Review: Pocket Card Jockey (3DS)

Stack cards like it’s a race to the finish. And it is! In this fast-paced mash-up of solitaire and horse racing, you’ll jockey your way to victory by clearing cards to energize your horse. You can even level up your noble steed through strategic positioning on the track. Can you master solitaire and horseback racing…at the same time?!

Pros:

• Cutesy cartoon graphics.
• Opening and ongoing tutorial.
• Help section is on hand.
• Small download size; 848 blocks.
• Cheap price point.
• Gameplay is a mix of horse racing and solitaire. cler cards to improve your horses performance.
• Full touchscreen control. Makes dragging and dropping cards easier.
• Devilishly addictive game play.
• Training mode is where you go if you want to practice Solitaire.
• Streetpass integration.
• Delete data option.
• How to play section.
• Earn cash in races to spend in the shop.
• Shop: Stock changes after every race, You can buy items like bonus stamina or able to see cards.
• Calendar: Shows upcoming races.
• Earn exp and level up to unlock new skills.
• Bonus exp can be found in game on the track.
• Skills: Level up to unlock a new random skill like extra stamina or better cards etc.
• Game is split into sections. You start off by playing solitaire as fast as you can as you aim to get a good top card to increase your starting speed. Then in game you play Solitaire to pump up your horse then you go to the race itself and choose paths to take in order to overtake or pick up bonus items/buffs.
• Home stretch is the final part of the race and gives you a giddyup button to increase speed but lower morale of the horse.
• The gameplay sounds a bit complicated but is surprisingly easy to pick up and play.
• Tons of replayability.

Cons:

• Slow starter mostly because of all the rules you have to take in and learn how the game plays.
• Couldnt see a way to import demo save.
• Solitaire feels more luck based than it should be.
• A lot to take in.
• Cut scenes between races kill immersion.
• Stop start gameplay. You just want the bits in between races to be sped up so you can just play races.