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
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Attractive and fun for a short while, the unbalanced gameplay and lack of social features end up clipping the wings of this fairly pleasant casual game.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Bejeweled finally comes to the Nintendo DS, providing the addictive match-three gameplay we've become accustomed to.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Back to the Future Ep2 HD would be more charming if it weren't for pesky technical problems and performance issues.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Puzzle Bobble Universe offers familiar bubble popping gameplay, but with a distinct lack of game modes.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Although its control problems do much to limit its appeal, The Relic equally suffers from a clichéd plot, samey combat and uninspiring gameplay.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Easy on the eye, Holy Moly Dragons is a fun dragon themed tower defence in need of a longer lifespan and strategic options.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Eye-catching graphics and interesting gameplay make Monster Trouble a tower defence game that's worth fighting for.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A well-presented shot of retro-blasting chaos, with just enough twists to keep you entertained.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A fun action-adventure with good production values, Elemental Rage lacks the polish that defines a truly great game.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    CatchaPrince is decent enough, but marathon sessions of play and repetition conspire to limit its appeal.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Poor handling and missing features make Race After 1977 feel too much like the dingy vehicles that roll across its post-apocalyptic landscape.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Color Collider is a clever physics puzzler that should prove an enjoyable test thanks to its excellent physics and tricky levels.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    A dumb concept, occasionally irksome physics and a painfully inconsistent frame rate all conspire to make Lawn Mower Madness a mess of a racer.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Air Penguin is a charming arcade game with solid controls and plenty of replay value.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    While it won't win any awards for innovation, Pac'N Jump is a faithful replication of the Doodle Jump formula with an added scoop of nostalgia.
    • 29 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Despite good intentions and admirable attempts to mix up its gameplay, Critical Mass is a real mess that fails on nearly every level.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    City of Secrets is attractive and welcoming to newcomers, but the plodding story, forgettable characters, weak puzzles, and atrocious voice-acting ensure it's destined to stay a secret.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Streets of Rage 2 is a well-crafted iPhone port, capturing the original gameplay well and offering Bluetooth multiplayer to boot.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Attractive, but a little too simple for its own good, Golf Battle 3D is a skirmish, not a war.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Knights vs Aliens is historically inaccurate fun for a short time, but the repetitive gameplay dulls its long term appeal.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D has the foundations to be exciting, but fails to build on them, offering simplistic, repetitive action instead.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Well-constructed by repetitive, Return of the Bots has a simple premise too monotonous to bear in the long term.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Ugly, cumbersome to control, and lacking fun, Resident Evil Mercenaries VS. casts a dark spot on Capcom's survival-horror franchise.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A highly polished, thoroughly engrossing sequel that delivers on all counts, Luxor: Amun Rising HD shines bright in the ever-crowded puzzle genre.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Cursed with a lack of innovation, an unduly harsh challenge and a terrible script, Zombie Crisis 3D 2 is one of the less appealing twin-stick shooters currently available for iOS devices.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mos Speedrun is a fun old skool platformer with tight controls and some neat tricks that help make it stand out from the crowd.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Cell HD is a poor man's Osmos that manages to cleverly strip everything good about the game out and leave a gaping void in its place.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Far from being the worst game ever, Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder is a fair representation of a tested formula, but a greater deal of variation would have been welcome.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    With more tricks than your average magician, Snowboard Hero offers frenetic fun on the slopes, held together by an intuitive career mode that keeps you on track from start to finish.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Trade Nations has a few neat ideas, but it places too much emphasis on long harvest times and lacks the same level of content as its peers.

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