Pocket Gamer UK's Scores

  • Games
For 2,848 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 31% higher than the average critic
  • 12% same as the average critic
  • 57% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 67
Highest review score:
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Critic Score 10
Score distribution:
2,848 game reviews
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 90
    With some essential new features, the best football management sim on mobile just got even better.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 90
    A charming twist on the Scrabble formula with more than enough content to keep you playing into the new year, Spellwood is well worth the investment.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 90
    Those looking for an opportunity to build a world, while destroying someone else's, will find Clash of Clans a very appealing package with surprisingly deep layers of strategy to dig through.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 90
    Big, brash, and beautiful, Anomaly Korea doesn't quite have the wow factor of its predecessor, but it's still well worth a download.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 90
    A well constructed piece of adventure gaming, The Journey Down: Episode One is worth checking out even if you're not a point-and-click sort of person.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 90
    A slick physics-based puzzler and gorgeous to boot, Hydroventure: Spin Cycle needs a spot on your Nintendo 3DS.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 90
    A timeless classic is reborn on iOS. The Lords of Midnight has lost none of its ability to captivate and entertain, and serves as a fitting tribute to Mike Singleton's genius.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 90
    It won't be to everyone's taste, but Stone Age: The Board Game is a deep and entertaining multiplayer package.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 90
    While some will be disappointed that RAD Soldiers isn't about armed surfers from the early '90s, it's still a massively entertaining tactical violence simulator with plenty of humour and charm.
    • Metascore: 88
    • Critic Score 90
    Absurdly funny, perfectly challenging, and massively rewarding. This gorgeous, must-have motorbike game is a mobile port done right.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 90
    A great mobile offering just got even better, as Gunman Clive emerges as one of the best platformers on the 3DS.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 90
    A game that prizes exploration and creativity above all else, The Blockheads is a great way to waste a couple of days.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 90
    Retro City Rampage pummels you with fantastic video game and movie references throughout, and has the gameplay to back up the funny.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 90
    The best thing to happen to Pinball since Tommy, Momonga is a unique game that has plenty of staying power.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 90
    Clash of Heroes is a monstrous RPG with beautiful graphics; a suite of multiplayer modes; and some of the most smart and addictive battles around.
    • Metascore: 93
    • Critic Score 90
    A lack of real Vita innovation lets it down somewhat, but that aside this is a perfect pocket-sized JRPG that'll keep you gripped to the screen until your eyes turn square. A must-have for any Persona fan.
    • Metascore: 91
    • Critic Score 90
    A simple and incredibly effective multiplayer experience, Spaceteam is all about playing together and creating your own stories.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 90
    A brilliant variation on the endless-runner genre, Worm Run is breathless, addictive fun of the highest calibre.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 90
    Expansive, gorgeous, hardcore, free: Real Racing 3 sets the new standard on mobile for racing games.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 90
    A brilliant and beguilingly simple hardcore platformer, 1001 Attempts delivers more excitement in its bite sized blasts than most games could ever dream of.
    • Metascore: 91
    • Critic Score 90
    Ridiculous Fishing may have a strange premise, but give it half an hour and it blossoms into one of the most innovative, well-balanced, and addictive games of the year.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 90
    A brilliant, funny, addictive game, Slamjet Stadium is fun on your own and spectacular with friends.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 90
    Mario could learn a trick or two from his brother, as Luigi's Mansion 2: Dark Moon stakes its claim as one of the most essential titles available for Nintendo 3DS.
    • Metascore: 87
    • Critic Score 90
    Gemini Rue is an essential game for point-and-click fanatics. It's got atmosphere, a compelling narrative, and clever puzzles. If you missed it on PC, don't let it pass you by again
    • Metascore: 88
    • Critic Score 90
    Guacamelee! is genuinely funny, massively enjoyable, and filled to bursting with good ideas. It's your next essential Vita game.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 90
    The most fun you'll ever have with an intergalactic crustacean, Crabitron's a ton of fun that can be shared with a nearby friend.
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 90
    A thrilling combination of fantasy novel and RPG, Sorcery! offers a wonderfully fresh take on interactive fiction.
