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Critical Hit! Famitsu gives RE4 Wii 38/40
Critical Hit! Famitsu gives RE4 Wii 38/40
IGN Wii - May 21, 2007
Submitted by ErikAston (191) at 10:56AM PST on May 21, 2007
Two editors gave the game a perfect score of 10, and the other two gave 9s. They said the new Wiimote controls are easy-to-learn, but made the game fresh and increased the tension.
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7ErikAston posted on Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (Wii) at 10:56AM PST on May 21, 2007. RE: Critical Hit! Famitsu gives RE4 Wii 38/40
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http://kotaku.com/gaming/top/famitsu-for-beginners-222494.php
"When Famitsu rates a game high, they do it out of respect for the readers -- avid players of Kingdom Hearts as most of them are. Avid players of Kingdom Hearts don't want to be told what Famitsu really thinks of their ****ing piece of **** hobby. So Famitsu awards the "courtesy score" -- which used to be all nines and a ten, and is now all tens and a nine. When Famitsu KNOWS a game is going to sell 2 million copies in a week regardless of what they say, this is what they do."
It seems likely they inflated their score because RE is a well known series. For those wondering if this is a purchase or not, wait until some more reviews are out.
Of course, the review will still increase hype in Japan, leading to a rise in sales, even though the review may not be very trustworthy.