And Famitsu says....

Zelda 10 10 10 10
Unlimited SAGA 8 8 8 7
Sai Go 8 7 9 8
Madden NFL SuperBowl 2003 8 8 9 8
MGS2SS 9 9 9 8
Panzer Dragoon Orta 8 9 9 9
Mr Driller Land 7 8 7 8
Sonic Advance 2 8 8 8 8

Holy mackeral!!! Is that the first time ever a game has scored 4 tens?

--Scourge

i could've sworn orta scored differently?

Shit, 4 10s? Impressive ain't the word. I don't think Famitsu's ever given a game 4 10s before...

Wow, Unlimited Saga scored decently, too...that's a suprise.

Insanity!

Ocarina of Time and Soul Calibur both got 40's as well.

Panzer scored higher in Famitsu Xbox. Each Famitsu (system) magazine tends to score games higher.

Zelda TOOT was the first game to receive a perfect score.
Then Soul Calibur.
Then Vagrant Story.
This would be the fourth time.

Vagrant Story got a 40? Wow. I guess I remember that happening but ... wow. Talk about totally undeserving of a 40.

Could it really be as good as Ocarina of time?!?

One can hope.

The loose translations of the review can be found here.

Or....

Quote:

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Not translated by me, by a friend at work.

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Just as astonishing as 'Ocarina'. Amazingly, despite the sweeping changes and innovation, it still remains quintessentially 'Zelda'. Neither
photo-realistic or cartoonish, it adds a whole new dimension to what can be expressed in a game. Set on the ocean waves, it offers whole new
vistas to explore. Just as rewarding as the other Zelda games. You want to just lose yourself in it!

A masterpiece, a miraculous compound of gaming goodness, worldbuilding, and expression sparked by the catalyst of the cel-shading rendering
technique. Confirms video games as the finest form of entertainment. Everything there is to do is fun. How can anyone not love it?

Any lingering doubts I had about the cel-shaded look were blown away as soon as I started playing it: it's still Zelda. You can what
characters are thinking from the way they move their eyes, just like you were holding their hands; there were times when I was moved almost to
tears. The difficulty level of both the puzzles and the fights were just right - lots of fun to play!

I laughed and cried at the events, racked my brain over the puzzles, and was stunned by the expressiveness of it all. The further i got into
it, the more exciting it became. I felt like a little kid playing games for the first time. Even newcomers to the world of Zelda will lose
themselves in i. There's also plenty of innovation for returnees, though this stays true to the Zelda traditions.

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Seems to be that they're saying it's just as good as Ocarina.