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You may have written off Platinum Games’ hack-n-slash action title Bayonetta as nothing more than a not-so-subtle rehash (rehash-n-slash?) of Devil May Cry, and based on everything I’ve heard and seen of the game, this assessment doesn’t seem entirely unfounded. However, if Famitsu is to be trusted, this isn’t just any old game here. In fact, it’s a perfect game, and has become the first game to be released on the Xbox 360 to receive a 40/40 from the famed gaming publication, Kotaku reports.
Bayonetta becomes just the 12th game ever to receive a perfect score (meaning that it’s the 12th greatest game of all time?), and interestingly enough, it’s also the third “perfect” game released just this year -- Dragon Quest IX and Monster Hunter Tri being the other two. Similarly, the previous three games to make the list were all released in 2008 -- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and 28: Fusasareta Shibuya d.
This whole “Famitsu perfect score” discussion came up a few months back, and one of the conclusions drawn was that Japan’s gaming industry was facing hard times, and in an effort to boost people’s interesting in buying more games, gaming publications, most notably Famitsu, were inflating their scores to push gamers to buy more than just one or two games a year, since now there would be more “higher rated” games on the market. It’s still not entirely clear what’s going on over at Famitsu, but things should get mighty interesting as more Bayonetta reviews start rolling in.
What’s your take on Famitsu’s perfect score list? Is the publication throwing around perfect scores too easily these days?
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ranivus
Dummies... Famitsu reviews things pretty damn good actually. Instead of one reviewer, theres 4. And in a few hundred words or so have to give their reason of giving their score of 1-10. So when four reviewers of the same publication all agree this game is great, of course it will raise eyebrows. Especially considering its the most popular Video Game Publication in JP.
dragonol2
The difference in the 40/40 for the XBox360 and the PS3 version had to do with frame rate issues... apparently it's noticeable in the demo of the PS3 version... I'll probably download both to do a compare / contrast for myself...
altizar
Want to sell more games? Make better games.
blindsideofthesun
I really think alot of this is also i the difference in culture. Japanese gamers tend to dig different games than the average American gamer. Shocking, I know, right?
Sablicious
Super Smash Brothers Brawl(!) got a 'perfect' also.
Nuff said. -_-
TomHoang
Didn't they only give like 6 games perfect scores before 2008? Now 6 more in two years?
Tmidiman
Well I was going to get this game day one as long as the play-control was tight and he animation was good. Being like DMC4 is a good thing.
Now I just need to play the demo.
scottyrob82
Huh, what? It looks like a 3-4 out of 5 game but perfect score? Famitsu sure has lowered their standards lately or they must be getting some serious gwop for their ratings.
G4maniac14
sorry but saying "no game is perfect" is bs. Go look at the MetaCritic score of Ocarina of Time..(and keep in mind there's a 1 point margin of error) THAT game was perfect
stormwalker4
Who cares what the score is? I don't. I buy what I like, and leave what I don't. For instance, I loved Too Human and thought MGS4 was meh. I bought them both regardless of the scores because I thought I would like them. Other opinions don't inform my buying decisions.
StrongestSaiyan
While I was expecting something high for this game, I wasn't thinking it'd get a perfect score. I too have noticed a recent spike in Famitsu's giving of perfect scores. Sure, it doesn't mean much, the games they chose are extremely good, but it is a bit odd that so many would show up lately when they are traditionally very hard to get. The three this year is probably what sticks out since I seem to recall how amazed people were when Final Fantasy 12 got a 40/40 and it had been many years since any game got that score.
PeaceMaker570
I really don't see whats the big deal about Famitsu giving perfect scores at an unusual rate. It could be the fact that those games are just plain good, not that I have played these games but you would think that if someone gave a game their highest score, you know it must be good in someway.
jungleman67
why is this surprising. games are just getting better now. And people need to learn about the ps3. thank you id software
PS3fears360
Famitsu gave the PS3 version a lower score. "The PlayStation 3 version of the game wasn't as up to par, according to Famitsu, scoring the game a 38/40." Just goes to show you multiplatform games are better on the 360.
makessense
wow never would have thought Bayonetta would have received a perfect score from....well anything
backerman
I will wait for more reviews. The game does remind me of Ninja Gaiden and Devil May Cry.
cornixt
I remember the days when just about every game got a score of 75% or more, even the really bad ones. There were only a handful that got less, and even they were nearly all in the 60s. The only way of judging between the games was if there was a clear 10% difference in scores. Any scoring system that is more accurate than marks/10 is adding needless unmeasurable subjectivity. A perfect score doesn't mean a perfect game but very close, even if the game is essentially a copy of another.
The quality is always going to be subjective.
Weeeeeeeeee
Failure in porting the software correctly does not deserve a perfect score, it voids the point of the game being "multiplatform". if it were an exclusive it would be a whole different story.
Pwnproof
eh, mmh i dont know will see but for some reason i feel doubt about a hack n slash perfect, they gave BASH a perfect and as fun as it is its no perfect!! we shall see but i dont think so.
Blue_Vortex
Can't wait for this game, this just gets me more excited about it. Now if they could make a madworld 2
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