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 90
    A brilliantly balanced, perfectly playable game of strategy and swooping turns that will have you enthralled, Sid Meier's Ace Patrol is a must-play.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 80
    It's you and your machine versus the circuit. In this respect, Gran Turismo PSP doesn't stall, effortlessly powering to the front of the handheld field in a manner that is likely to leave many a petrolhead breathless.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    An engrossing strategy game with a rich array of units, excellent replay value and a history lesson thrown in.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    It may have little grounding in reality, but Me & My Katamari is so unique and delightful – from the very germ of the idea through to its jaw-dropping, coherent and bursting-with-character execution – that it's one of those games you simply must play.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 80
    A truly independent voice amongst the blockbusters, this artistic puzzler deserves to be a breakout hit.
    • Metascore: 76
    • Critic Score 80
    Whether you wasted your youth on a salty pier arcade with the series, or met Vic Viper for the first time in this review, Gradius will quickly become your pet name for twitch gaming thrills.
    • Metascore: 88
    • Critic Score 80
    Slightly bruised by its host hardware, but otherwise a technically outstanding, impressively comprehensive and hugely enjoyable fighting package.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 80
    Devilishly unforgiving and dangerously infuriating. But also delicately updated and delightfully addictive.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 80
    First-rate conversion of two excellent games that, individually, lose a little of their spark on PSP, although nothing that significantly dulls the overall experience.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 80
    The best PSP football sim to date.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    Big, brash and beautiful, Ace Combat X is a prime example of the PSP's capabilities and deserves a place in every thrill-seeking PSP owner's collection.
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 80
    Boasting charming touches, rammed full of content and even trailing a Wi-Fi infrastructure multiplayer mode, it's an easy recommendation for anyone with an itchy trigger finger.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    Even if the combat mechanics aren't alive and kicking, with its inventive puzzles and unique sense of style the body of Dead Head Fred offers an experience PSP owners shouldn't miss.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 80
    Children of Mana brings intelligence and charm into the realm of dungeon-based button bashing.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    With its learning curve, Rocket Slime offers charm, weirdness and huge, huge tanks.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 80
    Effortlessly stylish, engagingly simple but deep and beguiling, this is handheld twitch gaming concentrate.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 80
    With oceanic depth, honed controls and absorbing missions, this is the epitome of bad, meaning good.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 80
    A stylish, noir-inspired adventure with a sophisticated plot and deep characters, Hotel Dusk is the place to stay for smart DS gamers.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 80
    Greater than the sum of its parts, it's eventually hard to feel anything but sheer joy when playing Magical Starsign.
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 80
    Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is a deep, enthralling game but the presence of some flawed elements mean it's not as good as the previous "Dawn of Sorrows."
    • Metascore: 76
    • Critic Score 80
    A compelling mix of dark plots, kooky stories and lawyer talk, Justice for All adds more evidence to the DS's case as the thinking person's console.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    A decent driving model set within a rich virtual petrolhead lifestyle world that – occasional technical glitches aside – can prove absorbing.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 80
    An improvement over its predecessor in almost every area and as such the new lord of free-roaming gangster simulations – there's nothing to match it on PSP. But the narrative feels a little undercooked.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 80
    Thanks to plenty of tweaks and additions, Mercury Meltdown boils down to a bit more than more of the same. An excellent pocket puzzler.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Critic Score 80
    Uncommonly strong retro compilation heartily recommended to those with fond memories of their days of Mega Drive ownership or, indeed, any fans of solid gaming experiences.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 80
    A hugely enjoyable brawler with an engrossing story and an atmosphere you can cut with a machete – one of the greatest movie tie-ins ever.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 80
    Brilliantly tailored to the PSP, with varied gameplay and astonishing audio and visuals, this is an easy recommendation to WWII fanatics and civilians alike.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 80
    A solid – often brilliant – simulation, which for some may prove a little too realistic for its own good.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 80
    A happy coda in a symphony that had lost its flow, Anniversary cannily pairs the refinements of the last decade with the peerless excellence of the original Tomb Raider.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Critic Score 80
    Timeless gameplay, expertly ported, Pirates! is a game to savour throughout.
    • Metascore: 61
    • Critic Score 80
    A brilliant introduction to the GRAW series, this is intelligent, exhilarating portable gaming at its best. While it lasts.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Critic Score 80
    Puzzle Quest very successfully mixes the depth of an RPG with a neat puzzle-based battle mode.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 80
    Polished in almost every department, this is a well-rounded football sim with surprising depth, given the licence. Obsess!
