Pocket God
By Carla Thornton,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Torture and kill cartoon characters. Teens and up only.

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Pocket God makes brilliantly evil use of the accelerometer to rain misery on an innocent tribe of cartoon islanders. Shake the phone to start an earthquake and knock the pygmies off their feet. Flick a dark cloud to make lightning strike. Game updates, called episodes, bring creative new ways to play God so you never get bored with old torture methods. When you've wiped out one batch of pygmies, tap a button to drop down new victims to do with as you please. This game is extremely clever and frequently disturbing, giving a whole new meaning to guilty pleasure. Not recommended for tweens or sensitive kids.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android
- Skills: Responsibility & Ethics: following codes of conduct, integrity, respect for others, Creativity: imagination
- Release date: January 9, 2009
- Category: Entertainment
- Publisher: Bolt Creative, Inc.
- Version: 1.29
- Last updated: August 23, 2016
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