Japan Watch:Famitsu Scores and News From Japan

Welcome to Japan Watch, My new weekly column on all things Japan. This for fans of the Japanese and the international game markets. Let's get to it.
First I will get to the latest Famitsu Review scores.

• Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie (NDS, Square Enix): 9, 9, 8, 8 - (34/40)
• Zangeki no Reginleiv (Wii, Nintendo): 8, 7, 7, 6 - (28/40)
• Winter Sports 2010: The Great Tournament [RTL Winter Sports 2010] (PS3, Arc System Works): 7, 5, 6, 5 - (23/40)
• MadWorld (Wii, Spike): 8, 7, 8, 8 - (31/40)
• Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (PS3/360, Spike): 8, 7, 8, 8 - (31/40)
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Portable (PSP, Sony): 8, 7, 7, 7 - (29/40)
• Minna no Conveni (NDS, Taito): 7, 7, 7, 7 - (28/40)
• Imasugu Tsukaeru Mamechishiki: Quiz Zatsugaku-Ou DS (NDS, Jaleco): 7, 6, 5, 6 - (24/40)
• Quiz Magic Academy DS: Futatsu no Jikuu Koku (NDS, Konami): 9, 9, 8, 8 - (34/40)
• Dragon Ball DS 2: Totsugeki! Red Ribbon Gun (NDS, Namco Bandai): 7, 7, 8, 7 - (29/40)
• Lupin Sansei: Shijou Saidai no Zunousen (NDS, Namco Bandai): 7, 7, 8, 7 - (29/40)

Now, if you notice that Madworld and Sacred 2 are on the list. Both games were released earlier in the year in the US.  Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie was one of the highest rated games on the week.

Tecmo Koei announced a playable demo of Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce is now available on PSN and Xbox Live. The demo is actually not bad. You can try it now.