Games With Perfect Scores from IGN, GameSpot, EGM, Edge OR Famitsu
Personal list that I might use for How Long to Beat's Gaming Challenge if they use it, but even aside from that I am curious and decided to put this list together. Notes will mention which of the five publications gave it a perfect score. List is valid up to December 14th, 2023.
I tried to get a link to as many of these reviews as possible, however some I could not get due to deletion or website issues. The Famitsu reviews also frequently felt impossible to find, especially in english: If anyone can find them then let me know. Similarly if I missed anything, let me know and I'll add it!
Games were roughly ordered based on how many perfect scores they had. A quick cheat sheet:
All Five: Ocarina of Time
Four: Grand Theft Auto IV -> Tears of the Kingdom
Three: Super Mario Galaxy 2 -> Skyward Sword
Two: Resident Evil 4 Remake -> Death Stranding
One: Everything Pokemon Red and beyond.
I tried to get a link to as many of these reviews as possible, however some I could not get due to deletion or website issues. The Famitsu reviews also frequently felt impossible to find, especially in english: If anyone can find them then let me know. Similarly if I missed anything, let me know and I'll add it!
Games were roughly ordered based on how many perfect scores they had. A quick cheat sheet:
All Five: Ocarina of Time
Four: Grand Theft Auto IV -> Tears of the Kingdom
Three: Super Mario Galaxy 2 -> Skyward Sword
Two: Resident Evil 4 Remake -> Death Stranding
One: Everything Pokemon Red and beyond.
157 Games
Famitsu (ALL original Nintendogs versions)
Famitsu
Edge (Retroactive: Issue 122)
Edge (Retroactive: 2002 Retro Special)
Famitsu
Famitsu
Edge (Issue 344)
EGM (Review not available on their website)
Famitsu
Famitsu
Famitsu
Edge (https://web.archive.org/web/20130510041953/http://www.edge-online.com/review/halo-review/)
EGM (Jan 2002, p.224)
EGM (Jan 2002, p.224)
EGM (Sept 2001, p.142)
EGM (Review not available on their website)
EGM (Dec 2008, p.78)
Famitsu
EGM (Dec 2002, p.204)
Edge (Issue 375)
EGM
IGN (https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/29/grand-theft-auto-iv-special-edition-review)
GameSpot (https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/grand-theft-auto-iv-review/1900-6190025/)
EGM (June 2008, p.80)
Edge (https://web.archive.org/web/20130708134931/http://www.edge-online.com/review/grand-theft-auto-iv-review/)
GameSpot (https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/grand-theft-auto-iv-review/1900-6190025/)
EGM (June 2008, p.80)
Edge (https://web.archive.org/web/20130708134931/http://www.edge-online.com/review/grand-theft-auto-iv-review/)
Famitsu
Famitsu
EGM (Jan 2009, p.88)
EGM (Oct 2007, p.96)
GameSpot (https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bayonetta-2-review/1900-6415911/)
Edge (Issue 272)
Edge (Issue 272)
Famitsu