I agree with this one. My brother and I have rented both the first and the sequel and both were pretty good. It made it alot better than you can play two-player co-op where each player controls two guys.
I really liked Manhunt. But this kid would have to be like... really, REALLY well-adjusted to give it as a gift...
Manhunt got tedious pretty quickly. My favorite game right now is EA Fight Night. Just got into the top 10 of the welterweight division with my created fighter with a record of 36-4-0 and got knocked out in the 5th by Arturo Gatti.
Even killing gets tedious when the "victims" are morons and you use the plastic bag or base ball bat a hundred times and see the same cut seen.
I can't believe I forgot the best combat game available... This is the definition of a combat video game and it has Bawls. Seriously, I think this game isn't too bad based on what I read about it.