Designed for one- or two-player contests, VR Table Tennis is one of the few true virtual games on the market. Instead of using a video game controller, players swing actual paddles while an infrared reader translates their paddle movements onto their TV screen. Marketed for ages 5 and up, this will strike most adults as a fun but limited novelty item, while younger players will find the head-to-head play exciting. It offers a breezy arcade-style experience — but don’t look for depth or long-lasting value. A growing manufacturer in the portable-games market, DreamGear also makes a number of small consoles with as many as 85 games built into the hardware.