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    Genuinely innovative puzzler that will change the way you think about the genre.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    Don't let its cutesy role-playing-lite stylings fool you; Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales is a quality game that's a blast to play. [JPN Import]
    • Metascore: 87
    • Critic Score 80
    Easily one of the best titles yet for PSP, Jeanne d'Arc triumphs not just in its fictional reenactment of the Hundred Years' War, but in refining the tactical role-playing genre with rock-solid gameplay.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 80
    Quirky and bold, Gurumin proves that a simple dungeon-crawler can be as compulsive as even the most heavily-scripted affair.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    Bright, addictive and fun - Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker is a great addition to the DS adventure line-up.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    An amazingly well featured music making package for your PSP. It takes time and effort to yield Beaterator's fruits, but for those looking to take their first steps into music production it's a fantastic place to start.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 80
    Not very different from versions on other consoles, Theme Park DS makes good use of the console, and is a neat package for those who want to think on the move.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 80
    The superbly implemented web-slinging and touchscreen combat of Spider-Man 3 more than makes up for the lack of mission variety.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    Picross DS isn't the most alluring game you'll ever clap eyes on, but it's startlingly addictive and will provide endless hours of utterly compulsive amusement.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 80
    A superb action platform adventure that captures the exuberance of the film brilliantly.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 80
    Fun and furious, whether in terms of 2D platforming or 3D mini-gaming, Sonic Rush Adventure proves you can teach an old hedgehog new tricks.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 80
    Far more than a cynical cash-in, this PSP version of Final Fantasy is the perfect opportunity to see where it all began.
    • Metascore: 76
    • Critic Score 80
    Difficult but rewarding, Race Driver: Create & Race earns a place on the winner's podium, even if it doesn't play fairly all of the time.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    While it may churn over the same ground, this is a feature-laden package that will have you wriggling with pleasure.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 80
    An innovative collection of Breakout-themed mini-games, Nervous Brickdown is a well-designed and beautifully realised slice of DS pocket gaming.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 80
    It's not original, but Tony Hawk's Proving Ground contains more stunts and features than you'll ever manage to roll your way through, and one of the most comprehensive multiplayer modes around.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 80
    Bright, beautiful and extremely playable, Revenant Wings breathes new life into the portable line of Final Fantasies.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 80
    Geometry Wars: Galaxies triangulates arcade action, subtle depth, and intuitive controls for pure fun you'll return to remarkably regularly.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 80
    The best modder on the market, with more vehicles, automotive parts and decals than you can shake a wrench at.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 80
    It still can't quite keep up with "Pro Evo" on the pitch in terms of purist authenticity, but FIFA 08 is a huge, glinting treasure trove of features and modes with accessible gameplay and solid presentation.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    The crown prince of the American football game, Madden is showing no signs of weakness as he enters his eighteenth year at the top. It may not justify disposing of 07, but this is a great time for newcomers to join the party.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 80
    An excellent, thrilling and fearlessly arcade driving affair that matches its technical brilliance with delightful game mechanic touches.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 80
    Some annoying quirks remain, but the all new tasks and fun multiplayer modes keeps More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? top of the class.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 80
    One of the best strategy games released on DS, ANNO 1701 brings micro-management to the mainstream.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 80
    It doesn't really add a great deal to the original mobile phone release but Orcs & Elves DS remains an extremely polished and playable adventure that is well worth splashing your Dwarven gold on.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 80
    Operation: Vietnam doesn't win any bravery medals for its concept, but it's a well-trained, impressively executed idea that hits all the necessary targets.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 80
    After a two-year hiatus, the Tiger Woods franchise makes a triumphant return to the DS with this exceptionally entertaining golf simulator.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 80
    While not exactly a revolution, Bomberman Land Touch! 2 is a worthy successor to a worthy title, with a credible single-player mini-game campaign and a truly superb range of multiplayer options.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    What it lacks in authenticity, it makes up for in gameplay. Arguably the best football game on the system - once you've mastered the basics.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 80
    Just add ice. Getting a party started is easy with this multiplayer gem, thanks to a huge assortment of quirky mini-games and single-cartridge play.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare isn't likely to bring a unanimous verdict when it comes to FPS on DS, it makes the most compelling case so far.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 80
    Hardcore devotees of Irem's legendary shooter series may balk at the methodical gameplay but R-Type Tactics ranks as an intelligent and entertaining extension of the R-Type universe.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    The speed will impress you, but it's the editing tools that will keep you coming back for more in this impressive DS debut for the hugely addictive - and rewarding - TrackMania franchise.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 80
    An incredibly slick fighting system and top class presentation make this a must for anyone seeking an alternative to the usual one-on-one fighters.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 80
    A real European Champion. If only we could say the same about England.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 80
    Unique in its tranquil style of gameplay, flOw's delightfully smooth experience is punctuated only by technical flaws related to its beautiful visual presentation.
