41. Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 (2005)

Dropping from #25; It was tough to choose which DDR game I wanted to put here since the main differences tended to be songs.  This might not have been my favorite set of songs however.  What pushed this one to the top of my DDR list was the extent of the mission mode that the game provided.  It felt the most complete by far of the games I had been played and the missions ranged from really easy for people who wanted to get started, to borderline cruel to all but the top tier of players.  I wish I had gotten a chance to play the online mode because as fun as playing with friends was, at times it got a bit stale.  The online features seemed like an interesting addition to the already very complete game.

Daxter?

I'm so sorry smeags, but I just don't have the time or motivation to devote myself to even attempt to make my list.

Maybe next year.

P.S. please give Catherine it's rightful place in all of your guys' lists :)

my 41 - Portal 2

As much as I loved the first game, it was short, sweet and didn't outstay its welcome it just left you begging for more, the sequel was exactly the "more" I was looking for. considering the first game started out as a tiny extra pack in game with the Orange box and turned into a gaming legend this sequel perfectly filled out every aspect of the games Humour, gameplay and fantastic physics puzzles. The addition of Stephen Merchant was just the icing on the cake for me, love his comedy work, everything between himself, Ricky Gervais and the round headed buffoon Karl Pilkonton is absolute comedy gold. if you've played this and liked wheatleys Humour in this game you should definately look up more of his stuff, either the Podcasts from them or their animated tv show "the ricky gervais show" can't recommend enough.

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whoa.... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters [Super Nintendo Entertainment System]

I think this is the first game I've seen on anyones lists that I genuinely have difficulty believing anyone ever liked, I'm almost positive I'm thinking of the right game but I recall playing that with friends both at the time and quite recently and absolutely roaring our heads off laughing at how terrible it was, AI of the computer characters was just unrelenting in their attacks and even on the default difficulty you needed to land about 500 punches to down a cpu player and I recall being 3 shot by the 4th or so character into the story mode.

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On some wiki'ing it does seem that the Megadrive and Snes versions of that game were very different, thing which gave it away as being the wrong systems game was [Sisyphus (an original character, named Musha Beetle in the Japanese version). ] I recall us laughing at how that guys name was a bit similar to Syphilis and he was exclusive to the megadrive version it seems :D Lucky us! Did I mention that was close to unplayable?

Right again! Number 40 is No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle! :D

I had such a blast playing this game, right from the get-go. The bosses especially were just brilliant, if only for the sheer ridiculousness of some of their behaviors. That, along with the characters and dialogue all went a long way in making this game one of the more memorable ones I played this past generation. Here's hoping I see Travis Touchdown a little more in the future, haha!

40th - Breath of Fire II (SNES, 1994)
One of the most beautifully tragic stories set 500 years after the events of the first game, it follows the tragic events of Ryu's life like being orphaned at a very young age or losing his entire village after the outcomes early in the game, clearing out his friends name and saving the entire planet from the remnants of the old evil goddess from the first game by an act of self sacrifice.
Using a much improved interface and battle system than on the first game, the game builds on strategies between team members by having dedicated role givers (Nina being a dedicated healer, Ryu a dedicated fighter, etc.). Also, the introduction of a fusion system to improve character stats and/or change their appearence to give them new skills/abilities also opened up a plethora of strategies that were welcome due to the relatively high difficulty of the game.
The introduction of Township, which works like your team base was also a pretty welcome introduction, since you can upgrade it with a number of NPC's, opening up shops that allow you to buy the best equipment in the game and items to prepare for the final dungeons. Also, it involved a very special sidequest which was a requirement to get the best ending in the game.

      

Number 39 introduced the sons of a very famous villain.

My #40, as guessed by TruckOsaurus, is Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Mario earned his racing stripes on the SNES and N64, but it wasn’t until Mario Kart: Double Dash on the Gamecube that Nintendo go-kart racing reached its pinnacle. Double Dash is the fourth Mario Kart game, but the first to feature two characters per cart: one to drive, one to use items. Not only does this system of two interchangeable characters make Double Dash insanely perfect, but it introduces a cooperative mode previously unseen in Mario Kart. Players can choose from 20 playable characters, 11 of whom are new to the series. Each character has also been given a special item unique to him or her, like Mario’s fireballs or Donkey Kong’s giant banana. The only weakness in Double Dash is its battle arenas, which never quite match those in Mario Kart 64.

40. Mario Kart 7 (3DS)

The first of three Mario Kart games on my list, and it's the most recent release. There were a few additions to the series, with the option to customise the set-up of your kart with different parts earned mostly via coin collecting, and also the obvious glider/submarine additions, which were essentially twists on what Rare did for Nintendo with Diddy Kong Racing. Of course it's the tracks that are most important, and I enjoyed most of the new ones, and most of the classic tracks were ones I'd previously loved as well.

My 39th game is a downloadable platformer.