Video Games - $40 - $250
man, 2009 was a year of good video games. most of them range between $40 and $80, its the fancy ones like tony hawk and beatles rock band that will set you back a pretty penny (i hear the tony hawk game is pretty cool though). rock band games really are great for guys (and kids!) of any skill level (i know this because i got rock band 2 this year and was rocking out in no time! and so were the 7 & 9 yr olds i babysit). Forza is great for motor-heads, there are plenty of shooters games in this mix (conduit, halo3 ODST, borderlands, modern warfare, L4D2, jeebus….), and even one for the super hero lover in your life (batman is a great game!). ok, time to list ‘em, by console (man i hope you can read the pictures b/c i’m not doing them in order, sorry). buy at walmart, target, gamestop, amazon, etc.
Wii - New Super Mario Bros (yay!!!), Big Game Hunter, Tony Hawk Ride*, Conduit
XBox - Beatles Rockband*, Forza Motorsport 3, Halo3 ODST, Batman Arkham Asylum*, Borderlands*, Left 4 Dead 2
PS3 - DJ Hero*, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2*, Uncharted 2, Guitar Hero 5*, Assassin’s Creed II*, God of War 3
*available on multiple consoles