    • Metascore: 62
    • Critic Score 80
    Despite some control issues, Fading Shadows is an exceptionally imaginative puzzle game that will offer a long-lasting challenge and plenty of fun marble-based exploration for any PSP owner.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 80
    Refreshingly original bubble-guiding game. Slow and sublime but also deviously tough, with lots to see and find. Don't let this one float away.
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 80
    Far better than it has any right to be after all these years - but just lacking that killer flair that would have made it a new age classic.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 80
    It's the kind of game that's perfectly suited to the unique attributes of the DS, and it'll comprehensively while away a long journey or a lazy holiday much as a good book would.
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 80
    A marriage of new variety with classic action yields a worthwhile union.
    • Metascore: 73
    • Critic Score 80
    Gorgeous presentation and an astonishingly complete online element help New International Track and Field overcome its relatively minor issues and ascend very close to the top step of the podium.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 80
    From negotiating the labyrinthine levels to cracking heads, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows brilliantly captures the essence of Spidey.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 80
    While not totally divine, Age of Empires: Mythologies offers solid turn-based strategy with a wealth of options and online multiplayer.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 80
    Graphically gorgeous and showcasing remarkable depth, Ferrari Challenge is truly a thinking man's racing game. It's regrettable that online play wasn't incorporated, but then there's always the sequel.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    A solid traditional RPG married to a refreshingly modern narrative, shot through with a lovely sense of humour.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    Funky, fresh and funny, Rhythm Heaven Gold transcends the language barrier with its instinctive gameplay and hilarious scenarios.
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 80
    It's been a long hard road but DS owners finally have a football game that they can be proud of – FIFA 09 is this season's most improved player.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Critic Score 80
    An interesting mix of action platformer and match-three, plus a dash of humour, Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure is a surprising success.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    Seamless first-person shooting action with a healthy sprinkling of innovative touchscreen side missions - this is one of the best war-mongering affairs on DS.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Critic Score 80
    If you're interested in making music, the KORG DS-10 is a robust and powerful tool. But those looking for a more accessible DS sonic experience may struggle to make the most of it.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 80
    Moon isn't revolutionary by any means but the overall quality of the graphics and action means this is a satisfying game that affirms the viability of the shooter genre, even on a portable.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 80
    A fleeting love letter to the 8-bit generation, Retro Game Challenge deserves to be experienced by everyone with a heart for gaming culture.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 80
    The passing of time has done little to dull this classic adventure. This DS release might just be the best version of Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars yet
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    An action-role-player, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time also contains a great multiplayer mode. Only occasional bugs knock off some of the polish.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 80
    A neat number elimination puzzler, Art Style: CODE is a great example of how small and cheap downloadable games can expand your mind and fill your time.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    While it may suffer from repetition and some iffy vocal note tracks, it'll take a very cold-hearted gamer not to warm to Lego Rock Band's infectious humour, varied track list and excellent gameplay.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 80
    Nostalgia stirs memories of classic role-playing with its turn-based battles and familiar narrative themes, yet explores a new horizon with fun airship battles and a sense of adventure.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny brings much of the fighting spirit of the console version to PSP. It's only let down by the weak single player modes.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days delivers magical gameplay, though it forgets to summon a good story along with it.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 80
    Some people may have an objection to the change of focus and different lead character but, when all the evidence is presented, it's obvious that this is still the Ace Attorney that we know and love.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 80
    Occasionally unbalanced but always entertaining, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is a worthy new entry in the venerable series' multitude of titles.
    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 80
    A poor man's God of War that makes no apology for its fast and furious fighting gameplay. The perfect, blood-soaked introduction to the PSP Minis platform.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 80
    High-ranking tower defence tactical greatness that ends up perfectly suited to PSP play, Fieldrunners marches effortlessly on as one of the Minis launch highlights.
