Recreation Freak is legendary for its best-selling Pokemon video games, however again in 2013, the studio launched Pocket Card Jockey on the 3DS in Japan. The sport ultimately made its strategy to the US in 2015, and 7 years later, a possible sequel is perhaps in improvement.
As noticed by VGC, a trademark application for “Solitaire Horse: Journey On” was filed final week. The unique recreation is called Solitaire Horse in Japan, so it is not clear if “Journey On” is referring to a remaster or a sequel. If you happen to missed it when it first got here out, Pocket Card Jockey is a fusion between horse racing and Solitaire. As the most recent jockey on the block, you may need to expertly organize stacks of playing cards throughout horse races so that you could give your steed the momentum it must race to the entrance of the pack.
The sport has a tactical aspect to it as nicely, as you may have to make use of the touchscreen on the 3DS to maneuver your horse by way of the competitors, discover the right zone to keep up velocity in, and preserve your general stamina ranges all through a race. The higher your efficiency whereas sorting playing cards into fits, the higher you may turn out to be on the observe as you construct unity factors together with your horse.
It is sadly a digital-exclusive, and as soon as the 3DS and Wii U eShops shut down in 2023, it will be gone perpetually on that platform. It is nonetheless obtainable proper now for $7, and in case you’re tempted, you possibly can seize a free demo earlier than you commit some money to a obtain of one among Recreation Freak’s greatest non-Pokemon video games.
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