Thread: Famitsu scores Diamond, Pearl: Games receive 35/40 score

Famitsu, a Japanese video game magazine famous for rating games on a 40-point scale, has awarded Pokémon Diamond and Pearl a score of 35/40, with the four reviewers giving individual scores of 9, 9, 8 and 9.

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Nice. Though 40/40 would have been rather nifty too. If I remember correctly, Famitsu DOES hand those out on occasion. Still, three 9s is nothing to complain about for any game.

I wonder what it was that brought it down to an 8 on one reviewer's score...

Cool. It beat Ruby and Sapphier, so that's a good sign. Anyone know what the scores for Red/Green and Gold/Silver were?

From Wikipedia

Only six games so far have received perfect scores. They are listed in chronological order:

1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo, for Nintendo 64)
2. Soul Calibur (Namco, for Dreamcast)
3. Vagrant Story (Squaresoft, for PlayStation)
4. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo, for Nintendo GameCube)
5. Nintendogs (Nintendo, for Nintendo DS)
6. Final Fantasy XII (Square Enix, for PlayStation 2)

Games that received a near-perfect score of 39 include:

1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Nintendo, for Super Famicom)
2. Virtua Fighter 2 (Sega, for Saturn)
3. Ridge Racer Revolution (Namco, for PlayStation)
4. Super Mario 64 (Nintendo, for Nintendo 64)
5. Tekken 3 (Namco, for PlayStation)
6. Cyber Troopers Virtual On Oratorio Tangram (Sega, for Dreamcast)
7. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (Sony Computer Entertainment, for PlayStation 2)
8. Final Fantasy X (Square Co., Ltd., for PlayStation 2)
9. Resident Evil 4 (Capcom, for Nintendo GameCube)
10. Dragon Quest VIII (Square Enix, for PlayStation 2)
11. Gran Turismo 4 (Sony Computer Entertainment, for PlayStation 2)
12. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (Konami, for PlayStation 2)
13. Kingdom Hearts II (Square Enix and Buena Vista Games, for PlayStation 2)
14. Dead or Alive 4 (Tecmo, for Xbox 360)
15. Ōkami (Capcom, for PlayStation 2)

Yeah, With a score like this from Famitsu a 35 for a fourth generation itteration is pretty darn decent.
I'm aware they're notorious for harsh ratings.

Bah, Famitsu ratings are nothing, I mean they game FFX and FFXII perfect and near perfect scores and those two games SUCK! I seriously think they are bribed or something, or smoking crack...

A translation of what the four Famitsu reviewers have to say about Diamond and Pearl would have been perfect here. Or a scan of some sort. ;)

Graah, you did NOT just say that FFX and FFXII suck!!!

That makes me mad. I know it's a good score, but the ratings don't really reflect how good the games are. I mean Pokémon is so...I don't know how to explain it. You can't give it a solid number rating and expect it to reflect the actual game. Like how it makes you feel, or how much you are into it. That sounds weird, I know.

Most Pokémon games have recieved a perfect score from me. Ru/Sa scored like a 9 for me. It just didn't have everything I was looking for. Stil kick-ass, nonetheless. Emerald scored like a 9.5 for me. FR/LG were awsome, 10/10, as well as GSC and RBY. And I am extremely picky when it comes to games. Maybe my high ratings reflect my attatchment to Pokémon.