Japanese Game Ratings

The latest Japanese gaming magazines are now available on newsstands in Nippon and with it, a host of new import game ratings. Our friends over at GameStats have poured over the latest issues of The PlayStation, Famitsu Weekly, and Famitsu GC and entered all of the review scores into their database.

Here's a list of the latest games reviewed by the Japanese gaming press, sorted by average score.* Click on the links to see the exact ratings breakdown and info for each game (links will open in new window).

Fire Emblem: Seima no Kouseki - GBA (Nintendo): 9.0
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - GBA (Nintendo): 9.0
Mario Power Tennis - GameCube (Nintendo): 9.0
Dead or Alive Ultimate - Xbox (Tecmo): 8.9
Mawaru Wario Ware - GBA (Nintendo): 8.8
Bakufuu Slash! Kizuna Arashi - PS2 (Sony): 8.3
Love Songs: ADV Futaba Riho 19-sai - Fuyu - PS2 (D3): 8.3
Dokapon The World - PS2 (Asmik Ace): 8.0
NBA Starting Five 2005 - PS2 (Konami): 8.0
Shining Tears - PS2 (Sega): 8.0
Waga Ryuu wo Miyo: Pride of the Dragon Peace - PS2 (Sony): 8.0
Armored Core: Nine Breaker - PS2 (FromSoftware): 7.9
Stella Deus - PS2 (Atlus): 7.9
Kururin Squash - GameCube (Nintendo): 7.8
The Suiri - Soshite Dare Mo Inakunatta - PS2 (D3): 7.7
SEGA SuperStars - PS2 (Sega): 7.5
Standard Daisenryaku: Dengekisen - PS2 (Sammy): 7.3
Yankee Bancho! Showa 99-Nen - PS2 (D3): 7.3
Baldr Force EX - Dreamcast (Giga): 7.2
F-Zero: Climax - GBA (Nintendo): 7.2
Neo Contra - PS2 (Konami): 7.2
Patroller X - GBA (Bandai): 7.2
King of Fighters 2003 - PS2 (SNK Playmore): 7.1
Pochi to Nya - PS2 (Bandai): 7.1
Ochaken Kururin: Honwaka Puzzle De Hottosho? - GBA (MTO): 7.0
Suigetsu Mayoi Gokoro - PS2 (KID): 7.0
SD Gundam Force: Showdown! - PS2 (Bandai): 6.8
Apocripha / 0 - PS2 (GN Software): 6.7
Sentimental Prelude - PS2 (NEC Interchannel): 6.7
Hard Luck: Return of the Heroes - PS2 (Spike): 6.6
Suigetsu Mayoi Gokoro - Dreamcast (KID): 6.5
Kita e: Diamond Dust + Kiss is Beginning - PS2 (Hudson): 6.4
Sentouin Yamada Hajime - GBA (Kids Station): 6.0
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children Messiah Riser - GBA (Rocket Company): 6.0
Fruits Mura no Doubutsu Tachi: Nigiyakana Mura wo Tsukurou! - GBA (TDK Core): 5.8
Moero!! Jaleco Collection - GBA (Jaleco): 5.8
Ao no Mama De - PS2 (Idea Factory): 5.7
Giant Robo - PS2 (D3): 5.7
Super Real Mahjong Dousoukai - GBA (Rocket Company): 5.0

Famitsu Weekly and Famitsu GC assign four review scores to each game, The PlayStation three, Hyper PlayStation 2 two, Famitsu PS2 three, and Dengeki PlayStation four. Be sure to bookmark GameStats for daily game ratings and popularity rankings.

If you're an import gamer, be sure to rate and review games you've played as well.

*some averages also include US game reviews.