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 80
    Arguably an acquired taste which is going to go down better with RPG fans than other sectors of the gaming community, Half-Minute Hero is nonetheless a true landmark in the genre and perfect for portable play.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 80
    The quality of the original game still shines through, and thanks to some inventive controls and screen modes, Pinball Fantasies retains its position as one of the finest pinball simulators ever made.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 80
    A game that only six months ago would have justifiably been a full price title is an unmissable and highly entertaining bargain at four quid. That's a lot of rotten meat for your money.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 80
    Not without issues and will demand perseverance, but F1 2009 rewards with a pick-up-and-play F1 experience that effortlessly overtakes the competition on PSP.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 80
    Despite Pop Island's way too simplistic design, it oozes charm and is wonderfully silly fun.
    • Metascore: 76
    • Critic Score 80
    Pure, frenetic, non-stop pick-up-and-play old-skool shooting fun, Alien Zombie Death is effortlessly one of the finest minis yet.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    Whilst not quite as perfectly formed as its prequel, echoshift is still great fun, and offers a relaxing, slow-paced experience that is perfect for Sunday morning brain training.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 80
    Alice in Wonderland is a shining example of how to make an exploration puzzle game, and a movie tie-in one at that.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 80
    Pretty but uncommonly difficult and trickier still to master, Rocket Racing will reward your dedication with an excellent example of momentum-based fun.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Critic Score 80
    Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is yet another exemplarity RPG for the PSP, boasting a robust combat system, riveting plot and some sumptuous visuals. Only the protracted loading times hold it back from classic status.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 80
    Stylistic contradictions and clunky mechanics stop this from being an instant classic, but tight pacing, winsome presentation, and the FF pedigree still make it well worth a look.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 80
    With just over a dozen hours of clever and varied gameplay, Kingdom Hearts Re:coded will appeal to many an RPG fan, including those who are yet to experience the Kingdom Hearts world.
    • Metascore: 47
    • Critic Score 80
    The Jason Rohrer Anthology brings together a great selection of art games that will either be just the ticket, or go straight over your head.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 80
    A serious test of gaming skill wrapped in a very cute and technically accomplished package, fans of old skool arcade action platforming titles will find hours of masochistic entertainment here.
    • Metascore: 89
    • Critic Score 80
    A clever castle defence and twin-stick shooter combination, Bug Heroes has the fortitude of a cockroach to withstand the nuclear blast of criticism and earn a solid recommendation.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    An homage and a reinvention of the dungeon crawling RPG, 100 Rogues sparkles with wit and fine gameplay mechanic. It's just a shame technical issues have spoiled its sheen.
    • Metascore: 88
    • Critic Score 80
    Complicated controls can't stop Dead Space from entertaining with its action-packed gameplay and phenomenal presentation.
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 80
    Reckless Racing is one heck of a good time, delivering stunning graphics and fun off-road action both online and off.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 80
    An intoxicating game about making games, Game Dev Story is a compelling simulation and a charming ode to our favourite pastime.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 80
    Quite unlike any other twin-stick shooter you've ever played, Mushihimesama Bug Panic is a mini-masterpiece that combines gorgeous visuals with arresting gameplay.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 80
    A charming, easy-to-love adventure, the introductory episode of Scarlett and the Spark of Life is a fine start for a promising new series.
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 80
    An entertaining adventure defined by its sharp writing and classic gameplay, Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Remastered comes highly recommended.
    • Metascore: 89
    • Critic Score 80
    Rimelands: Hammer of Thor fits snugly into the turn-based role-playing genre, but offers enough variation to keep the action fresh and exciting.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 80
    Plunderland is energetic pirating at your fingertips, a high seas adventure with charm and originality.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    Castlevania: Encore of the Night skillfully combines addictive gameplay with impressive depth and lashing of fan-service.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 80
    An engaging, challenging, and terrific blend of different puzzle elements, marred only by uninspired presentation and harsh unlocking process.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    Plump and ripe for roasting, Angry Birds is as addictive as any puzzler gets with light-hearted gameplay that flies with the best of the flock.
