Pokemon Friends

"It&s;s truly difficult to give Pokémon Friends a solid positive review, especially given the high retail price compared to the offerings the developers have put forward. And the mobile version suffers the most, as it has too many progression limitations …"

"Mini-games for younger players that easily connect parents and children through their shared love of adorable Pokémon, but the free game design interferes too much with enjoying the game, even with the paid version activated."

"Overall, I have absolutely enjoyed my time with Pokémon Friends. The puzzles are certainly enjoyable, particularly as the difficulty becomes more noticeable, and the entire experience is so pretty and cheerful that it is hard not to just smile."

"Pokémon Friends puts the familiar faces of the popular creatures into an educative puzzle experience."

"Pokémon Friends isn’t anything new; it’s basically a halfhearted mash-up of many puzzle games predecessors that came before it put into one with a Pokémon brand and plushie gimmick. It would be a far better game with the right level …"

"Pokemon Friends is a game that had great potential as a fun and educational game for children thanks to its cute Pokemon plushies and puzzles. Its use of gacha game mechanics combined with DLC and microtransactions, however, raise concerns — …"

"I feel like the more I play Pokemon Friends and unlock higher difficulty levels of its puzzles, the more I enjoy it."

"Pokémon Friends offers a charming set of puzzles that ramp up nicely in difficulty. It&s;s a hop-on game that&s;s ideal for younger players and compelling enough to grip the older lot. There is a good variety of challenges in the …"

"In the end, even the fun puzzles began to grow stale after only a few hours of play as they&s;re so quick to complete and pop up so often, which dampened my enthusiasm for unlocking Mudkip and Jirachi plushies to …"

"Pok&s;mon Friends features some catchy minigames, but its minimal presentation and lack of lasting appeal make it easy to forget."

"The concept is tepid at best, the graphics are generically cute and the delivery is just a mess of a golden goose situation. The day to day on the free version is hatefully slow, and, once you drop the ten …"