Animal Crossing: New Leaf receives near-perfect score from Famitsu

Apparently it's as good as Super Mario 64!

If you’re one of the many 3DS owners looking forward to the upcoming release of Animal Crossing: New Leaf then you’ll be pleased to hear the title has achieved an almost perfect score from Famitsu.

Three of the four reviewers from the highly respected Japanese video game publication gave the latest entry in the Animal Crossing franchise a coveted 10/10, with a 9/10 from the fourth and final reviewer.

This obviously adds up to 39/40 which puts the title alongside the likes of Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and the wonderful Ōkami.

In the past, perfect 40/40 scores have been awarded to titles such as Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker and Pokémon Black & White.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf is out in Japan next week, with a local release scheduled for early 2013.

Liam Doolan

I’ve been writing about video games since 2006 and playing them since I was a kid. I started out with a copy of Mario & Yoshi on the Game Boy and before I knew it was in debt to Tom Nook. These days I spend much of my time trawling the eShop for the latest downloadable hit.