It's a nice idea, but LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters turns too repetitive too quickly.

With some fine-tuning, Mighty Beanz could become a pretty fun game. Even with the "z." But until then, it's not worth it.

Dino Hunter: Deadly Shores is rife with plenty of prehistoric game to hunt, but when they don't always fight back it becomes just a bit of a weird hunting trip.

With no real sense of progression and a quite steep and unfair difficulty curve (no one likes to be killed by a zombie that they couldn't even see due to the isometric nature of the level), Zombie Rollers is far from one of Chillingo's best entries to the App Store.

It's hard to firmly recommend Girl with a Heart of on iOS due to its clunky interface, slow pacing and the somewhat unrealized execution of a potentially intriguing premise. On the other hand, it does try to do something different than we're used to, which is commendable.

Well made yet shallow, Atomic Fusion: Particle Collider is a simple to learn arcade-style game about science.

Deceptively simple gameplay and relatively minimal visuals hide a smart game of skill in Damn Little Town.

Although the game suffers from a variety of faults, the simple RPG components allow the player to replay the game in different ways with a unique experience each playthrough.

A decent compromise between quality and quantity.

Laden with clunky controls, messy visuals, and shallow combat, Thor: The Dark World is not the marvel we expected.

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.

I'm disappointed to see Avengers Initiative just take the easy way out, by doing what amounts to low-grade cloning instead of making a creative action title with the Hulk.

Epic Fall is rough, but it may be the challenge that hardcore endless runner fans are craving.

It tries to be hypnotic, but Twinkle Wheel might end up putting players to sleep.

More like Pool or Billiards, Soccer Stars is a simple, sometimes shallow, but easy to pick up multiplayer focused soccer game.

Simple fun, if unremarkable, Sewer Escape is a cute vertical Endless Jumper title.

A great concept let down by its free-to-play system, Jungle Man Strike is average at best.

The main failing for Dead Rising Mobile is that it just isn't interesting enough.

SiliBili HD also has a generally confusing interface, with few buttons with an obvious purpose. This is a game that had me intrigued as a 3D platformer was completely up my alley at the time, but its shortcomings, emblematic of a game that feels like it hasn't gotten that last 10% (or more) of tweaking and refinement that separates good idea from good games.

Speaking of weapons, they also do barely any damage to incoming asteroids/ships. Yes, they can be upgraded but the game is so stingy when it comes to giving out credits that the player will struggle to progress past a certain point.

The Simpsons Arcade is a decent side-scrolling brawler, but there's no getting around the fact that it is sorely limited by having only one playable character and no multiplayer options to speak of.

Control a knight's fate by cutting chains, dropping weights, and defeating enemies in this novel twist on the runner genre.

The downside to The Moron Test 2 is that it is a pretty short experience. Mastering each stage takes more time, especially for those determined to 3 star each level, but the whole thing really doesn't take long at all. There's limited replayability too. Given the nature of the puzzles, it's too easy to see through them after the first playthrough.

There's humor abound in this adventure game of old, but there are also awkward controls and puzzles.

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition is a reminder that the past is sometimes a better memory.

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

Zuko Monsters is a mostly innocuous knock-off that’s still too exploitative to be considered great. However, it’s not bad and for any iOS owners looking for a Pokémon fix there really aren’t too many legal alternatives.

Even in short bursts, Pirate's Treasure gets boring quickly, and that's just not a good thing. Unfortunately, this is one treasure that should have just stayed buried.

This strategy/shooter hybrid has some interesting ideas, but its blend of styles ends up being less-than-compelling.

Kill Shot is often satisfying, but its more than pushy in-app purchases will leave you feeling a little bummed.

Offering a few moments of originality, Harmony Isle still finds itself firmly in the grind-heavy social gaming camp.

Repetitive gameplay and a strong reliance on in-app purchases are just two of Noi Story’s most apparent flaws.

It's just the basic mechanics that feel lacking and confused.

It's not the deepest game, obviously, but the tilt controls are graceful enough, the pups are cute enough, and as quick and breezy distractions go it's plenty enjoyable.

To sum it up, if you love, and by love I mean LOVE RPG's, you'll probably find yourself wrapped up in the world of Seed 2.

