Incredible Promise from World-Renowned JP Magazine
Minutes ago we learned via a news tip from one of our readers, Sonication, that one of the world’s most respected gaming magazines has chimed in on Sonic Unleashed in such a surprisingly positive way.
The 360/PS3 edition of the game, under the Sonic World Adventure title, has received a 33 out of 40 by Famitsu out of Japan, with three 8s and one 9 out 10. Keep in mind that the next-gen edition of the game has yet to be released in that country.
The total score is 33 out of 40, and on the “out of 10″ scale, that’s an 8.25–far from perfect, but far above the mediocre scores this particular edition of the game has received from much of the mainstream gaming media, in both North America and Europe.
So far, all we know is the score. We are working to get some sort of translation from the individual reviews from the good news. As soon as we are able to obtain something, we’ll let you know.
While domestic scores caused fan outrage and accusations of bias, these scores may promote a sense of relief and celebration among the Sonic community–as well as, perhaps, a sense of concern that Sega did make some alterations to the title. You may remember that the next-gen Unleashed was delayed in Japan, and Sega had to assure the world that no tweaks were being made to the game for quality control purposes. That angle of the story may now creep back up, and if it does, we will follow it for you.
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Well, I guess I should be thanked for the news, if that is necessary.
But still, this is such great news, eh?
Wow! The same score as I’ve got on my maths test todayy! XD
Hehe, yeah well…that’s good news and over 2 million copies sold. Yeah Sonic is back! ;P
Osnic: No doubt about it! Sonic will rise again, and there is nothing any foolish Sonic hater can do about it!
Well, unlike every domestic magazine over here, Famistu are professionals, known tough reviews, and…well, trustworthy. The fact they gave it the equilvalent of an 8.25 is astounding.
I honestly doubt they made any tweaks (I think they’d be giving it more 9s if that was the case), just the fact that we aren’t dealing with your typical reviews stuck in the Genesis/Mega Drive era…
Woot I dont have this version but still very good score. Keep going Sonic the Hedgehog do well with Black Knight
well this is Awesome finally a Great Review for the game this is showing that Sonic can go back to his roots so yup Sonic can make a Speedy Recovery as for Sonic and the Black Knight it does have the same gameplay in some way to unleashed so it might get a Great score as well but also does anyone think other than Sonic going to Super Knight Form maybe all the Knights of the Round Table might go Super Knight Form as well so Knuckles Shadow and Blaze just might hopefully =)
Wow, this was unexpected.
Famitsu reviews are just as terrible as reviews from the Western media. The magazine has a history of rating certain games higher due to companies buying off inflated scores to promote their games no matter how good or bad they really are. Case in point, Sonic 2K6 also recieved a decent score from the magazine.
@JJ:
I was going to point out Next Gen got a similar score
..lol, so good point. I guess I decided to hit send too soon.
JJ: I dunno about you, but let me say…
I remember a poll from this site of some kind saying that bad reviews do not equate to bad sales. Th reverse is also true.
While I still think that Famitsu seems credible to a degree, they are a magazine from Japan. From what I have heard, Sonic is not as big over in Japan.
So personally, I would not expect a Japanese magazine like Famitsu to influence the sales big time.
8/8/8/9.
Holy Sh!t.
How on earth did they arrive at that conclusion?
They must’ve liked the Werehog after all….because it’s the basically only the Werehog that killed the game’s western critical reception.
NB: i don’t hate the game, but for me it’s a 7/10, not an 8.
@JJ: Reminds me of the whole conflict that happened about Gamespot being payed by the game companies to give a good review- No matter how good or bad the game itself is. I feel bad for the guy who got fired over the conflict.
But eh, Even if its a good a review- still tend to ignore big magazine companies and websites that hand out reviews. Better to go on your own judgment rather than on others opinions. At least, that’s how i look at it.
Best to take it with a pinch of salt.
Sega apparently did do something with the game….did they?
Its blaze
http://www.wiinintendo.net/2009/01/28/sonic-and-the-black-knight-character-modes/
I’d give it an 8. Except for a few minor flaws, I liked it. I’m speaking of the Wii version, of course.
Does anyone know what they gave the Wii version?
Wii version got 7/7/7/8 (29/40).
Even so, I’d still take these scores with a grain of salt. Famitsu really isn’t as reputable as they once were. They DO inflate scores for big titles, either due to publisher “influence” or fear of fans lashing out.