Latest Japanese magazine scores

[John Beaulieu]

Dorimaga

Viewtiful Joe (GC, Capcom): 9 / 7 / 9 / 7 (Total 8,0)
Dino Crisis 3 (Xbox, Capcom): 6 / 6 / 7 (Total 6,33)
Enter The Matrix (Xbox, PS2, GC - Infogrames): 7 / 7 / 6 (Total 6,66)
Kashiramoji (initial) D Special Stage (PS2, Sega): 7 / 9 / 8 (Total 8,0)
Hanjuku Eiyuu Tai 3D (PS2, Square Enix): 9 / 8 / 7 / 8 (Total 8,0)
King of Fighters 2002 (DC, Playmore): 7 / 7 / 7 (Total 7,0)
San Goku Shi Senki 2 (PS2, Koei): 8 / 7 / 8 (Total 7,66)
Monster Gate: Dai Inaru Dungeon (GBA, Konami): 7 / 6 / 7 (Total 6,66)
Violet no Atelier (PS2, Gust): 7 / 8 / 7 / 7 (Total 7,25)
Shirotsume Kusa Hanashi: Episode of the Clovers (DC, NEC): 7 / 7 / 8 (Total 7,33)
Majo no Ochakai (DC, NEC): 8 / 8 / 8 (Total 8,0)
Blue Sky Blue (DC, Reindeer): 7 / 6 / 5 (Total 6,0)
Triangle Again 2 (PS2, Kiki): 7 / 7 / 6 (Total 6,66)
C.A.T.: Cyber Attack Team (Xbox, Hide): 5 / 6 / 6 / 5 (Total 5,5)


FAMITSU:

Metal Slug 3 (PS2, Playmore): 8 / 7 / 6 / 7 (28/40)
Sonic Adventure DX (GC, Sega): 8 / 8 / 8 / 7 (31/40)
Mother 1 & 2 (GBA, Nintendo): 9 / 9 / 9 / 8 (35/40)
Star Wars: Jango Fett (PS2, EA): 8 / 7 / 7 / 6 (28/40)
Metal Max 2 Kai (GBA, Now Productions): 7 / 7 / 7 / 6 (27/40)
King of Fighters 2002 (DC, Playmore): 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 (24/40)
Enter The Matrix (Xbox, PS2, GC - Infogrames): 8 / 7 / 7 / 6 (28/40)
GT Cube (GC, MTO): 8 / 7 / 6 / 6 (27/40)
Shin DX Okuman Chouja Game (PS, Takara): 6 / 5 / 6 / 5 (22/40)
Gotouchi Hello Kitty Sugoroku Monogatari (PS, Bandai): 6 / 6 / 5 / 5 (22/40)
MLB 2003 (PS2, Sony): 6 / 5 / 6 / 5 (22/40)
Mahou no Pumpkin (PS2+ GC, MTO): 6 / 5 / 5 / 4 (20/40)


FAMITSU PS2:

Hanjuku Eiyuu Tai 3D (PS2, Square Enix): 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 (32/40)
Minna no Golf Online (PS2, Sony): 9 / 9 / 9 / 9 (36/40)
Enter The Matrix (PS2, Infogrames): 6 / 6 / 6 / 7 (25/40)
Metal Slug 3 (PS2, Playmore): 8 / 6 / 6 / 7 (27/40)
Star Wars: Jango Fett (PS2, EA): 6 / 6 / 8 / 7 (27/40)
Violet no Atelier (PS2, Gust): 7 / 8 / 9 / 7 (31/40)
San Goku Shi Senki 2 (PS2, Koei): 8 / 7 / 7 / 6 (28/40)
Hanabi Shokunin Ninarou 2 (PS2, Mahou): 6 / 5 / 5 / 6 (22/40)


DENGEKI PS2:


Minna no Golf Online (PS2, Sony): 100 / 90 / 95 / 90
Enter The Matrix (PS2, Infogrames): 75 / 75 / 70 / 60
Fushigi no Kuni no Alice (PS2, Global A): 75 / 80 / 65 / 50

interesting scores in bold

[JibberX]

Are we actually going to discuss those rather "interesting" Enter the Matrix scores. I think this officially caps my respect for those magazines now. Capped I tells ya ft:

[Concept]

You can sure say that again. Those scores are all over the freakin' show.

[Plow King]

Yep, it's a sad day when Enter The Matrix scores more than a Kof game

[Saurian]

Are we actually going to discuss those rather "interesting" Enter the Matrix scores. I think this officially caps my respect for those magazines now. Capped I tells ya ft:

I cannot trust reviewers who give truly pathetic pieces of software which dont even qualify to be called "games" like Enter The Matrix such a score. I think 2 out of 10 is pushing it for that garbage, Famitsu scores are getting more and more wild as time goes on - you cant trust them.

[Geoff D]

A bit patchy I think. Less for Slug 3 & KoF2002 than I thought the Jpn mags might give - I wonder why?

Still, Minna No Golf looks to be the online place to be, & VJ & Initial D both scored well

[angel]

what are the slug 3 issues, the conversion or the game itself?

[JibberX]

JB NightFire was pushing it, but now. Sheesh!

[rjpageuk]

I cannot trust reviewers who give truly pathetic pieces of software which dont even qualify to be called "games" like Enter The Matrix such a score. I think 2 out of 10 is pushing it for that garbage

I find this attitude, which is all over this board quite strange.

I hated the movie - but thought the game was just average. However most of my friends, who are not as much of a "hardcore gamer" as me, enjoyed the game and loved the film.

I do not really understand how so many people here can love the movie, in all of its shallowness, yet complain that the game suffers almost exactly the same faults.

Incidentally, that score for Viewtiful Joe - that really excites me. I have managed to hold off pre-ordering it so far, but I dont think I will be able to hold out any longer!

[Pirotic]

Famitzu isn't a hardcore games magazine, its much like englands C&VG magazine, the problem with these magazines is they promote hype, so when the game comes out they have to add a little extra on just to justify all the hype they've done previously

[Saurian]

Or to justify the payment they received for the score.

[112]

Come on, no ones pefect, but maybe the Sarrs in China, has infected Japan too! Those poor reviewers!

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[Concept]

Or to justify the payment they received for the score.

That's the way it goes for 99% of commercial videogaming journalism, it seems.

[JibberX]

Have we decided that reviews are actually "bought" because if they are thats outright freaking outrageous.

[Saurian]

I do not really understand how so many people here can love the movie, in all of its shallowness, yet complain that the game suffers almost exactly the same faults

It's because different people have wildly different tastes - for example I dont think the movie Reloaded is shallow (the total opposite, it's one of my fave films) while you dont like it.

However the game is boring and pointless for me. There is nothing in that "game" that works correctly, it has no atmosphere whatsoever, nothing to drive you to learn all the game's skills (not that there's much to learn), totally sterile looking levels with pathetic enemies. I dont play games for graphics and effects etc - I play games which have a deep system and enjoying taking that system as far as I can - that is what gaming is about to *ME* I have no right to speak for other people.