It's Friday night and you have two choices: You can sit around drinking with your buddies or get together for some video games. If you can only afford to do one, here's a list of six video games you can get that won't break your beer-fund. The good news? They're cheap and they don't suck.

1. Burnout Paradise

This sandbox-style racer from Criterion Games has enough speed, destruction, and adrenaline to satisfy your lust for velocity. Not only does the game come with countless hours of gameplay from races, challenges, and more- the developers are redefining the concept of downloadable content. Loads of free add-ons have been already been introduced including motorcycles, new locations, and more. Best of all, you can now get all of the content, expansion packs included, as a disc-free download on the Playstation Network so you can get racing without even leaving the house. 

[Price: $19.99]
Available for PC, XBOX360, PS3, PSN

2. World of Goo

No, this isn't that movie you hide under the mattress, it's the multi-award winning game from developer 2D Boy. Build, stretch, and construct balls of goo to create bridges, towers, and anything else you need to traverse a series of puzzle-based levels. It's incredibly addictive and, if you play it on Wii, even more fun with a friend.

[Price: $15.99-19.99]
Available for PC/Mac, WiiWare

3. The Orange Box

You're not going to find too many packages like this that offer so much content for so little money. From Valve studios, makers of Half-Life and Left 4 Dead, this disc comes packed with the best games they have to offer. Return as Gordon Freeman and blast your way through Half-Life 2 as well as Half-Life 2 Episodes 1 & 2. Explore bizarre research labs with GlaDOS in the mind-bending puzzler, Portal, and enjoy fierce multiplayer action with Team Fortress 2. So many hours of gaming for such a low price.
[Price: $19.99]
Available for PC, XBOX360, PS3

4. Trauma Center: New Blood

If your roommate is pre-med you may want them to join you and give this a try. This animé-styled title is a blend of surgery sim, arcade action, and daytime soap opera. Use the Wii Remote to slice, excise, and do whatever it takes to save your patients. Like a lot of games, it's even more fun with a partner. So link up with a buddy or, better yet, ask the girl down the hall if she'd like to play doctor and hit the O.R. together.
[Price: $19.99]
Available for Wii

5. Condemned 2: Bloodshot

This game is like C.S.I. on crack. It's dark and disturbing but, most importantly, the best time you'll have getting scared this year. Play as Ethan Thomas to solve the mystery of the violence that is consuming the city around you. Use forensic techniques to find clues while fighting your way through a endless stream of psychopaths that lurk in the shadows.
[Price: $19.99]
Available for XBOX 360, PS3

6. No More Heroes

From oddball game designer Suda 51, this Wii exclusive not only does away with the console's family friendly facade- it slashes it in half with a katana beam. Play as Travis Touchdown as he kills his way to the top to become the world's greatest assassin. It's one part Kill Bill mixed with Suda 51's signature style and sense of humor. Definitely, one of the best Wii games without Mario in it and a deal at such a low price.
[Price: $19.99]
Available for Wii