Pocket Gamer UK's Scores

  • Games
For 6,041 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 31% higher than the average critic
  • 19% same as the average critic
  • 50% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 69
Highest review score: 100 God of War: Chains of Olympus
Lowest review score: 10 Angels In The Sky
Score distribution:
6042 game reviews
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    • 60 Critic Score
    There's a decent endless runner here, but despite its twists, it's still just an endless runner.
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    • 50 Critic Score
    An entertaining Adventure Time episode, but with a disappointingly slight level of interactivity layered thinly on top.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's not exactly the most exciting post-apocalyptic game out there, but if casual is your bag there's a lot to like here.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Beautiful to look at, intriguing in most of the right ways, and a lot of fun - Transistor is well worth a look.
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    • 30 Critic Score
    A sloppy mess of a game - Slippy Slopes is worth sliding past.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Steins;Gate is a suitable introduction to the visual novel, but content-wise it's certainly not for everyone.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure does the bare minimum to advance the series, but a wealth of content makes this a good proposition for fans of the series.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It doesn't exactly brim with new ideas, but Green Ninja: Year of the Frog is still a worthy addition to Nitrome's catalogue.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A reasonably entertaining zombie killer with enough of a twist that it's not too familiar.
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    • 40 Critic Score
    A predictably shallow, cynical tie-in that lays the IAPs on as thick as the action.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A tower building game with hidden depths, In Churning Seas isn't quite as prettily vacant as it initially seems.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    An interesting combination of mechanics makes for a compelling and highly enjoyable game but, if it’s available in your region, you’d be better off with the mobile original.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It might not be the great mobile RTS we've all been waiting for, but there's enough in Ember Conflict to make it worth a look.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    By borrowing heavily from video game racing's arcade foundations, Stunt Wheels manages to be a fresh and relevant little mobile racer.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A solid and entertaining match-things puzzler with surprising depth, You Must Build A Boat is well worth a look.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    One More Dash is an entertaining one touch arcade game with an awful lot going for it.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    There are some decent ideas here, but Cartoon Survivor can't quite squish them together into a cohesive whole.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A vibrant, entertaining roguelike that ranks among the very best on the App Store.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions is a truly impressive port of a great twin-stick shooter, that's absolutely packed with content.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    An accessible but massive roguelike that will suck you in and then murder you. But in a good way.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Ultimately, The Top Spot resembles a stylish screen testing app as much as a mobile game.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a cheeky little affair with goofiness and laughter to spare. Just hope that there’s an early patch to shine up those minor imperfections.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    A twitchy control system ensures that Draggy Dead is not quite DOA, but it won't live too long on your iPhone or iPad.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    It's a three lane auto-runner with Lara Croft in it, and that's pretty much all I have to say.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A swift, repetitive game that's fun for a while but then fades out of the memory.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It's a little step forward, and if you like tower defence games you'll probably lap it up. If you don't, it's just more of the same.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    There are a couple of nice ideas in Brickies, and it's fun, but it's really just another block breaker.
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    • 60 Critic Score
    Flite has its moments, but they never quite click into place as well as they should.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It's not a huge step forward for the strategy management genre, but Rival Kingdoms: Age of Ruin is nonetheless an entertaining battler for armchair generals.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    There's a solid, entertaining game here, but you can't shake the feeling it could have been something more.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Creative new mechanics and a cracking solo option make this worth playing in spite of the occasional dull session.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    Bad Dinos has enough clever ideas to refresh the tired tower defence genre - at least for a few hours.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A bright and bold retro hack-and-slash platformer that comes highly recommended.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Skiing Yeti Mountain is a future classic. The quintessential winter sports experience on mobile.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A cute Crossy Road-influenced high-score game that's a little too light on variety and originality.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A habit-forming gear changer with lots of shiny cars and a surprisingly relaxed free to play system.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A nicely presented endless flier that stands out by doing the basics well.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A silly shooter that doesn't quite distance itself far enough from the games it's mocking. Still pretty fun though.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A smart, literal twist on the match-stuff puzzler. KANO adds enough spark and arcade action to make it worth a look.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Knights of Pen and Paper 2 is more of the same. And it's still full of heart, wit, and grind.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It feels a bit like it’s rolled in from 1995, but Armadillo Gold Rush is quite nice, fairly fun, and somewhat charming
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A great roguelike platformer, full of challenge and excitement, slightly spoiled by clumsy controls.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Heroes and Castles 2 makes a mess of both its genres, offering mushy action and brainless strategy that rarely merge in a satisfying way.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A zombie-themed expansion of Goat Simulator's premise, meaning lots of manic action and cheap laughs built on technically dodgy foundations.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A bright and ingenious combination of mechanics that'll suck you in and refuse to let go.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A simple to play casual flier with enough ideas to set it just ahead of the rest of the pack.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    There's a bit of pop to Skatelander, but after a while it falls flat.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A fine little abstract for the mobile age, which trades a bit of depth and variety in exchange of accessibility.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    There's a good game here, it's just a shame it's held back from becoming a great one.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A cleanly presented auto-runner that's a little too slow off the mark.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Code Name: STEAM is charming in style and experimental in genre, but a number of missteps make it tough to recommend whole heartedly.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Spacecom is deeper than its simple graphics and set-up let on, offering some strategic thrills that are accessible to all.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A great port of a great game. If you've not played Grimrock before this is a really good way to rectify that.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Another flat Threes! clone with a curious and unappealing computer tech theme.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A bright and silly arcade blast, Cooped Up isn't classic Nitrome, but it's still ruddy good.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A well presented flick-'em-up with decent physics, though it won't win any awards for depth or originality.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Wire Defuser is a steep challenge, but one worth embarking on if you're into puzzle games.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A great mobile remastering of a classic RPG. If you like your quests obscure and your combat bouncy, there's a lot here to enjoy.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A solidly put together, entertaining midcore strategy battler.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    There's a set of ideas here that could have been something special, but it all falls flat on its windy face.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A short but unique and enthralling piece of interactive fiction.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A solid Puzzle & Dragons copy that lacks that game's refinement and ability to ensnare you.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A fun game that uses Pinball's time-honoured physics to enhance a simple score chaser.
