Famitsu

Famitsu is a line of video games magazine. Its original name was Famicom Tsūshin, the Famicom being the Japanese name for the NES, and the dominant console in Japan at the time of its inception. Famitsu has released several magazines focusing on different consoles and areas of gaming. In addition to their magazines, they also publish many game books and game-releated manga and novels.

Famitsu was published by the from its inception in June 1986. Famitsu was bought by (a subsidiary of Kadokawa) in March 2000.

Famitsu review games and score them out of 40. As of 2017, of the 25 games that received a perfect score, two are from the Final Fantasy series: Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy XIII-2. Related game Vagrant Story also received a perfect score. Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Type-0, and Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn each received a score of 39. In 2006, Famitsu awarded Final Fantasy XII joint game of the year with .