#36

'Super Mario 3D Land'

for the Nintendo 3DS released in 2011.

Finally there was a handheld that was good enough to be on console. Well, there's another, but that one is still a long way away anyway. If WiiU's sequel to this game is as good as this one, and I don't see why not, I'm in for a blast this holiday. 'Super Mario 3D Land' packs pretty much everything you want in a game. It's fun, it's challenging and has great value because it last quite a while with high replay-value.

It was my second game on the system, and I didn't initially bought it for the 3D effect. From demo-units in stores,which only had a level of Pilot Wings at the time, I thought the effect was surprisingly good, but not something essential. '3D Land' however, made it essential. Besides the price, I don't see why one would get a 2DS over a 3DS nowadays to lose the 3D effect. It's amazing.

Naturally, because it's in the name, the game uses the 3D feature to it's fullest. It's possible to complete the game without, but if you want to find all the secrets and to find the alternate exits in levels, you're going to need the 3D. The ability to see depth in the game is so well utilized, that stuff could be cleverly hidden and even more ingeniously found by the player. It also helped at general platformer through all those superb levels, in fact, the ease at which the player can jump from platform to platform with the 3D effect, eroded my jumping skills (no joke) on 'regular' 2D console games!

#35 Hint

My #35 was released at the start of the year and considered so good a game, that the main numbered entry in this franchise that was released near the end of that same year could only wish it was this game!

I'm guessing Bioshock Infinite for #35 based on the Belle comment.  Haven't played, probably wrong.  Couldn't think of anything else.

Resident Evil Revelations?

Also, does this appear as a reply to you on the VGChartz buddy since I added it into an edit?  Just wondering if people are seeing the messages in these edits.

Both Mr. Khan and kupomogli are right:

#38: Metroid Prime 3: Corrumption (Wii)

All Metroid Prime games are awesome and Wii's Metroid Prime 3: Corrumption is no exception. It still follows the same structure as its predecessors but adds IR aiming (allowing for precise shooting controls without the need for auto-aim, although the option is still present), good motion controls (like the grapple beam whip motion) and allows Samus to visit many different planets.

#37: Star Fox 64 (N64)

Star Fox 64 can be beaten in less than an hour once you know the game enough but that shouldn't suggest that there isn't many hours of pleasure to be had with this game. The medal system adds challenge and depth to the game, each stage has a number of points you have to make in order to get the medal for that stage, to achieve this you'll have to time your shoots perfectly to destroy enemies in groups in order to get a better score. Getting all medals unlocks Expert Mode in which you can once again try to get all medals which gives you bragging rights and the option of battling on foot in the versus mode (not recommended).

Now, do a barrel roll!

#36: Super Smash Bros: Melee (GC)

I remember playing this game so much that my thumbs hurt the follow day. I've always been a fan of fighting games but Smash Bros. Melee was a revelation for me. This game appears simple (everyone has the same controller inputs) but it's surprisingly deep and let's not forget incredibly fun. Of course the main attraction here is the 4 player multiplayer fights but even alone this game is packed with content from the classic mode, adventure mode, home-run contest, break the targets, event matches, multi-man melee.

I'll let you guess who's my main.

36. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (36)

Time didn't treat this game as well as I hoped in my list.  As a game I still think it's the most complete in the series with plenty of characters and a complete story driven platformer with more non-standard boss fights.  The additions of Solid Snake and Sonic from other companies felt like a big change from the normal cast (though Snake seems terribly out of place).  This game's major bonus was the variety of moves available across characters.  There were still clones, but they seemed to differ by a little more than previous entries.  The control scheme with just the wiimote was rough but adding in the nunchuck made it easier to control.  The power of moves decreased if you used them too much so you had to be knowledgeable in your moveset.  The smash balls added some fun extra moves but tended to reduce the focus on how consistent you needed to be win a game.  The high level AI characters could have been a little better but the difficult of extra modes like boss battle made up for it.  Ultimately, the reason this game dropped so far is that it just doesn't play as well as I would have hoped after sinking a bunch of time into it.

Hint for 35: Follow instructions from a computer which is more than named after one of the most polarizing characters in the franchise to escape the infected ship.

Metroid Fusion?

Correct!