My Horse may be a freemium pet sim about horses, but it's a GREAT freemium pet sim about horses.

As a big fan of the genre, I felt quite let down by Fix-it-up: Kate's Adventure. While there was some enjoyment to be found and I liked being left to my own devices to an extent, the game doesn't have that extra dose of fun that keeps me coming back to Stand O' Food 3 or Supermarket Mania 2 long after completing them.

One of Another World's largest shortcomings, which is really a product of its original design, is that it's more of an exercise in repetition than actual skill.

This is not to say that MapleStory Cygnus Knights Edition is a bad game, it's just that I've played better. And its controls aren't so hot.

A great game and it shines in so many ways. Players will have a great time with this title and they have plenty of levels to play for free while they evaluate whether or not they'd like to purchase additional levels.

A quick paced game with tons going on at once, but it is beautifully balanced and everything works so well in tandem. The games bright, flashy visuals border on insanity and add to the intensity and fun. This is a superb game and it strikes a perfect balance between simple gameplay and interesting and varied mechanics.

There's a very limited audience for this game, and it's people who have friends with iOS devices who want to play multiplayer with their friends with this game. Otherwise, it's best leaving this one to history.

Zombie Moon is a simplistic game but it's the fun it invokes that makes all the difference.

There's a reason why these games keep getting re-released on newer systems, it's because they're classics. The rules and mechanics that these games introduced are still the basis of most fighting games to this day, and they are more than just a history lesson; they're still very fun to play.

The main issue of Running Sheep HD is the massive amount of trial and error.

A gem of an iOS game. It's got all the pick-up-and-play trappings and super-addictiveness that a successful App Store release needs, wrapped in an incredibly tight package and sold for what I'd consider way too small a price. This is a must-own, people. Seriously.

A charming and cutesy game but I'd love to see more of a mission structure to the goals. While goals do appear, it feels like some form of story might have been nice. Nonetheless, kids will love the satisfaction of watching their dragons grow and evolve.

A gorgeous game with high fidelity graphics that run smoothly even during fast gameplay. The game's techno music fits the tone perfectly and even adapts to what is happening in the game. This is a simple game, to be sure, but it is focused and lots of fun to play which makes it a game worth playing.

This game is a lot of fun and it is really easy to get into the groove of summoning minions, augmenting them with spells, and laying waste to the country side.

Personally, I could care less about a fair few of these games, but a couple of them are surprisingly good. Good enough to be their own game in a few cases, actually.

I cannot stress just how much better Mission Europa Collector's Ed. HD is than it appears. This isn't just a must-play, but a must-own for fans of first-person RPG or loot gathering.

The environments, while a bit on the small side, are well designed and varied enough to keep things interesting game after game.

Is NFL Rivals worth picking up? If the Backbreaker games weren't enjoyable because of the generic football teams, then perhaps so. However, this is pretty much a palette swap of the second Backbreaker game with NFL teams. For some people, that may be enough. Otherwise, just hold off.

Dragon Fantasy's homage to old-school RPGs is both its greatest strength and weakness; it's at times a fun neo-classical romp, but then the worst classical elements rear their head and it's just a reminder that sometimes there's a reason why games evolve.

Machinarium is a stunning game. Working just as naturally on the iPad as it did on the PC, it's the kind of flawless experience that all point and click fans should check out immediately. They won't be disappointed by any means.

It's fun and stress relieving but it feels limited.

An entertaining romp through the world of explosions and physics, even despite the lackluster control accuracy.

Once those initial "too easy" levels are cleared, however, Tapsteroids really hits its stride. It's by no means easy or even relaxing as the levels progress, but it's very, very fun. For a measly dollar, I can't think of a single reason not to buy it.

With plenty to do, players will certainly feel like they have excellent value for money. It's a pleasure to play.

More of a cute trick to show off to friends than much of a time-sink.

While those who fell squarely on the side of Vlambeer in the Ninja Fishing/Radical Fishing debacle will likely be disgusted by Muffin Knight, there's still an original art theme, engrossing RPG elements, and the fun multiplayer as well.

