100% Gold Games

We don't pretend to be anything other than hopelessly addicted handheld gamers here at Pocket Gamer, but we've played enough mobile titles to have fathomed a pretty good notion of good and bad. So this week, 100% Mobile is here to celebrate Pocket Gamer's best of the best, with a rundown of 10 games that have bagged themselves one of our prestigious Gold Awards.

It takes a score of 9 out of 10 to land a Gold Award, and we're pretty stingy when it comes to giving them out. An excellent game can expect to get win a Bronze (7) or a Silver (8), but Gold titles have something different - these are games that have pushed boundaries, oozed ingenuity or excelled at refining a gaming genre in some profound or unique way.

We see a game like Peggle, and reward it for its remarkable creativity blended with gameplay perfectly crafted to the platform, while a title such as Table Tennis Star pushes the mobile to create a game closer to its inspirational sport than we ever thought possible.

We sometimes think there must be an upper limit to the resourcefulness and playability that developers can pour into the mobile platform, but as you can see from our list of 100% Gold Games, if there is a limit, it's nowhere in sight.

The 100% Gold Games

The Fast and the Furious: Fugitive (I-play) The award-winning franchise is back on mobile with Fugitive. In the latest iteration you are a cop on the run! To get your badge back and clear you name, you must drive from LA to Miami and bring down an international crime syndicate. Read The Fast and the Furious: Fugitive review
Table Tennis Star (Player One) The game captures the essence of the real-life sport and presents gamers with simple, addictive and, above all, expertly tuned gameplay. You can choose from a pool of 12 characters and take your bat and ball across the world to Europe, US or China. There are three exciting modes to keep you playing for hours. Read the Table Tennis Star review
Hexic (I-play) Test your skills with the brand new puzzle game designed by Alexei Pajitnov, the creator of Tetris! Rotate groups of three hexes to form clusters of like-coloured tiles and use bonus pieces and starflowers to boost your score whilst keeping clear of the bombs! Read the Hexic review
SimCity Metropolis (EA Mobile) Determine the look and feel of your city as you watch the cities neighbourhoods evolve. Choose from an extensive range of buildings and shape the residential, financial, cultural and industrial districts. Be sure to manage your assets wisely as you solve humorous scenarios and handle unexpected crises. Do you have what it takes for your city to thrive? Read the SimCity Metropolis review
SPORE Origins (EA Mobile) Thrive in the tide pool as you guide your creature through its early evolution and shape its destiny. Customize your spore from a single-cell to a complex predator increasing its chance of survival as you rise through 18 interactive levels. Gather food in vivid undersea worlds filled with bizarre organisms, but be careful: you'll need to avoid larger and more lethal creatures. Does your spore have what it takes to survive? Read the SPORE Origins review
Castle of Magic (Gameloft) A platform game that's accessible for beginners and full of magical surprises for fans of the genre. Over three hours of gameplay with tons of magic powers to master: transform into different animals to complete your missions. Environments with interactive surfaces will make you skid, levitate, stick to the ceiling, and more. Read the Castle of Magic review
Tetris Pop (EA Mobile) Push your skills to the limit in frantic timed challenges. Can you beat the clock in three high-energy modes and several action-packed Tetris mini-variations? Survive wave after wave of Tetriminos in Flood or drown in the Matrix. Trigger bombs in Detonator to go KABOOM. Hang on tight in Ledge or plummet into a bottomless pit. Read the Tetris POP review
Miami Nights: Singles in the City (Gameloft) Miami Nights promises you totally remarkable freedom of action. Choose your own lifestyle and find the path to becoming the star that you've always dreamed of being. Read the Miami Nights: Singles in the City review
Peggle (PopCap) Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness. Conquer 55 fanciful levels with 10 mystical Magic Powers, racking up bonus points and shots you'll smile about for weeks. Face off against your friends in Duel Mode, or tackle 55 Grand Master Challenges. Read the Peggle review
Diner Dash 2 (Glu) Seat customers, take orders, serve drinks, deliver food and collect tips! New quirky characters, challenges, power ups and a surprise restaurant await. The life of a waitress is always intense, so get your customers what they want quickly and you'll rack up the big tips! Bigger and better than the original, Diner Dash 2 is a feast of addictive arcade fun. Read the Diner Dash 2 review
Worms 2008 (THQ) Taking destruction to the Final Frontier! Arm your squad of worms and blast your opponent into tiny little Worm pieces! With more weapons, hugely improved graphics, and now with a whole range of mini-games to play out your space age Worms battles. Read the Worms 2008 review
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Four ways to get 100% from your mobile gaming

100% Mobile isn't only about delivering the best games. The service also offers a whole host of new ways to get hold of them.

You don't have to pay a one-off charge for your mobile gaming thrills. 100% mobile has plenty of ways for you to enjoy the entertainment on your own terms.

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Rental: Faced with a long train journey and think you'll be able to finish the game in a day? Why not simply rent the title for 24 hours?

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Subscription: The perfect option for people who want to change games every couple of days, the subscription model allows you to pay for the days you want the game. You can cancel at any time.

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Note: 100% Mobile is currently only available to O2 customers in the UK. Hopefully we'll see more of it soon!