Black 2/White 2 Famitsu Score

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The first review for GameFreak's Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 has surfaced, coming from Famitsu Magazine in Japan. Although the specifics are not know, the final scores are - from four reviewers, 10, 9, 9 and 8 comes together to make 36/40. This review is 4 points lower than the first Black and White pair, which were only 1 of 19 games in the magazine's history to receive a perfect score.

Here are the scores of other games in the series for comparison:
Ruby/Sapphire: 34/40
Diamond/Pearl: 35/40
Platinum: 36/40
HeartGold/SoulSilver: 37/40

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36/40 is a good rating. I'm not even bothered that it's lower than BW's because it's a very good score on its own. If B2W2 had introduced 150 new pokemon we might have been looking at another 40/40 since I'm sure things like that affected how BW got its perfect score.
 
I wouldn't be surprised if some of the Famitsu reviewers (the ones that gave the games an 8) didn't appreciate the choice to release the games for the DS. IGN will certainly be harsh when it comes to that point, and I'm guessing that some people in Japan echo those sentiments. Black and White didn't suffer from that problem since the 3DS hadn't been released yet.

Other than that, many people would agree that Black and White simply didn't deserve a perfect score. If memory serves, the reviewers cited the fresh feeling as the games' main appeal, and that feeling only lasted so long.
 
Yeah, the fact that BW were a fresh start was a big reason why they got the top score. BW2 are, by their very nature, not going to keep this feeling.
 
It's not the most perfect score, but a score of 9 is great! Not many games got that kind of praise, so I am happy that Pokemon managed to get it. You know, come to think of it, the first BW had a higher score than how it would be rated now, because like someone else said, it was a fresh start, so it naturally got a wonderful score.

Thanks for reading.
 
I agree with you guys here. I'm sure BW2 are a lot better then BW in reality. But the "Fresh Start" appeal is what helped BW get a score of 40. That's what I think anyway.

I can't wait to get my hands on this game, even 36 is an amazing score! I want to know what each reviewer has to say about the game also.
 
I don't know why review scores even matter. D: I've never been disappointed by any Pokemon game (except maybe HGSS), and if anyone hesitates to buy a game because of a review, that's just silly. People should try things out for themselves.
 
Jungle translated the scores...

1.) 10/10- The reviewer praises the new features including the stuff after completing the main story and the Fes Mission. He says that the new feature in the Pokédex which acts as a checklist in that it allows you to check what Pokémon are available by area is super useful.

2.) 9/10- This reviewer praises the fresh new features, such as the World Tournament and PokéWood. However, he wishes that the Pokémon that you first receive were new, and also that there were more new Pokémon in general.

3.) 9/10- This reviewer also praises the Fes Mission as well as how fun it is filling in the dex with the old Pokémon that have now become available. She enjoyed seeing the growth of the characters from the BW1.

4.) 8/10- This reviewer mentions that the game can be played as a stand alone, regardless of it technically being a sequel. In terms of the Pokémon system, there’s been no major changes. However, both playing by yourself and whilst connecting with others has received some sound improvement that show what the Pokémon Games are really about.
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However, he wishes that the Pokémon that you first receive were new, and also that there were more new Pokémon in general.
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Confirmed for not knowing how pokémon have been working for the past ... 15 years?

Speaking for myself, I would hardly say that BW deserved a perfect score, but without actually having played the games, I can't exactly compare them.
 
Makes me wonder how IGN is going to review BW2, but then again, they gave Pokemon Conquest a 9/10 and claimed it as the best spin-off title of all time.
 
Ghetsis-Dennis said:
Makes me wonder how IGN is going to review BW2, but then again, they gave Pokemon Conquest a 9/10 and claimed it as the best spin-off title of all time.
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Just hope that Audrey Drake reviews BW2 to give it a good score like she did with Conquest.
 
I'm not surprised that this score was lower than the original BW's. This isn't a new region with new pokemon. This is the same region as the previous two installments with different pokemon, new routes, and different GLs added. I can see why some of the reviewers ranked these games lower than its predecessors. Still, 36/40 isn't a bad score. This is the score that Famitsu gave Platinum, and I had a fun time playing it back when it was released.

These two games are expected to have many more features than Platinum did, and unlike the former game, B2W2 are sequels instead of enhanced remakes. Besides, reviews like these are very subjective. You might find these games to be more enjoyable to play than BW, or you might not.
 
I find it stupid one of the judges minor complaints was that there was no new Pokemon.
 
Ghetsis-Dennis said:
Makes me wonder how IGN is going to review BW2, but then again, they gave Pokemon Conquest a 9/10 and claimed it as the best spin-off title of all time.
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Yeah, when I saw that, I thought that Koei obviously paid them off.

I think this should have been rated much higher than Platinum. They could have given us the same old rehash, but they did something new. Granted, its probably not as good as I had initially expected it, but still.
 
Very nice score.

Ghetsis-Dennis said:
Makes me wonder how IGN is going to review BW2, but then again, they gave Pokemon Conquest a 9/10 and claimed it as the best spin-off title of all time.
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But it is the best spin-off Pokémon game...

FairyRed said:
I don't know why review scores even matter. D: I've never been disappointed by any Pokemon game (except maybe HGSS), and if anyone hesitates to buy a game because of a review, that's just silly. People should try things out for themselves.
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I agree, Pokémon never let me down, except for HGSS and hesitate to buy a game because some random site or magazine gave it bad score is beyond my understanding.
 
A game with a perfect score gets a sequel with tons more content and gets a lower score.

This is as if I took a car to a car show covered in mud and got 1st place, but took it home, washed it and waxed it, but got 2nd place when I entered it again.
 
Assmilk said:
A game with a perfect score gets a sequel with tons more content and gets a lower score.

This is as if I took a car to a car show covered in mud and got 1st place, but took it home, washed it and waxed it, but got 2nd place when I entered it again.
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What's sad is Platinum got a higher score when it basically rehashed DP, but BW2 got the same score as Platinum.
 
Outrage, you're cool people. But I have to disagree with you here. Platinum fixed ALMOST everything wrong with DP. I simply cannot play DP anymore because of Platinum. Of course this may be possible bias. Platinum is still my favorite Pokemon game.
 
It seems to me that things in DP were deliberately left 'broken' to make Platinum shine. For example, the Battle Frontier already existed in Emerald, yet it was left out of DP (same thing with Gym Leader rematches). It's like how Emerald suddenly gets praised for re-introducing animated Pokemon sprites that were left out of RS, when Crystal had it in the first place.

Obviously, Platinum was being compared to DP just as BW2 is being compared to BW during these ratings. Given that they seem to be doing a comparative rating, its no wonder Platinum would score so high. But to say rehashing the same game for the second time is better?
 
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