Wed, Oct 22, 2008 | 12:42 BST
GTAIV gets near perfect score from Famitsu, beats LittleBigPlanet
Japanese games magazine Famitsu has given Grand Theft Auto IV a score of 10,10,9,10 which means that three out four reviewers thought it damn near perfect. This rather surprisingly outscored Sony’s LittleBigPlanet, which recieved a more than formidable 10,10,9,9.
Full scores below. Thanks NeoGaf and Blerk.
- Cid & Chocobo - 8,8,8,8
- Vitamin Y - 6,6,6,7
- Precure 5 - 7,6,6,5
- Aralechan - 4,5,4,4
- Valkyrie Profile - 8,8,8,8
- Avalon Code - 7,8,7,8
- Boku to Simu no Machi – 7,8,7,7
- Bokujou Monogatari - 7,8,7,7
- Little Big Planet - 10,10,9,9
- Fracture – 7,8,7,6
- GTAIV - 10,10,9,10
- Thunderforce 6 - 7,7,6,6
10 
Posted in: Hot, Japan, PS3, Rockstar, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: grand theft auto 4, gta, iv, LBP, littlebigplanet, media molecule
10 comments
#1
Blerk
22/10/08, 12:38 pm
/pours coffee
/opens biscuits
#2
Syrok
22/10/08, 12:44 pm
I still don’t get why GTA is so well received.
Someone has to start.
#3
G1GAHURTZ
22/10/08, 12:45 pm
tbh, who cares?
Surely only Kotaku hype Famitsu stuff, because they like Japanese things?
Can you even buy the magazine over here?
Anyway they’ve already admitted that they change their scores based on the popularity of a game, so why take them seriously?
#4
Razz
22/10/08, 1:53 pm
Oh is that what it was. I thought Famitsu changed review scores based on bribes.
#5
morriss
22/10/08, 1:57 pm
Razz!!
#6
Blerk
22/10/08, 2:00 pm
There goes the neighbourhood. Again.
#7
Razz
22/10/08, 2:07 pm
Hey I’ve been a member since the beginning! Just tend to treat it like joystiq *spit*, i.e. browse, read, hardly ever post.
#8
Esha
22/10/08, 2:13 pm
I may be bitter, but I feel that a game with a man frequently yelling about “tee-tees” is going to do better in Japan than just about everything else.
I’ve been exposed to too much Japan thanks to my roomie, so I know this to be truth. The visual novels speak volumes (no pun intended).
#9
Shatner
22/10/08, 4:19 pm
Hmm. What really needs to be checked is what Famitsu thought of Braid, of course.
And a reminder that the last 40/40 from them was the majestic Metal Gear Solid 4
Oooh, how’s that for perspective?
#10
Murcie_LP640
23/10/08, 1:29 pm
I really don’t understand this hype for GTAIV, GTA San Andreas was a hell of a lot more fun I can tell you that much. GTAIV isn’t really deserving of another 10 in my books.