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Famitsu's famous panel of reviewers subject themselves to the scrutiny of the readership every week. Sometimes the readers agree with the Cross Review team. Other times, they don't.
Continue reading for the top rated games of 2007 as determined by the readers of Famitsu. You might be surprised as to which game came out on top. The password is origami.
The readers' review score is first, with the Cross Review score in brackets.
20. Trusty Bell (360) - 8.71 [8.75]
18. Kousoku Card Battle Card Hero (NDS) - 8.73 [9.00]
18. Pachi Para 14 (PS2) - 8.73 [7.00]
17. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (PS2) - 8.74 [8.50]
16. Chocobo Fushigi na Dungeon (Wii) - 8.76 [8.25]
15. Yusha no Kuse ni Namaiki da (PSP) - 8.80 [8.50]
14. Wish Room Tenshi no Kioku (NDS) - 8.82 [8.25]
13. Gyakuten Saiban 4 (NDS) - 8.83 [9.00]
12. Forza Motor Sports 2 (360) - 8.85 [9.00]
11. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) - 8.92 [9.5]
10. The Elder Scrolls IV (360) - 8.93 [9.5]
9. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP) - 8.95 [8.5]
8. Jikkyou Power Pro Yakyuu Wii (Wii) - 8.99 [8.5]
7. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (PS2) - 9.04 [9.5]
4. Minna no Golf Portable 2 (PSP) - 9.07 [9.25]
4. Zelda no Densetsu Phantom Hourglass (NDS) - 9.07 [9.75]
4. Gears of War (360) - 9.07 [9.25]
3. God of War 2 (PS2) - 9.13 [9.25]
1. Kingdom Heart 2 Final Mix + (PS2) - 9.17 [N/A]
1. Super Paper Mario (Wii) - 9.17 [8.75]
Surprisingly, Super Paper Mario beat out the critically acclaimed Super Mario Galaxy. As for the Xbox 360, while it gets no love from Japanese consumers, Famitsu readers appear to love their Xbox games with four titles landing in the top 20. Meanwhile, although the Wii-haters like to complain about the so-called dearth of quality titles on the Wii, the Nintendo console also scored four titles in the top 20. As for the PS3? Virtual Fighter 5 ranked in at 25th with a reader score of 8.63.
Other notables:
21. No More Heroes (Wii) - 8.69 [8.5]
27. Halo 3 (360) - 8.60 [9.25]
30. Call of Duty 4 (PS3) - 8.57 [9.25]
32. The World Ends With You (NDS) - 8.55 [8.75]
43. Idol Master (360) - 8.42 [6.50]
46. Assassin's Creed (360) - 8.39 [9.00]
54. Taiko no Tatsujin DS (NDS) - 8.27 [8.25]
58. Game Center CX (NDS) - 8.22 [8.25]
76. Dragon Quest Swords (Wii) - 8.07 [8.25]
77. Ouendan 2 (NDS) - 8.06 [8.5]

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