Pocket Gamer UK's Scores

  • Games
For 2,845 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:
2,845 game reviews
    • Metascore: 94
    • Critic Score 90
    Need for Speed: Shift offers the best single-player racer on iPhone to date, with in-depth customisation and superior handling that almost make up in full the limited multiplayer offering.
    • Metascore: 94
    • Critic Score 90
    Extraordinarily polished gameplay and high production values guarantee a blast, even if N.O.V.A. lacks the originality necessary to be an all-time classic.
    • Metascore: 91
    • Critic Score 90
    The best of old and new wrapped up in one package, the puzzle-platformer gameplay of Dark Nebula - Episode Two is too entertaining to put down.
    • Metascore: 91
    • Critic Score 90
    Let's Golf! 2 is a superb combination of features and quality gameplay that will be tough to top.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 90
    A contemplative puzzle game that evolves the original with extra levels and high-definition graphics, despite the lack of any new gameplay elements.
    • Metascore: 88
    • Critic Score 90
    Flight Control HD is a high flying, high-definition remake of the iPhone original that does well by adding iPad-exclusive content.
    • Metascore: 91
    • Critic Score 90
    The lack of a useful targeting system and assorted minor flaws keep Chinatown Wars from perfection, yet not from wowing with its awesome gameplay.
    • Metascore: 87
    • Critic Score 90
    A game of immense quality, Sentinel 3: Homeworld represents the best of the tower defence genre with both depth and immediate action.
    • Metascore: 89
    • Critic Score 90
    So much bigger than the original, Labyrinth 2 brings a slickness and depth to play that lifts rather than overloads its puzzle core.
    • Metascore: 87
    • Critic Score 90
    This updated version of Tactics Ogre ranks among the best tactical experiences on the PSP with features that make it easier for newer players yet don't dilute the challenges or rewards for veterans.
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 90
    Ultimate Spider-Man: Total Mayhem is fantastic fun, offering the speed and variety of a top notch action game with the vibrant colour and characters of a great comic book.
    • Metascore: 87
    • Critic Score 90
    A game of superior quality that packs robust multiplayer and functional controls, Starfront: Collision establishes a new standard in portable real-time strategy.
    • Metascore: 91
    • Critic Score 90
    Few games have managed to enhance their own reputation and addictiveness as admirably as Infinity Gene. It's the 1978 arcade classic happening all over again, now.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 90
    A consummate professional, PES 2010 proves just what we've been missing: a solid football sim with impressive AI, excellent controls, and a knack for the passing game.
    • Metascore: 92
    • Critic Score 90
    The battle between flora and undead fauna remains as fun as ever in this accomplished iPhone and iPod touch version.
    • Metascore: 93
    • Critic Score 90
    Plants vs. Zombies HD remains rooted in the comic tower defence gameplay that made previous versions such a pleasure.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 90
    Thanks to brilliant design, fantastic gameplay and its in-built rumble device, Drill Dozer is one of the best 2D platformers you'll ever play.
    • Metascore: 92
    • Critic Score 90
    The best of the three GBA re-issues, Final Fantasy VI Advance is a timeless dollop of role-playing adventure gaming.
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 90
    Fantastic retro presentation meets intriguing modern design, Forget-Me-Not is a breath of fresh air.
    • Metascore: 90
    • Critic Score 90
    With an air of professionalism, First Touch Soccer delivers a consummate football experience, representing a new high water mark for the genre on iPhone.
    • Metascore: 89
    • Critic Score 90
    A smashing update to The Incredible Machine puzzle genre, the social features of Casey's Contraptions really make it stand out from the crowd.
    • Metascore: 91
    • Critic Score 90
    A fantastic adaptation of an excellent boardgame, and a must-buy for strategy fans.
    • Metascore: 89
    • Critic Score 90
    Unique, bizarre and totally great, Persona 3 Portable is an Otaku's dream and the strongest antidote to run-of-the-mill JRPGs going.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 90
    Luxor on the iPhone is everything we hoped it would be and more. It's currently the best marble-popper on the App Store.
    • Metascore: 91
    • Critic Score 90
    Utterly intense, but ridiculously addictive at the same time, Pudding Panic's marriage of fear and food delivers a puzzler without comparison on iPhone.
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 90
    Deathsmiles mixes up the formula to drag in bullet-hell fans and lowers the barrier to entry to encourage newbies. Everyone with a passing interest should try out this smart, compulsive and thrilling blaster.
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 90
    Beautifully presented and utterly compelling, Async Corp. is one of the best iOS titles you'll play all year.
    • Metascore: 87
    • Critic Score 90
    Brimming with content, eminently replayable, and much improved over previous iterations, Sid Meier's Pirates! is a must-have for any self-respecting iPad buccaneer.
    • Metascore: 87
    • Critic Score 90
    Gorgeous, challenging and thrillingly different, Groove Coaster is a treat for the eyes, the ears, and the soul.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 90
    Shift 2: Unleashed is bigger and better than its predecessor, with a lot more variety of races and excellent single-player career mode.