
Gaming rag Famitsu has issued an apology for publishing “inappropriate” depictions of Final Fantasy XIII in a manga it serialises, though many suspect that in fact Square Enix is upset that the rag failed to earn its advertising payments by being sufficiently worshipful to its properties.
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Gaming rag Famitsu’s review of Final Fantasy XIII has proven something of an upset, with the game getting 39 of 40 instead of the expected 40, due to the game’s story being “too linear.”
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Oct 21, 2009 13:45 JST
- Tags: Bayonetta, Famitsu, Marketing, Microsoft, Ports, PS3, Sega, Sony, Xbox 360

Bayonetta has been awarded full marks (40/40) by top gaming rag Famitsu, but only for the Xbox 360 original. Even Famitsu feels obliged to point out the bungled nature of Sega’s PS3 port, giving it a piffling 38/40.
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A Chinese gaming rag, 掌机迷, one bearing a striking resemblance to Famitsu, has taken a distinctly Chinese approach to respecting copyright, by helpfully including the full ISO and similar data on its cover disc for the games it is reviewing.
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The image you see above came close (third in fact) to topping gaming rag Famitsu’s most popular articles for 2008, being beaten out only by a story on the PSP-3000 and one on SF IV, proving beyond doubt, as if there were any, that Nagato Yuki is vastly more appealing than all but the PSP and Chun Li’s thighs.
Perhaps unsatisfied by this, an unknown Photoshop Master provides a remastered version in higher quality below, but in a mistake worthy of a fail gallery forgets to include the actual bath towel! Almost as bad as Tony…
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Famitsu seem to have it in for the Tales series – whilst they have frequently featured the games on their covers, the artist they retain to provide these illustrations leaves much to be desired in a number of areas…
Their new Tales of Hearts cover is but the latest in a long line of such covers:
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