A Link to the Past

Correct! The first of two Zelda games in the top 10

#12 - Super Mario Galaxy (Kudos to no-one for guessing this)

Surprised no-one guessed this.

Super Mario Galaxy is everything I love about 3D platformers.  Lots of exploration.  Lots of collecting things.  Beautiful, colourful worlds.  Plenty to do and lots of variety in gameplay.

What made Mario Galaxy better was all the extra stuff.  The galaxy controlling mechanic was fantastically implemented - better than Ratchet & Clank imo.  Running around the hub world was a fantastic touch and I loved how it was slowly revealed over time.  The mix of different worlds was fantastic and I never got tired of any of the themes that were re-used throughout the game.  Oh and the soundtrack was blooming fantastic, really added to the atmosphere of the game.

Really enjoyable title and I hope we see a Galaxy 3 somewhere down the line.

Clue for my #11 - Miyamoto's garden: the game that recently received a threequel this year.

Clue for my #10 - You should all know this about me by now. The second game in the series.

Clue for my #09 - The finest example of cross-dressing in videogames.

No way #11 is not Pikmin .

#10 is a Spyro game... right? I'm not really up to speed on the Spyro games, but Wikipedia says it's called Spyro 2. I briefly played the first one (I think) a million years ago but that's it. Which is weird because games like these fall right into my preference, especially during those days .

Yes and yes :)  

I was looking for "Gateway to Glimmer" but I'll accept Spyro 2 :P

#11 - Pikmin 2

#10 - Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer?

#09 - Final Fantasy VII

You can't just copy S.Peelman's answers and claim them for yourself!  Especially when you got the first one wrong! :P

You are correct on the other two though.  Good work.

#14 - Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast)

 

Used to lock myself away for hours as a kid and play this. In terms of controls and level design, I don't think there is a better platformer out there. The game gave you a real sense of control and Sonic wasn't overbearingly fast, unlike most of the 3D Sonic games released in the past decade. The soundtrack is awesome and the graphics were incredible. One of the final levels set in orbit around the Earth blew me away.

I didn't! ...And fine, just Pikmin.

At least give me credit for getting your hardest one!