Wildlings is a nice change of pace. The game can easily suck up copious amounts time, and it becomes addictive to get three stars on every stage. Those that are looking for something a bit whimsical, challenging and pleasing on the eyes and to the ears should definitely give this game a look.

As a game to play in short bursts, it's ideal though and satisfying to achieve a lot in a short amount of time. Tomb Slider won't revolutionise but it will entertain and for a long time thanks to the plentiful supply of levels.

We can appreciate spy action as much as the next guy, but the lack of depth and overall polish to the controls and mission variety make this a hard game to get behind.

There is no question fans of the first will welcome these new levels and appreciate the super-charged little To Fu. Those looking for a new casual physics puzzler should definitely check this out, too. Just don't expect any surprises and be sure to start in a Zen space before playing – success requires a lot of patience.

Frogger Decades is a valiant and somewhat successful attempt to make Frogger work today, but not all games are meant to last 30 years.

Startales is a bit confusing as a game. It's not quite clear what the point of the game is, but swinging around is entertaining for a while. The abilities and varying goals add some variety to the game but it still remains a bit of an enigma.

Yet another excellent addition to Kairosoft's release library. It's familiar, but just different enough to feel unique among the rest. There's no reason why fans shouldn't snap this one up immediately, assuming they haven't already.

Race Illegal isn't going to drop jaws, but its a solid racer thats a lot of fun to play. And the branding – Chillingo – is a good choice. This is a racer that looks arcade, but plays casual enough for all skill levels to enjoy.

Pocket RPG's commitment to a smaller scope of RPG hack 'n slash gameplay is great for those who like the hack 'n slash aspects of these games, but less of the RPG aspects. People like myself who find themselves curious about the genre but not willing to invest deeply will love this game because it focuses on the satisfying elements, and it doesn't mess around much at all. The core RPG audience will find this one too shallow for their tastes.

Between the detailed visuals, great amount of content, and the peerless asynchronous multiplayer features, there's a lot to like about DrawRace 2. However, the gameplay mechanic leaves a lot to be desired.

The game has several different environments including the suburbs, downtown, and a college campus. Still the variety doesn't add much to the game. Flying around and pooping gets old quick and the gameplay just isn't very engaging enough. Players are probably better off just flapping right by this one.

Fans of defense games and the geoDefense series will enjoy this.

Silly Owls isn't a bad game, it just isn't a great game either. It provides a competent physics game experience that looks great, but not much more.

The trance music and neon graphics are serviceable but what really matters are the mechanics which are neither amazing nor awful. Apart from it's 3D twist, HypnoBlocks is as straightforward as puzzle games get.

A decent start to a game, but not nearly complete enough to warrant an instant purchase.

4Towers Onslaught is certainly one of the more enjoyable tower defense titles out there and it merits a looks from players looking for a new game in the genre to enjoy.

A fun game, but it is best approached as more of a full sensory experience rather than a mindless time sink. The gameplay may not be revolutionary but the complete experience won't leave players disappointed.

It's just a bit frustrating at times. A little more emphasis on what's lethal would go a long way towards alleviating that problem, but anyone with the patience to endure it will probably also enjoy shelling out the dollar to unlock the other fifteen stages.

With cheerful graphics, easy to pick up gameplay and multiple ways to be entertained, I may not be the only one with Piggy Bounce as a iOS standard.

Ant Raid shows how sneaky the casual RTS is. What seems cute and mindless is actually incredibly fun because it encourages one to think and use a little foresight. It may not be a gateway directly into something like Starcraft but hey, it's a start.

1000 Heroz's daily task mechanic is what really makes this game stand out, and encourages the kind of long-term play that the strongest iOS games have.

It's a solid effort for Hogrocket, however. It just needs a challenge level re-adjustment to make it truly as great as I suspect it could be.