I get the whole in-app purchase thing, I really do. But I think that the game feels like it just uses baseball as an excuse to make money – the production values are barely improved from the 2011 version released in 2010 – and there's a market for a good baseball game on iOS that isn't just about profitability.

Sliced bread is a lot like other popular slicing games and doesn't offer anything new. However, it will entertain players for a little while and is easy to pick up.

Run or destroy the vampires in this simple, single-screen game that lacks real bite.

The graphical quality is of a high standard, and while the artstyle would be very befitting in a Kairosoft universe, Campaign does carve its own niche. However, there's no real hook to the game, and once the initial layers get peeled bac, players will find there's a lot of hot air, and not much substance.

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.

It's certainly got potential, but in its current state it feels like a broken mess. I suppose time will tell if it can eventually live up to all the accolades.

Tecmo Bowl may have the soul of the classic series, but it lacks the technical execution to be as good as its ancestors.

If you're looking for a digital version of Eight-Minute Empire, this release provides exactly what you're looking for. Although it may take quite a bit of time to get an asynchronous match going, the game otherwise works as intended. That said, playing Eight-Minute Empire isn't all that satisfying, especially if you are looking for a strategic, empire-building experience.

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.

Its heart might be in the right place, and it might be briefly fun, but Chipotle Scarecrow lacks staying power.

Although a decent sized RPG, Across Age 2 is too derivative of its predecessor to offer anything new and different here.

It's tragically funny when a concept that shouldn't work actually does, but ends up not being any fun thanks to a punishing IAP economy.

Drag'n'Boom is a neat arcade game that makes a great first impression, but it falls off hard because of its lack of difficulty and tuning. If there were some more complicated level designs or a limit to your powers, I could see Drag'n'Boom being a really satisfying platformer, but instead it's just a flashy power trip that gets old pretty quickly.

While it offers plenty of in-app purchases, not once did I feel forced to buy anything extra which felt refreshing. It won't be long till players find themselves a little underwhelmed by Stick Swipe, however, despite its very promising start.

Most players have probably seen or played this game before, but they're still going to enjoy this title regardless.

Worst of all, that's the same price as Broken Sword: Director's Cut, a far superior title. For those who have already enjoyed the delights of such excellent adventure games, it might be worth delving into Reversion: The Escape. For everyone else, though, I'd suggest caution till we see more of what comes of this series.

Even with its carefully crafted levels, Glidefire still feels like something made by a machine.

Ben 10: Wrath of Psychobos has good ideas in play but falters in its execution.

When a game only focuses on one mechanic, it better execute on it pretty flawlessly. Trampoloons only aspires to be a time waster but its sketchy controls and lackluster look and sound keep it from fully reaching even that lofty standard.

While it can be frustrating to play, the game has some interesting puzzles to try and solve, and the trying to plan out all of its timing-based puzzles are challenging but rewarding when they work. The core of the game just doesn't feel like it quite works at the moment.

The idea of a game about rearranging seating to fit everyone's needs a preferences sounds a lot more novel than it actually is.

These Robotic Hearts of Mine is a story-focused puzzle game where players try to get all the hearts in a level upright.

A Match-3 game in honor of the forthcoming movie release, Foodimal Frenzy is simple fun but nothing hugely exciting.

Sadly, just because a game looks original doesn't mean that is brimming with new ideas.

jtpck is a good infinite runner game. It doesn't have any innovative or novel features, but there aren't really any negative aspects to it. Fans of infinite runners will definitely find something to like in it, but others who are tired of the genre may want to think about it.

To its credit, the game does feature a limited multiplayer feature, but on a whole it's MUCH easier to recommend Civilization: Revolutions to anyone interested in civ building on his/her iPad. While there's a difference in price point between the two games, sometimes you do get what you pay for.

Addressing the supremely lacking controls would certainly go a long way to making Samurai Tiger more palatable. However there's a fair number of numerous smaller tweaks (better aiming, smoother combat, improves flow) that are also fairly essential at this point. As-is, it's not much to be excited about.

This physics-based puzzle game creates a great atmosphere, but leaves some things to be desired.

Word Smack is an OK word game but it never rises above that. In a very competitive genre, it's not quite good enough to recommend over so many superior titles.

The Golden Arrow is an infinite runner with standard gameplay and an interesting back story.

