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
EGM (Dec 2008, p.78)
EGM (Jan 2009, p.88)
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
EGM (Oct 2007, p.96)
EGM (June 2008, p.86)
EGM (Jan 2007, p.56)
Famitsu
Famitsu (ALL original Nintendogs versions)
EGM (Review Not Available)
EGM [Jan 2003, p.184]
EGM (Dec 2002, p.204)
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 (Jan 2004, p.189)
Famitsu
EGM
IGN (https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/26/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-review)
GameSpot (https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-the-review/1900-2543677/)
EGM (Jan 2004, p.189)
Edge (https://web.archive.org/web/20130531055513/http://www.edge-online.com/review/legend-zelda-ocarina-time-review/)
Famitsu
GameSpot (https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-the-review/1900-2543677/)
EGM (Jan 2004, p.189)
Edge (https://web.archive.org/web/20130531055513/http://www.edge-online.com/review/legend-zelda-ocarina-time-review/)
Famitsu
Wii Virtual Console
IGN (https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/25/chrono-trigger-review)
IGN (https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/25/chrono-trigger-review)
Edge (Retroactive: 2002 Retro Special)
Edge (Retroactive: Issue 122)
Edge (Retroactive: 2002 Retro Special)
