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Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!
iOS (iPhone/iPad)
Released On: Jan 20, 2023
82
5.3
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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88% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
13% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
82
88% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
13% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On is the best card game on Apple Arcade, the best sports game on Apple Arcade, and, well, it might just be the best game on Apple Arcade. With exhilarating mechanics, hours of content, and idiosyncrasy like no other sports or card game, there’s no reason not to try your luck with the ponies.
Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! is an excellent, family-friendly game that tries hard not to become dull and succeeds. The presentation is smooth and logical. The pacing of the video game is nicely done. Where there are twists and turns, and different situations, the player will encounter throughout their path to greatness. Makes for a great game to pass the time, or to pick it up on the go whenever you feel the itch to play it.
While I would have loved to see the addition of online elements that allow you to see your friends’ horses or compete against their best scores, this is still a phenomenal time killer of a game. The bizarre isekai story mixed with the adorable graphics and the occasional dark humor makes for so many elements I never thought I’d see in a solitaire or horse racing game, let alone an amalgamation of both.
I'm sure Pocket Card Jockey started out as a fun side project for the people at Game Freak that wanted a break from Pokémon. But what they delivered was a slick and cute hit, and hopefully, this time around it gets the attention it deserves.
Like its 3DS predecessor, Pocket Card Jockey takes a delightfully silly premise and uses it to create an oddly engaging and highly engrossing puzzle game. Its repetitive nature makes it a one-trick pony, but if it's a trick you click with it's difficult to put down.
From a really strange premise comes an incredibly addictive game: Game Freak has managed to combine classic solitaire with a strategically complex simulation of horse races, generating a gameplay that is fun and surprisingly deep.
The cult 3DS game has been refreshed for smartphones and the combination of card game and horse racing is as weird and addictive as ever.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 User Ratings
5.3
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 User Ratings
5.3
33% Positive
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Summary Saddle up for this unique solitaire and horse-racing hybrid from Game Freak, creators of the Pokemon franchise! Pocket Card Jockey originally released to great acclaim on the Nintendo 3DS, and while the basic rules are the same, the racing segments have been reborn in glorious 3-D! Focus your mind and clear cards with subsequent numbers ...
Platforms:
- iOS (iPhone/iPad)
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date: Jan 20, 2023
Developer:
- Game Freak
Publisher: Game Freak
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