The (in my opinion) over-priced card packs available through in-app purchases feel like a slap in the face, especially after already paying $5 for the game proper, but what can be bought can also be earned. And earning it, battle to battle, victory to victory, is what will keep me playing for a very long time.

I'm certain there are some people out there who will find NOM 5 enjoyable, but unless the tap-timing sees an improvement I have a hard time imagining it finding much of a fanbase.

Z.I.D does feel like it's missing a few features, but it can be mindlessly entertaining in it's own way.

Swing the Bat lacks the utter simplicity of Tiny Wings and the artsy feel, but it replaces them with its own unique design and challenges, plus it has multiple modes and it's universal.

Saying that Robot 99 is too complicated feels weird considering how relatively simple the game is. Honestly though, removing just one extraneous mechanic would do the game a world of good.

Even without a multiplayer mode, Quarrel is a phenomenal game. Frustrations aside, it is so enjoyable and very hard to put down. Strategy and word game fans will both find things to love about this game and players that enjoy both genres will be in heaven.

Puts players in the shoes of suspect-turned-detective Antoine as he tries to discover the truth about his foster father's murder and clear his name. It's a very tight, well-made mystery title that should delight fans of the genre.

This is one of my favorite iOS games in recent memory, and one of the best endless games on the App Store. I cannot stress how highly I recommend this game, and I will keep playing it long after this review is finished.

Any Kairosoft App Store release should be an insta-buy for sim fans at this point, and Mega Mall Story is certainly no exception. It's well worth the meager asking price, but buyer beware: it can have a profound effect on productivity. And one's social life.

Ultimately, Treemaker is a fun game. The physics-based platforming works well, though it's inhibited by stagnant level design. That said, for anyone looking for a fun, portable platformer, this one's worth checking out.

There's evidence of good game design here, so I at least look forward to the studio's next project. Hopefully, it's a little more developed than Ninja Tap.

Star Legends is as much a feat of technical impressiveness as it also successful as a casual MMORPG experience. This is a genre that is teeming with potential, but thanks in part to games just wanting to directly copy World of Warcraft, has become stale, and overly demanding of players.

When the level design work well with the physics and the roping mechanic the game is great fun, but when the three don't play to each other's strengths the experience is greatly diminished.

The game is perfectly suited for a mobile platform and makes great use of device features.

Cipher-lovers will find plenty of entertainment with Cryptogram. It's a very old concept, and certainly not unique, but Cryptogram is a solid app with plenty of puzzles, and I've enjoyed it a lot.

Square&Ball HD's free-form nature may sometimes work against it but for $0.99 players could do far, far worse.

I was, and still am, genuinely surprised and impressed with Emissary of War. It's fun, funny and genuinely different in a genre over-saturated with Blizzard wannabes.

Cado is certainly one fun and hard to put down game. The 40 levels (soon to be 60, total) are somewhat of a mixed-bag as far as challenge goes, but that shouldn't stop anyone from enjoying this addicting casual physics puzzle-platformer.

A lot of fun. Don't be discouraged by the semi-slow start, because it gets much, much better. It looks gorgeous in its simplicity, it's addicting with all its unlockables and randomized cube behavior, and just keeps giving players more.

It's just not compelling enough, instead feeling very by the books in terms of what's required of a Hidden Object game. Throw in the fact that controls are a little unresponsive at times and it makes for an average game amongst a sea of other titles that are a more attractive bunch.

Galactic Striker isn't the most inventive or flashy shooter out there but it has some interesting points and is fun to play. Just don't go quoting it to any friends.

While Rally-X Rumble won't likely convert anyone who isn't a fan of the game, those looking for a version of the game on iOS at last will enjoy this.

A great game and players will have a wonderful time caring for these monsters. Hopefully the developer is working on more content because 10 levels won't take very long to complete, even if there is an option to go back and improve a score.

Sprinkle makes fighting fire with physics (and water, of course) a heck of a lot of fun.

SPY Mouse has been "two years in the making," and it shows. It might "just" be a line-drawing game, but it's one of the best and most thought-out line drawing games on the App Store.

