If you’ve still got some gift cards or cash left from Christmas, here are a few ideas of what to spend them on!

• Gotham City Impostors – Warner Bros. is giving everyone the chance to explore what it’d be like to be ‘sort of’ Batman or ‘kind of’ The Joker. Gotham has gone kind of loco in this team-based shooter, with all manner of Batman and Joker wannabes roaming around and fighting each other. Promising “1000 levels of player advancement”, this download title offers a host of multiplayer modes and solo challenges that will allow you to make your character be just how you want via unlocks and upgrades. Humor seem to be the order of the day, as everyone’s running around in outfits that would almost not make the cut on Halloween and gadgets are useful, but still mere mockeries of the standard Bat-arsenal. (Available this month from Warner Bros. for 360 and PS3; rated T)
• Twisted Metal – Sweet Tooth finally makes an appearance in the current console generation in this anticipated reboot. Over the top vehicular combat takes place as once again people do battle to win Calypso’s annual tournament. This time the prize is not just survival or “money, power or fame, [but] rumour has it that Calypso is able to offer more…so much more.” How do you win? By taking the vehicle that has the combo of speed, armor, and special weaponry that matches your play style and besting all the others. From big rig Juggernaut that can withstand brutal punishment, muscle car Death Warrant that emphasizes speed over brawn, or eclectic late ‘50s ambulance Meat Wagon, there’s sure to be a vehicle outfitted to match your tastes. Toss in the 16-player multiplayer modes on top of the story mode and the car carnage can last as long as you want it to! (available Valentine’s Day from Sony exclusively for PS3; rated M)
• Captain Morgane and The Golden Turtle – While point-and-click is not the most common control scheme anymore, this adventure game is a throwback in that regard to Sierra On-Line classics like the King’s Quest series. Living on Bounty Island in the 1600s, young Morgane Castillo dreams of living the pirate life of her father. She sadly gets her wish by way of family tragedies, and at 17 is allowed to set out on her own and search for the fabled Golden Turtle. And along the way she may discover one of the tragedies might not have been all it seemed. The game touts 5 islands, 40 characters, 50 locations to explore, and 12 hours of gameplay—not bad for a budget title. (available February 24 from Reef Entertainment for DS as a European import; rated E10+)
• Tales of the Abyss – This fantastic PS2 game from the Tales… series gets ported to the 3DS 5½ years later. While it may be full of JRPG clichés, it’s still well worth your time. A bored youth who yearns for adventure over his royal responsibility? Check! A unit of currency that sounds kind of like gold? Check! Adventurers in their teens joined by a character considered elderly because he’s in his 30s? Check! Taking place on a planet called Auldrant, you set out on a journey based on The Score—a fortune foretold that may or may not be set in stone—and will do battle in part using artes based on one of six elements, which if joined in rapid succession magnify in power. As long as the “You’re weak! You’re a hack! You’re whack!” post-battle victory taunt remains in the game, it deserves to be a hit. (Available Valentine’s Day from Namco Bandai exclusively for 3DS; rated T)
• Uncharted: Golden Abyss – A launch title for the PS Vita handheld, this could be the best seller of their initial lineup. This game is a prequel to the original 2007 title, Drake’s Fortune, and is set in Central America’s lush jungles. You’ll be guiding Nathan Drake to investigate the “secret behind the 400-year-old massacre of a Spanish expedition.” Complicating matters is the relationship between an old friend of Nathan’s and the missing granddaughter of a fellow archaeologist. The game promises to utilize all the bells and whistles the Vita offers, such as tilting the system and using the ‘iPhone pinch’ when aiming a sniper rifle or moving your finger across the front touchscreen to navigate when climbing ledges. This may really need to be a hit to make the Vita a viable system, with reports that it’s now getting outsold by the older PSP in Japan.  (Available February 22 from Sony exclusively for Vita; rated T)

Jeff is currently playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3; follow him on Twitter at JKLugar.