What title did Kratos, the God of War, go by as a child? "God of Skirmishes," perhaps?

Video Blips:

• God of War: Ghost of Sparta tells the origin tale of hero Kratos, who seeks to reunite with his brother. I think of it as an allegory of a messy custody dispute from when the kids' parents divorced.

Continue after a break for a peek at some of the wacky things you can do in Super Scribblenauts, a trailer for the awesome Shantae: Risky's Revenge, and a political hoopsfest in NBA Jam. 

• Super Scribblenauts takes the locquatious gameplay of the first game and adds adjectives to take things to a new level. What adjectives are you thinking of trying out? On second thought, don't answer that.

• Watch some American politicians throw down in the new NBA Jam.If they decided to play like this in real life, just imagine all the busted ankles (or hips) we'd see. [GameTrailers]

• Shantae: Risky's Revenge looks simply awesome. I now feel compelled to acquire a DSi system to play this downloadable title -- and not miss out on it like I did for the critically acclaimed Shantae for Game Boy Color. [GameVideos]