While Catacombs failed to keep my attention for any more longer than an hour due to its repetitive nature throughout its levels, for its low price and addictive elements it's definitely, in my opinion, worth a look.

Despite some complaints here and there, this is not a bad little title, though it's a little pricey at $2.00 and lacks lasting appeal.

60 levels are available in all, as well as a Bomb mode that's mostly more of the same, so there is good value for money, but it'll take a patient sort to keep playing. The visual style may be wonderful to look at but everything else is pretty lacking.

Ottoman Defence is a tower defense style game where monitoring long term resources is key - with beautiful, lovingly created graphics that set it apart.

Kings of the Realm offers some handy tweaks, but it's still the familiar format of base building and alliance forming.

Swag and Sorcery can be rewarding, but only if you can put up with its inelegant design.

Offering a familiar type of puzzle, Pixoban has the right idea but is let down by sloppy controls.

Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Rush is a cute if simple Endless Runner, with baking skills that will make you hungry.

When it comes right down to it Dungeon Hunter 2 is too bland, too predictable and too expensive to recommend.

Secret Passages: Hidden Objects is like the classic series of I SPY books, but with a lot more complexity and a storyline.

The graphics and sound fit nicely into the world of Middle Earth. The music is soft and unobtrusive but adds a soothing element to the gameplay. I did notice some lag when scrolling in some portions of the game and it can sometimes take a while to load, but other than that I'd say it performs well.

Just too boring to play.

Casting magic from our finger tips has never been so close. But then again, it isn't always what it's cracked up to be either.

A retro color-matching arcade game where players must capture enemies by filling the screen with the appropriate colors before time runs out completely.

There are some minor puzzles to be seen here, as well as some decisions to be made, but none of it feels enough, not even when a particularly famous huge dinosaur rears its ugly head.

The nice thing about G's Hotdog is that it's well-designed and functions well. Truly, this is not really a bad game so much as it is one that is features a theme and concept that just not all that exciting.

I'd love to give Last Defense of our Time a higher score, but the sloppy bugs make it a hard game to get fully on board with. Get past them and there's a great Missile Command homage with plenty of variety waiting to be enjoyed.

The only drawbacks are that controls and timing take some getting used to and the levels get somewhat repetitive.

Arranger is the kind of game I love based on concept, but not so much based on execution. It's a grand idea with lofty ambitions and deserves praise for trying something new, but it's going to need a lot more polish if it's ever going to be anything more than a quirky one-off.

Jurassic Park: The Game 1 just isn't very exciting despite the subject matter. The story and dialogue just isn't up to the quality of past Telltale Games which is a great disappointment.

Breaking bots sound like fun, until you are asked to do it again - for the 20th time.

Baby Bird Bros is a decent line-drawing puzzle game that should entertain fans of the genre for at least a few hours.

Dragon's Lair HD brings the classic arcade game to the iPad in high-resolution glory, but the gameplay is very primitive and unappealing unless you're a longtime fan of the game.

This menu-based loot game is suitable to compel those with pretty extreme loot lust.

Players can view their high score but there is no real way to share them so it adds little value. Some may perhaps find a kind of vague, mindless sort of fun in playing Bagatelle Pinball HD. Beyond that though, there are many more engaging games in the App Store.

Chillingo's new spatial puzzler serves up a series of mind-blogging experiments. It's just a shame that one won't be playing them for too long.

All and all, this is a great ride through memory lane and a must have for those of you who took the ride back in the day.

Unless you are hard up for some multiplayer action, this may be one to avoid.

Despite not really feeling like an Evil Dead game, Endless Nighmare is a sufficiently creepy runner with a good set of hooks to keep driving you forward in it. That said, its perspective makes it pretty hard to play, which is a huge problem for a video game to have.

Given its inevitably repetitive nature, Demons' Score is tough to recommend. It starts out so well but it's not long before it becomes apparent that it's all just too steep a price to persevere at, no matter how uniquely quirky the story might be.

There might be plenty of levels to play, 30 in all, but it's tough to persevere when it feels like the gameplay isn't really evolving sufficiently enough.

There might be a twist to proceedings but Linkies Puzzle Rush is a fairly predictable and safe Match-3 game.

Real time multiplayer and a selection of mini-games sounds good on paper, but King of Party lacks some much needed chat options.