The Green Lantern and Infamous 2 Highlight the Game Releases of the Week [VIDEO]

The Green Lantern or Infamous 2? Red Faction or Operation Flashpoint? PS3 and Xbox lovers have to be excited about this weeks releases.

"Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters". . . it's rated (T) on Xbox360 and PS3, and rated (E10+) on the Wii and Nintendo DS versions.  Ryan Reynolds plays him in movie that hits theaters next Friday.  He does the voice for the game too . . . which is the first to ever feature the Green Lantern as the main character.

Infamous 2 (M), exclusivevto PS3. The first game was about a bike messenger caught in an explosion that gave him electricity-based super powers. In this one, you need to confront the Beast and prevent him from destroying the East Coast. After enhancing your powers, you'll also gain mastery over either fire or ice . . . depending on if you opt to be a goody two shoes or a merciless killer.

Red Faction: Armageddon (M) . . . on Xbox360, PS3, and PC. The fourth installment of the "Red Faction" is once again set on Mars and focusing on destructible environments. You play as a mercenary named Darius Mason who's trying to defeat a newly released legion of hostile Martians. There's no online co-op, but you can grab a friend and fight an endless stream of Martians in "Horde" mode. The game's signature weapon, the magnet gun, sounds like a lot of fun. First you shoot an object, then you target a second object. Whatever your second shot hits will instantly fly into the first object and . . . boom goes the dynamite.

Operation Flashpoint: Red River (M) . . . on Xbox360, PS3, and PC. A tactical first person shooter in which you take control of the Marine fire team Outlaw-2-Bravo. Your fire team is sent to fight insurgents in the fictional country of Tajikistan, but then you also have to fight China's People's Liberation Army. Up to four players can play cooperatively but there's no competitive online multiplayer.

ESRB Game Ratings: (E) for Everyone; (T) for Teen; (M) for Mature (18+)