I was very objective to Gamespot's changing of rating system two years ago, and I still preferred the older rating system. It was just another one of those cases where a site you love takes what is already working fine, completely change it, and strip the users of what they enjoyed before. Many users here enjoy writing reviews. The older rating system, in my opinion, was a better way of finding the perfect rating. Now users can not even use the badges, for whatever reason, for their reviews like the Gamespot staff. My point in all of this is, that a couple of games that I would have normally given a slightly lower score than a 10.0, now round up to the 10.0 score. Since I use Gamespot to determine my rating and express my opinion through reviews, I have no choice but to adapt to their changes, and I have long ago.

I don't have a phobia of the 10.0 score like many people. And I don't give the 10.0 score out like candy either like some people. I don't think it's impossible or easy to achieve at all. If you are gonna use the 1-10 rating system, the 10 should always be a possibility. But it should also be the most difficult possibility. The games that I have rewarded a 10.0 are the pinnacles of gaming entertainment. Few games touch these in my personal opinion. Here are the games I have rewarded a 10.0 so far. I will update as needed.

In order from most recent to earliest by release date

Super Mario Galaxy [Nintendo Wii]

Resident Evil 4 [Nintendo Gamecube]

Metroid Prime [Nintendo Gamecube]

Super Mario All-Stars [Super Nintendo]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island [Super Nintendo]

Super Mario World [Super Nintendo]