Pocket Gamer UK's Scores

  • Games
For 2,848 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 31% higher than the average critic
  • 11% same as the average critic
  • 58% 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:
Lowest review score:
Critic Score 10
Score distribution:
2,848 game reviews
    • Metascore: 44
    • Critic Score 30
    Pint-sized Picassos may be enticed by Paint by DS but it would be a crying shame if they were to neglect real-world artistic endeavours in favour of this limp product.
    • Metascore: 48
    • Critic Score 30
    A weak collection of badly implemented mini-games, you'd be better off paying out for a seaside Punch and Judy show than a session with Carnival Funfair Games.
    • Metascore: 50
    • Critic Score 30
    While it's not actually broken or violently offensive, Hurry Up Hedgehog! is one of the most listless bits of shovelware going. Get the original board game if you must, but give this a miss.
    • Metascore: 39
    • Critic Score 30
    Saddled with poor visuals, ineffective controls and a complete lack of engaging content, Tony Hawk's Motion is a crushing disappointment .
    • Metascore: 28
    • Critic Score 30
    Devolving the long-running series in stunning fashion, Dragon Ball Evolution provides neither satisfying fighting nor appealing visuals.
    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 30
    A remake of an old WarioWare mini-game, Paper Plane is simple, frustrating and almost completely without merit.
    • Metascore: 29
    • Critic Score 30
    Despite good intentions and admirable attempts to mix up its gameplay, Critical Mass is a real mess that fails on nearly every level.
    • Metascore: 33
    • Critic Score 30
    Although its control problems do much to limit its appeal, The Relic equally suffers from a clichéd plot, samey combat and uninspiring gameplay.
    • Metascore: 50
    • Critic Score 30
    Naruto Shippuden 3D: The New Era is a lesson in how not to do platformers. A shoddy effort.
    • Metascore: 49
    • Critic Score 30
    Dungeon Hunter: Alliance is a lousy game. It's never particularly enjoyable, is technically clumsy, and looks like garbage. It may well be the worst game in the Vita's launch line-up.
    • Metascore: 49
    • Critic Score 30
    Ugly, unfair, unenjoyable: Asphalt Injection should be headed to the wrecker's yard, not your Vita's memory card.
    • Metascore: 42
    • Critic Score 30
    Think DIY Tetris sounds like an intriguing experience? You couldn't be any more wrong - or, at least, that's what Block Factory has taught us.
    • Metascore: 50
    • Critic Score 30
    Planet Crashers is the perfect example of how not to do an RPG, with awful game design and nothing to enjoy at all.
    • Metascore: 42
    • Critic Score 30
    As depressing to play as it is to look at, LAD is a nightmarishly frustrating platform-puzzler.
    • Metascore: 27
    • Critic Score 30
    Cheesy, linear and super short, and featuring shooting mechanics that feel older than the Old West. You don't need any amount of Mad Dog McCree in your life.
    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 30
    Spy Hunter's poor handling and dire visuals make this one of the least impressive PS Vita titles to date. Even long-term Spy Hunter devotees will struggle to get behind this one.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 30
    Bladeslinger's combat is a mess, the controls are clunky, the story is dull, and the whole thing is hobbled by monetisation. Avoid.
    • Metascore: 25
    • Critic Score 30
    Without the in-app purchases, Final Fantasy: All The Bravest would feel a little flimsy. With them, it just feels tacky.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 30
    Alien vs Predator: Evolution is a broken, uninspired, frustrating mess of a brawler. Even fans of the series aren't going to find much to like in this tie-in game.
    • Metascore: 40
    • Critic Score 30
    Gorgeous graphics and a desperate desire to be like Monster Hunter don't compensate for simple gameplay and clunky controls.
    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 30
    A bland and boring shooter with no surprises or fresh ideas within, R.I.P. Rally is an ugly shambles.
    • Metascore: 34
    • Critic Score 30
    Given Clash of Elementalists's fiddly controls and dearth of content, the best thing about it is that it's mercifully short.
    • Metascore: 47
    • Critic Score 20
    As for the DS version, it's a thumbs down and prolonged raspberry from us. When the only thing you can applaud is the competent way the trademark music is used, you know you've a stinker on your hands.
    • Metascore: 42
    • Critic Score 20
    While we certainly weren't expecting The Science of Evil to reinvent the wheel, nothing could have prepared us for this hopeless, shambling mockery of a game. Avoid as if your very soul depends on it.
    • Metascore: 42
    • Critic Score 20
    Bland, unimaginative, underpowered and insipid, we've absolutely nothing positive to say about it.
    • Metascore: 56
    • Critic Score 20
    Shoddy conversions of shoddy conversions – some of these weren't worth playing in the first place, let alone again.
    • Metascore: 32
    • Critic Score 20
    An awful, rewardless gaming experience on just about every level.
    • Metascore: 28
    • Critic Score 20
    A good idea, an imaginative tale, a scary but heart-warming hero and some lovely childhood memories are all completely wiped out by this atrocious game.
    • Metascore: 28
    • Critic Score 20
    The Golden Compass orients itself amongst the worst of licensed games, failing to do anything notable beyond tarnishing the name of the acclaimed novel it's associated with.
    • Metascore: 40
    • Critic Score 20
    Looking for a quick and easy eShop game to occupy your time? Considering Johnny HotShot? STOP AND PUT THE NINTENDO 3DS DOWN
    • Metascore: 20
    • Critic Score 10
    Deal or No Deal is proof TV shows don't always make a good video game. Or even a mediocre one. This is simply terrible – there's not a single redeeming feature in this whole sorry affair.
    • Metascore: 24
    • Critic Score 10
    Kick-Ass is the worst game on the App Store (twice).