Another week, another round of Famitsu Cross Reviews for upcoming games in Japan. A panel of four reviewers submit their scores for a maximum total of 40 points.

3DS Layton Kyoujyu to Chou Bunmei A no Isan - 8/8/8/8

3DS Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission - 8/9/8/8

3DS Osawari Tantei: Nameko Daihanshoku - 7/7/6/6

PSV Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus - 8/8/9/8

PSV Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus - 8/9/8/7

PSP Da Capo III Plus - 7/8/7/6

PSP Stellar Theatre Portable - 7/8/7/6

PSP Shining Ark - 9/8/8/8

PS3 Shin Sangoku Musou 7 - 9/9/9/9

PS3 Macross 30th - 8/8/8/8

PS3 Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo - 9/8/7/8

PS3 Risen 2 Dark Waters - 7/7/7/7

360 Risen 2 Dark Waters - 7/7/7/7

Dynasty Warriors 8 the highest reviewed game out of this impressive bunch? Nay bad.  Shining Ark & Layton lower than I expected, though.

I could literally find nothing official about NGS2+ release date in Japan. Guess it is Feb 28 after all. Do you think they'll review PSO2 once the servers go up on Vita?

Thanks for posting, by the way.

It's very possible they will review PSO2, although Famitsu can also be a little unreliable on MMO reviews. There are already plenty of other reviews on the PC (and PSV beta) version though. Unfortunately they've been getting progressively worse as the months and new patches go on...

Koei Tecmo seems to have really stepped up their game with the new Dynasty Warriors and I've been hearing good things including this review. I'm not a big fan of the series myself but I've been considering picking this one up.

I'm really hoping Shining Ark doesn't turn out to be another Shining Blade: a sub 10 hour long Tony artjerk with some decent music and Valkyria Chronicles style gameplay. I'd rather the team make another real Valkyria Chronicles game for home consoles.

Senran Kagura scored surprisingly well and the recent videos have shown it to look like a decent action game. It's actually scored 2 points higher than both the 3DS games.

Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus - 8/9/8/7

Higher than I expected, to be honest, even though I thought the gameplay looked fun. Hard to believe this one is the spin-off.

That's a lot of 32s.

Must be Famitsu's version of the 8.5.