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    • 60 Critic Score
    Broken Age is still charming and gorgeous, but its second half is let down by recycled assets, utterly obtuse puzzles, and a flatlining narrative.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A bright and breezy roguelike with enough going for it to entice fans and the curious.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A dig 'em up with depth that deftly marries a bit of arcade action with cunning puzzling.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A vast and engaging third chapter that expands brilliantly on the first two.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A clever and endearing mashing up of genres and styles, Does not Commute doesn't always work, but when it clicks it's pretty special.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A clever and bright arcade shooter that's got enough going for it that you'll chase your scores for a good long while.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A brilliantly ridiculous arcade blast, Wrassling gets deeper the more you play it too.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A fierce and entertaining brawler that's got a lot more going for it than other examples of the genre.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's a well put-together tribute to survival horror games of yesteryear, but some underdeveloped mechanics hold Forgotten Memories back from greatness.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    A decent conclusion to a punishing roguelike trilogy that wisely takes some of the sting out of your numerous and inevitable deaths.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Titan Souls is an elegant game with a unique identity, but all those brow-beating boss battles that end in seconds will leave you a little empty.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    More jumpy than scary. Lost Within has a few nice ideas, but it won't leave you psychologically scarred, which is a shame.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Finger Derpy strives to be the silliest horse racing game on the digital marketplace, and it pretty much succeeds.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A gorgeous, surprisingly deep shooter that sucks you back into Halo's universe. Fun and flashy in all the right ways.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A reasonably well put together wrestling game, but there are some pretty frayed edges that keep it from being great.
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    • 60 Critic Score
    There's some interesting ideas here, but Spellcrafter: The Path of Magic doesn't manage to see them through.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Spirit Lords is a solid enough game, but it's not as much fun as it could be.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    There's enough here that Tiny Guardians feels pretty fresh, but it's still very much a tower defence game.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A sprawling, ambitious, and intimidatingly deep mobile management game that gives the fans precisely what they wanted - just not quite in a fluid enough form.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A brash and pretty brilliant retro-fused dungeon platformer, Devious Dungeon 2 is frantic entertainment.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A clever, difficult shooter with enough interesting ideas to keep it fresh.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A solid endless runner, but we've pretty much seen everything it has to offer before.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    A game that veers from the sedate to the bonkers, well worth a look.
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    • 60 Critic Score
    A nice looking, but ultimately too recognisable auto-runner.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Brings a stone classic into the modern age with style, although it could use better balance and more variety.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A fairly enjoyable puzzler that would have made a decent premium mobile game, but IAP and gating drag it down.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Speedboat Paradise is equally uninspiring and unpleasant, and the tiresome races simply aren't worth all the grinding and waiting.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fast, exciting, and full to the brim with action, Implosion - Never Lose Hope is well worth a long hard look.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Dungeon Hero RPG has some control issues and its graphics are nothing special, but its core gameplay is solid enough.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Stealth Inc. 2 can be frustratingly difficult at times, but the level design is so spectacular and the challenges so varied, it's effortless to forgive.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A rich and entertaining RPG with surprising depth, Attack the Light is well worth a look.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A reasonably well put together Star Wars game, but it lacks the imagination to really recommend.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    An awfully simple screen masher, Mortal Kombat X looks the part, but it's all a bit flat
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A blast from the past, that works perfectly well on mobile, but probably isn't quite worth the asking price.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Xenoblade Chronicles is an embarrassment of riches, packed with content and depth. But it feels like a squeeze, rather than a natural fit, on Nintendo 3DS.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A fine concept marries dungeon crawling with Pipe Mania, but it's all too frustrating and fiddly for its own good.
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    • 60 Critic Score
    A perfectly competent tower defence game with little to distinguish itself from the genre heavyweights.

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