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 (June 2008, p.86)
EGM (Jan 2009, p.88)
EGM (Jan 2004, p.189)
EGM [Jan 2003, p.184]
Famitsu
Famitsu
Edge (Retroactive: Issue 122)
Unrated
Famitsu
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
GameSpot (https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bayonetta-2-review/1900-6415911/)
Edge (Issue 272)
Edge (Issue 272)
Unrated
EGM (Oct 2007, p.96)
Unrated
Unrated
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)
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
EGM (Review Not Available)
Unrated
EGM (Dec 2002, p.204)
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Famitsu
Unrated
Famitsu
Unrated
Unrated
Famitsu
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
EGM (Review not available on their website)
Unrated
Unrated
Famitsu
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Famitsu
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
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
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Famitsu
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Edge (Issue 279)
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Unrated
Edge (Issue 344)
Unrated
Unrated
Edge (Retroactive: 2002 Retro Special)
Unrated
Edge (Retroactive: 2002 Retro Special)
Unrated
Unrated
Famitsu
Unrated
Famitsu
Unrated
EGM (Dec 2008, p.78)
Unrated
EGM (Review not available on their website)
Unrated
Famitsu