    • Metascore: 76
    • Critic Score 80
    Perfect Cell mixes the gameplay of the puzzle, speed run, stealth and line drawing genres into an exciting, if unsettling undersea sci-fi adventure.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 80
    Solomon's Boneyard smartly hones in on a more action-oriented brand of gameplay than its predecessor, casting the established twin-stick combat and RPG character development elements in a new and attractive light.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 80
    Replacing guns and glory with a good old fashioned football, Pro Zombie Soccer's line-up of ghouls aplenty manages to endear and excite in equal measure.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 80
    Asphalt 6: Adrenaline offers over-the-top rush hour action best suited for solo play due to unbalanced, shallow multiplayer.
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 80
    Pumped and packed with action, coming out on top in Aqua Moto Racing 2 may be a touch easy at times, but it's never dull.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 80
    Trigger-happy types are unlikely to find their appetite for destruction sated by this relatively laid-back farming adventure, but everyone else will find it a fertile furrow to plough.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 80
    While mastering B-Boy Beats is not without its annoyances, the sheer level of polish and an excellent soundtrack ensure that feet and fingers alike will be itching to face off against the next challenge.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    A great example of the innovation bubbling up from indie games, They Need To Be Fed is a lovely little action platformer. Your only disappointment will be its brevity.
    • Metascore: 88
    • Critic Score 80
    Despite being very similar to the first game, Sword & Poker 2 remains a beautifully balanced marriage of poker and dungeon crawling.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 80
    Methodical and hugely satisfying, Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter isn't your typical shooter and while it makes considerable demands of the player, the feeling of reward you get in return is immense. The only real complaint is a lack of variety.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 80
    Chopper 2 is a demanding experience that won't appeal to everyone, but if you accept the challenge of this side-scrolling shoot 'em up you're certain to get your money's worth.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    Cogs is a finely tuned puzzle experience that does well in getting the gears in your head moving.
    • Metascore: 93
    • Critic Score 80
    Bright, imaginative, and supremely polished, the physics-based gameplay of Cut the Rope shows developer ZeptoLab has knack of putting a unique spin on familiar ideas.
    • Metascore: 93
    • Critic Score 80
    A highly competent, even evolutionary spin on strategy boardgaming, Dominion HD pairs quality design with online multiplayer for the win.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Critic Score 80
    Asphalt 5 improves the road paved by previous instalments, bringing new multiplayer options, enhanced graphics, and a robust single-player experience.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 80
    Charming and demanding in equal measure, Babylonian Twins shrugs off one or two outdated design mechanics to remind us what was so good about 16-bit gaming.
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 80
    Banzai Rabbit doesn't try to conceal its source of inspiration, but the end result is a fantastic recreation of Konami's classic Frogger – albeit one with a few regrettable camera niggles.
    • Metascore: 73
    • Critic Score 80
    Battle Blasters has the perfect mixture of killer gameplay, fantastic multiplayer options and slick graphics, all of which come together to create an action title that will keep your trigger finger occupied for some time.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 80
    Visually appealing and with an operatic setting like no other, Battle of Puppets's strategic play is highly addictive, if also repetitive.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Critic Score 80
    Tempered by minor control quirks, Beneath a Steel Sky remains as entertaining as it did 15 years ago, galvanising the adventure gaming resurgence on iPhone.
    • Metascore: 73
    • Critic Score 80
    A reasonably simple game with some hidden depth. If your current chess or RTS game is all played out, Catan should be next on your list.
    • Metascore: 87
    • Critic Score 80
    LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is a charming adventure hampered by an ill-conceived touch control scheme.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 80
    Madden NFL 11 makes its way from iPhone to iPad contracted, though still carrying the same great core gameplay.
    • Metascore: 89
    • Critic Score 80
    A sophisticated platformer with style, Mirror's Edge has polished gameplay but not length and lasting value.
    • Metascore: 88
    • Critic Score 80
    Elegant, deep, innovative, and most importantly fun, Osmos and its effervescent gameplay makes for one of the most tactile experiences on iPad.
    • Metascore: 90
    • Critic Score 80
    Pacing issues and overly random gameplay detract from the elegance of Osmos.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    Ozone has one of the simplest set ups around, but delivers past glories to serve up a puzzler-cum-platformer of real merit.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Critic Score 80
    A mix of challenge gameplay and fantastic presentation, Cave Bowling is a fun-filled arcade game with personality and substance to match.