Add one part Limbo, one part World of Goo and a dash of Cut The Rope - get Contre Jour.

The one thing all great puzzle games share is the ability to induce players into a state where they stop thinking and are just playing. Fractal: Make Blooms Not War is one of those games and anyone looking for a cheap yet high-quality iPad puzzle game should definitely give it a look.

It's certainly not easy (or relaxing), but it's a lot of fun and a clever twist on the classic formula.

This is one freemium title that doesn't punish the cheap.

It is fiercely tough at times. Frustratingly so in later levels. Everything else about it is excellent with the hand drawn artwork appealing, the soundtrack worth actually listening to and the unlockable system enticing players to continue.

Players will need to be quick and clever to keep progressing in TerraCraft, but they'll have tons of fun doing so.

It's not too heavy handed and adds a light plot and sense of progression to the game. Puzzle fans will really enjoy this game and players looking for a game to wow them visually won't be disappointed.

It's a fun, albeit simple distraction to be sure. I just think they're a little too stingy with the coins. That and with no way to go back and replay completed stages I question the game's overall replay value, mini-games notwithstanding.

I cannot stress just how impressed I am with this game. It seems to have come out of nowhere, but I personally feel it's destined to share a spot with the rest of the App Store's top platformers.

if Let's Golf 3 doesn't want me to play it, why should I?

The core experience of Croma is surprisingly well put together. As a pick-up-and-play arcade shooter, it's a great and affordable way to kill time. I just hope that multi-touch support is added later through an update so I can keep playing it and actually get farther than a mere 108 seconds.

This game looks great, but it suffers from some fundamentally broken gameplay as well as a very enigmatic navigation scheme.

When judged on its own merits, Save Yammi is a creative puzzler with cute graphics, reliable physics and charm. It offers something a little different into the iOS puzzle game world, which is welcome, especially for those of us who have been cutting ropes for a long time and want a fresh challenge in a friendly and familiar form.

I feel like Majesty came out of nowhere. I suppose as someone who was never able to sample most of the PC's classics it kind of did. I'm glad I finally had the chance to play it this time around, and I hope that it gets all the attention it so rightly deserves.

You won't get much satisfaction out of Harry Potter: Spells unless you're a strong Harry Potter fan, and you need a friend who's also willing to get the app in order to really enjoy it. Even then, the fun doesn't last forever; this app is a one-trick pony.

The core experience still boils down to dragging icons on top of icons until something happens and a new icon is made, but the added structure, pseudo-achievements and inability to accidentally – and tediously – recreate something that's already been discovered (thank you for that, Mind Vacation) make it feel unique.

Flick Soccer is a ton of fun, easy to play, and easy to get lost in. This is definitely one of my new favorite iOS games.

Football Manager RPG won't supersede the likes of Football Manager 2011 but as a form of management title with a twist, it's a lot of fun.

Unfortunately, those 31 levels tend to feel rather repetitive because they're all set in the same arena to the same music and with the same goal in mind.

Exploring and discovering secret areas is very satisfying but might not be to everyone's taste, with those people preferring more exact level design instead. For everyone else though, this is an ideal change of pace.

A competent flight game and the gameplay is solid even if it is repetitive.

Even if Batuhan's debut iOS game isn't the most ambitious, it does a serviceable job as a fun, simple, and for the most part challenging physics-based puzzle game. And he's introduced me to the idea of a melon truck, and that in and of itself is invaluable.

There isn't much to create replay value per se, so much as the game offers a short burst of visceral satisfaction gamers will return to again and again.

Pickpawcket isn't just charmingly funny. It's a fun and challenging stealth game with plenty of varied levels, and one that shows off a classy touch on the part of the developer. At 99 cents it's a steal.

Stickman BMX has some real biking fun and maintain the key ingredients that made the original a success: addictive gameplay, clean graphics and lots of game. It may be a typical pick-up-and-play game, but one that's kinda hard to put down.