Famitsu scores

The Japanese video game magazine Famitsu assigns scores to video games by having four reviewers each give a score from 0 to 10 (with ten indicating the best game). The scores of the four reviewers are then added up for a maximum possible score of 40. From the twenty two games awarded with a perfect score as of 2016, three are for the Nintendo DS and five are for the Wii. The PlayStation 3 also has five games with a perfect score and the Xbox 360 has four, with both consoles having two titles in common. The others are for different platforms with only one title each. Franchises with multiple perfect score winners include The Legend of Zelda with four, Metal Gear with three, followed by Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy with two.

As of 2020, every game but three with a perfect score are either published and/or developed by a Japanese company, nine of them being by Nintendo, five by Square Enix, three by Sega, three by Konami, two by Namco, two by Sony Interactive Entertainment and one by Capcom. The only three completely foreign games to achieve a perfect score are The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim by Bethesda Softworks, Grand Theft Auto V from Rockstar Games and Ghost of Tsushima by Sucker Punch Productions. Other foreign games that have achieved near-perfect scores are Grand Theft Auto IV, Red Dead Redemption, L.A. Noire and Red Dead Redemption 2 – all four of which came from Rockstar Games; Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – all from Activision, although published by Square Enix in Japan; Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and The Last of Us Part II, from Naughty Dog; and Gears of War 3 from Epic Games. (Kingdom Hearts II is a joint effort between Square Enix and the U.S.-based Buena Vista Games.)

Perfect review scores

As of 2020, twenty-seven games have received perfect scores from Famitsu.

Perfect Famitsu Cross Review scores (chronological)
Title Release System Producer Notes
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time1998Nintendo 64Nintendo[1]
Soulcalibur1999DreamcastNamco[2]
Vagrant Story2000PlayStationSquare Co.[2]
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker2003GameCubeNintendo[2]
Nintendogs2005Nintendo DSNintendo[2]
Final Fantasy XII2006PlayStation 2Square Enix[2]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl2008WiiNintendo[3]
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots2008PlayStation 3Konami[4]
428: Shibuya Scramble2008WiiSega[5]
Dragon Quest IX2009Nintendo DSSquare Enix[6]
Monster Hunter Tri2009WiiCapcom[7]
Bayonetta2009Xbox 360Sega/PlatinumGames[8]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii2009WiiNintendo[9]
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker2010PlayStation PortableKonami[10]
Pokémon Black and White2010Nintendo DSNintendo[11]
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword2011WiiNintendo[12]
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim2011Xbox 360, PlayStation 3Bethesda SoftworksThe first western developed game to receive a perfect score.[13]
Final Fantasy XIII-22011Xbox 360, PlayStation 3Square Enix[14]
Kid Icarus: Uprising2012Nintendo 3DSNintendo[15]
Yakuza 52012PlayStation 3Sega[16]
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle2013PlayStation 3Namco-Bandai[17]
Grand Theft Auto V2013Xbox 360, PlayStation 3Rockstar GamesThe second western developed game to get a perfect score[18]
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain2015Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox OneKonami[19]
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild2017Wii U, Nintendo SwitchNintendo[20]
Dragon Quest XI2017Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4Square Enix[21]
Death Stranding2019PlayStation 4Sony Interactive Entertainment[22]
Ghost of Tsushima2020PlayStation 4Sony Interactive EntertainmentThe third western developed game to get a perfect score[23]

Nearly perfect review scores

As of 2020, fifty games received a near-perfect score of 39 (in which one of four reviewers gives the game a "9" while the other three give "10s").

Nearly perfect Famitsu Cross Review scores (chronological)

Famitsu Awards
See also: List of Game of the Year awards § Famitsu Awards

Famitsu administers the Famitsu awards. Video games receive a number of different awards in categories like Innovation, Biggest Hit, Rookie Award, Highest Quality, etc. One or two "Game of the Year" awards are granted as the top prize. Top prize winners are determined by a combination of critical and fan review scores as well as sales figures. They also give an "Excellence Prize" to other games that don't receive the top prize.

Famitsu Game of the Year winners
Ceremony Year Title Platform(s) Ref
N/A 1990 Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the ChosenFamicom[60]
2004 Monster HunterPS2
1st 2005 Kingdom Hearts IIPS2 [61]
Resident Evil 4GCN / PS2
2nd 2006 Final Fantasy XIIPS2 [62]
Pokémon Diamond and PearlNDS
3rd 2007 Monster Hunter Portable 2ndPSP [63]
Super Mario GalaxyWii
4th2008 Monster Hunter Portable 2nd GPSP[64]
5th2009 Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesNDS[65]
6th2010 Monster Hunter Portable 3rdPSP[66]
7th2011 Monster Hunter 3G3DS[67]
8th2012 Animal Crossing: New Leaf3DS[68]
9th2013 Monster Hunter 43DS[69]
10th2014 Yo-kai Watch 23DS[70]
12th2015 SplatoonWii U [71]
13th2016 Pokémon Sun and Moon3DS
14th 2017 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildWii U / Switch [72]
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age3DS / PS4
15th 2018 Monster Hunter: WorldPS4 / Xbox One / PC [73]
Super Smash Bros. UltimateSwitch
16th2019 Pokémon Sword and ShieldSwitch [74]

Readers' 100 all-time favorite games

In March 2006, Famitsu readers voted for their 100 all-time favorite games.[75]

Famitsu readers 100 all-time favorite games
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