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 80
    Sacred Odyssey skilfully balances action and exploration for an adventure that's defined by its high quality as much as its variety and scale.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 80
    Creative new modes and a great set of features don't just keep Infinity Field from being a copycat, they make it a superior twin-stick shooter.
    • Metascore: 90
    • Critic Score 80
    The stars are nearly aligned for Galaxy on Fire 2, a wonderfully varied, in-depth action-adventure game that could benefit from expanded combat controls.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    Samurai II: Vengeance is a sharp, stylish action game that could use more diverse level design, but is undeniably entertaining.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Critic Score 80
    If you're willing to forgive its foibles this is a fresh and exciting narrative driven experience like no other.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Critic Score 80
    A well-rounded castle defence riff that livens up the formula with undead physics fun.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    At times brilliant, FIFA 11 is also limited by odd fumbles to ensure that this is just the first step on the road to glory, rather than the crowning moment itself.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    Even if fishing holds no appeal to you, this digital representation is eminently playable and should keep you hooked for quite some time.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    A few corners have been cut to facilitate the transition but Football Manager Handheld 2010 is a tactical feast for football fans.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 80
    Excellent design ensures there's nothing funky with the gameplay in this simple, enjoyable platformer.
    • Metascore: 90
    • Critic Score 80
    Awkward menus and a few niggles are not enough to dampen this hugely enjoyable sandbox game.
    • Metascore: 76
    • Critic Score 80
    GT Racing: Motor Academy takes attendance and every conceivable feature and mechanic is here, except bold individuality.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    Guerrilla Bob has a winning ticket with fun levels, firecracker action, and snazzy graphics that could go even further delivering variety and depth.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 80
    The menu system and inventory aren't intuitive, but fortunately it's a doddle to drive a mech and lay waste to every piece of machinery you see.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 80
    Shibuya is a fresh take on the block-dropping puzzler complete with neat progression system and excellent soundtrack.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Critic Score 80
    A refreshingly original and pleasingly tactile match-three puzzler that's as fun to operate as it is to solve, all set to a blissful electronica soundtrack.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    Like a shoot-'em-up sans bullets, Silverfish offers challenging gameplay that revolves around keeping your enemies close at hand without being taken out in the process.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 80
    Makes the mistake of stereotyping the skater culture of after school TV specials, but still delivers a very impressive, expansive and agile street surfing experience.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    A solid hack 'n' slash role-playing game despite the need for fine-tuning and a more substantive cooperative multiplayer experience.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 80
    Mild repetition can be an issue but on the whole The Hero is a highly polished piece of gaming that is easy to pick up and contains plenty of heroic hilarity.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    By limiting the number of units, and focusing on simple, explosive gameplay, iBomber Defense turns the tower defence genre into a more enjoyable spectacle.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 80
    Isaac Newton's Gravity is the kind of game that makes hours seem like minutes, though its challenge may leave you cold.
    • Metascore: 94
    • Critic Score 80
    Trial and error gameplay is a source of minor annoyance in Jet Car Stunts, though it's not enough to slow down this high-speed thrill ride.
    • Metascore: 90
    • Critic Score 80
    Rich with layers of gameplay, but saddled with a less-than-intuitive interface, Kingdom Conquest nevertheless succeeds as a serious, in-depth freemium title.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 80
    Slick, challenging, and that rarest of things: a spin-off project that manages to outstrip the original.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    Max Adventure doesn't try to reinvent the twin-stick shooter, instead providing a delightful experience fit for all the family.
    • Metascore: 87
    • Critic Score 80
    Offers the pick-up-and-playability of the old skool shooter, combined with great graphics and surprising deep gameplay.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 80
    In many ways a very simple game, the tactile pleasure of flicking basketballs into a hoops makes NBA Hotshot a joyous experience.
    • Metascore: 88
    • Critic Score 80
    Colourful and novel, Save Toshi is a fresh breath of anime-style gaming in the 3D physics puzzler genre.
    • Metascore: 94
    • Critic Score 80
    Great local multiplayer features and generally clever design earn this iPad version of Scrabble a word of praise.
    • Metascore: 91
    • Critic Score 80
    Space Miner is sitting on a gold mine of charming gameplay, yet awkward controls and gameplay imbalances keep it from reaching its full potential.