• November 16th, 2011

    40/40: Zelda Skyward Sword Lands Perfect Score From Famitsu

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    The Famitsu, Japan’s (and maybe the world’s) biggest video game magazine, has tested Zelda Skyward Sword (the newest Zelda game for Wii) in their newest issue. And apparently, they liked what they played: as the first game this year, Zelda Skyward Sword scored a perfect 40/40 score.

    The four testers gave away ten out of ten points each, making the Wii title the third in the Zelda series to get a perfect total score. In fact, Ocarina of Time for the N64 was the first game ever to get the 40/40 from Famitsu (in November 1998). Zelda: Wind Waker, which went on sale about four years later on the Gamecube, received the same rating. → Read More

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    July 15th, 2011

    JapanVideoGameCharts:BestsellersInFirstHalfOf2011,ThisWeekToppedByLANoire

    It’s the middle of the year, and the Famitsu [JP], Japan’s (and probably the world’s) biggest video game magazine, decided it’s a good time to release the top 10 of the best-selling video games in Japan in the first half of this year, apart from a list of the top selling titles this week. → Read More

    June 29th, 2011

    39/40: L.A. Noire Gets (Almost) Perfect Score From Japanese Game Magazine Famitsu

    Who said Japanese players don’t appreciate video games made outside their home country? I just went out to buy the newest issue of the Famitsu, Japan’s leading video game magazine (which came out about 3 hours ago/it’s currently 3am Thursday over here), and saw what you see above: L.A. Noire, one of the biggest game titles this year, missed the perfect review score by just one point. → Read More

    April 21st, 2010

    40/40: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker gets perfect Famitsu rating

    I was able to play Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the new MGS title for Sony’s PSP, at last year’s Tokyo Game Show (where the game was playable for the first time). I thought it was pretty good back then, and now the Famitsu, Japan’s (and probably the world’s) best selling video game magazine reviewed the title and gave it a perfect total score of 40. → Read More

    December 9th, 2009

    Final Fantasy XIII gets 39/40 rating from Famitsu magazine

    The Famitsu [JP], Japan’s (and probably the world’s) most important video game magazine, awarded New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii with a perfect 40/40 rating just last month. It was only the 13th game to receive that score (4 editors giving 10 out of 10 points), and many people believed Final Fantasy XIII for PS3 would follow today. But that didn’t happen. → Read More

    November 24th, 2009

    40/40: New Super Mario Bros. gets perfect score from Famitsu magazine

    Japan’s biggest gaming magazine, the Famitsu [JP], has given Nintendo’s newest Mario game New Super Mario Bros. the highest honor in the latest issue. All four editors who tested the game gave 10 points out of 10, resulting in a perfect 40/40 score. → Read More

    August 5th, 2009

    40/40 rating: Capcom's Monster Hunter 3 gets perfect score from Famitsu

    Japan’s biggest gaming publication, the Famitsu, has rewarded another RPG for a Nintendo system with a perfect rating today. After giving Dragon Quest IX 40 out of 40 possible points, all four Famitsu editors testing Monster Hunter 3 (aka Monster Hunter Tri) think it’s worth receiving 10s from each reviewer, too. → Read More

    July 15th, 2009

    40 out of 40: Famitsu magazine gives Dragon Quest IX perfect score

    Japan’s (and probably the world’s) most renowned gaming magazine, the Famitsu [JP], has given Square Enix’s RPG Dragon Quest IX a perfect score in the latest issue. All four editors who tested the game gave 10 points out of 10, resulting in a 40/40 score. → Read More

    August 6th, 2008

    Conspiracy: Is Microsoft funding the Xbox 360 FFXIII port?

    Simpler times Is Microsoft footing the bill for the upcoming Xbox 360 port of Final Fantasy XIII? We’ll find when the next issue of Famitsu hits, which, say several “insiders,” has a cover feature on the game. One of the topics discussed therein, how and why Square Enix decided to bring the game to the Xbox 360. There’s also more word on the game’s release date—in Japan by next summer, in the U.S. by the end of 2009—and a debate about the game’s graphics. Famitsu, if you’re not familiar, is probably the most respected Japanese video game magazine, and not one that peddles around cheap rumors to sell a couple extra copies. If it comes out that Microsoft is in some part funding the port, would you even be surprised, or angry? Didn’t Microsoft give Rockstar a big sack of money to make Grand Theft Auto IV DLC exclusive to the Xbox 360? → Read More

    June 4th, 2008

    Metal Gear Solid 4 gets rare perfect score from Famitsu magazine

    See? Four 10s Metal Gear Solid 4 has received a perfect score from lauded Japanese gaming mag Famitsu. Yes, the game with the horribly long cutscenes got a 40/40, joining the ranks of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Vagrant Story. (Now there’s a great game, Vagrant Story. It was like literature.) But do reviews even matter these days? Look at GTA IV. The game got perfect scores all around, but you can’t seriously tell me the game was flawless. Like, what’s with the lack of analog control for Niko? Super Mario 64 had that, and that was 12 years ago. Anyway, I think numbered reviews are overrated. Just say if it’s fun or not; they’re games, after all. → Read More

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