "inFAMOUS." I've only played the first couple of missions, but I've fallen hard for the game. So lots of that. I'll probably mess around with a little more "Killzone 2" online, plus some "Culdcept Saga" and "Space Invaders Extreme" on the Xbox 360.