Nintendo Pocket Football Club

 3DS
  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Release Date: 07/12/2012 (Japan)
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 31
  3. Negative: 3 out of 31
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  1. Zentriefugal
    Apr 25, 2014
    7
    A football manager on a Nintendo system!? Maybe not for everyone but exactly for me!!!

    I don’t like today’s football managing games cause of their complexity and this game is exactly the opposite. Unfortunately it is a little to puristic and there could be e few more financial options but for me it’s enough to fell in love with it. I’m already hoping, that this game series will be    A football manager on a Nintendo system!? Maybe not for everyone but exactly for me!!!

    I don’t like today’s football managing games cause of their complexity and this game is exactly the opposite. Unfortunately it is a little to puristic and there could be e few more financial options but for me it’s enough to fell in love with it.

    I’m already hoping, that this game series will be continued…    … Expand
  2. BlazingTiamat
    Jul 11, 2014
    7
    A pretty fun light soccer management/training sim game with strong manager-simulation elements (pretty tough to classify really!) and substantial 90s nostalgic vibe. Can get quite time consuming at times, especially later on while playing in higher leagues, but the actual matches play quite well, and it is really nice to see the players apply the tricks and skills learned through trainingA pretty fun light soccer management/training sim game with strong manager-simulation elements (pretty tough to classify really!) and substantial 90s nostalgic vibe. Can get quite time consuming at times, especially later on while playing in higher leagues, but the actual matches play quite well, and it is really nice to see the players apply the tricks and skills learned through training between matches. Broken multiplayer (especially national for low-populated countries) and paid DLCs (aka training boosts/cheats) do set this game back, however - I could really live without these features. There is also not much actual game in this also, which is a drawback for me, an arcade lover. This is a curio recommended mostly for football fans.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#43 Best 3DS Game of 2012
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#34 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2012
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#30 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2012

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. The Digital Fix
    Jun 20, 2014
    60
    A solid, charming, cute little football management game just don’t expect a deep strategic simulator.
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  2. Games Master UK
    Jun 7, 2014
    58
    Mindlessly distracting. [July 2014, p.78]
  3. games(TM)
    Jun 3, 2014
    50
    It doesn't justify the time investment. [Issue#148, p.127]
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