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PS4 Japan launch reviews hit Famitsu, all the scores here

PlayStation 4 is poised to strike Japan on February 22, and this week's issue of Famitsu features reviews of the starting line-up.

The scores were collated by Gematsu and go as follows:

  • Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (PS4) – 9/9/9/9 [36/40]
  • Call of Duty: Ghosts (PS4) – 9/9/9/9 [36/40]
  • Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends (PS4) – 9/10/9/9 [37/40]
  • Killzone: Shadow Fall (PS4) – 8/8/8/8 [32/40]
  • Knack (PS4) – 6/7/8/7 [28/40]
  • NBA 2K14 (PS4) – 9/9/9/9 [36/40]
  • Nobunaga’s Ambition: Creation (PS4) – 10/9/9/8 [36/40]
  • Resogun (PS4) – 9/8/9/7 [33/40]
  • Strider (PS4) – 9/8/8/9 [34/40]
  • Tomb Raider (PS4) – 9/9/9/10 [37/40]
  • Yakuza: Ishin (PS4) – 9/10/10/10 [39/40]

By comparison, Gematsu also posted Famitsu's PS3 launch reviews to remind us all of how that all went down.

  • Sega Golf Club: 7, 7, 7, 7 [28/40]
  • Genji: 7,7,7,8 [29/40]
  • Resistance: 9,8,8,8 [33/40]
  • Gundam: Target in Sight (aka Crossfire): 8,8,8,8 [32/40]
  • Ridge Racer 7: 9,9,9,9 [36/40]

There's also a run of non-PS4 titles reviewed in this week's issue:

  • Chou no Doku: Hana no Kusari Taishou Tsuyakoi Ibun (PSV) – 9/9/7/7 [32/40]
  • Kuroko no Basuke: Shouri e no Kiseki (3DS) – 8/8/8/8 [32/40]
  • Shin Koihime Musou: Otome Taisen Sangokushi Engi (PS3) – 7/7/7/6 [27/40]
  • Strider (PS3) – 9/8/8/9 [34/40]
  • Yakuza: Ishin (PS3) – 9/9/10/10 [38/40]

What do you make of the scores?

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