Is it Sleeping Dogs? I have no idea to be honest :P

As it turns out, it wasn't actually their debut. It was their second game, but nobody has heard of the first.

They won the VGA (ugh) for Best Studio in the year that the original came out.

I don't know how I didn't think about Arkham City, must not have crossed my mind.

Tomb Raider 2

Got it in the end

Don't feel bad, it took them a solid 20 minutes and a lot of prompting in mod chat.

Super Mario 64.

Bowser needs just one hit in the Dark World and Lava World levels, while he needs three in the final level.

#22

'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'

for the Sony PlayStation 3 released in 2009.

Probably the best thing to come out of the 7th Generation, 'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' was a sight to see. Polished until perfection, the entire game is a smooth, yet exciting ride. It features many different locales each equally beautiful and detailed. True love went into making this game. It's successor may be a tiny bit better looking, this game holds it's own and has obviously had more time to be perfected.

Of course it's not all about sight-seeing in 'Uncharted 2'. The game remains action packed, and contains many smart puzzles and challenging platforming aspects. The game has a good story and is quite light-hearted in it's dialogue, which is very refreshing. Drake is a likeable character, even moreso than in the first game and his helpers are all well written with fleshed out personalities. The game's antagonist is just enough of an a-hole to dislike him but not be frustrated by the character or for it to become cheesy.

Personally I do prefer the story of the third game, yet this game wins on gameplay merits. The story is about finding the Tree of Life containing the wish-fulfilling jewel called the Cintamani Stone. It kind of relies on a mystical or even magical aspect, which I thought was not truly necessary. Maybe that's why it took me a while before I actually beat the game. Nevertheless, the story is extremely entertaining still, and combined with the stellar gameplay, this game really deserves to be this high on the list.

#21 Hint:

Quite an original concept for a game, but the thing that immediately screams at you is the soundtrack, made by a (at the time) fairly popular punk-rock band.

I'm guessing Terraria since I've seen you praise it before.

Re-posting my clue from yesterday that no-one guessed along with my clue from today. Will update tomorrow if I get chance:

Clue for my #22 - recent reboot of a series which was received pretty well by critics but slated by fans from straying much too far from its roots by focusing on survival against the odds rather than the traditional core mechanics.

Clue for my #21 - you should all know this about me by now. The first game in the series.

#21 :Spyro The Dragon.

Btw Terraria is right.