Timecrest is a neat idea for a story that gradually unfolds, but it's too slow.

Tie-in mobile games can be great, but this one is conceptually flawed and otherwise pretty rough around the edges.

From top to bottom, Warhammer Quest 2 is a disappointing game. Its combat feels old, its systems unremarkable, its visuals stilted, and its performance unstable. On top of this, the whole game plays extremely slowly, which just adds to the suffering of playing through it. Don’t bother with it.

Age of Empires: Castle Siege isn't the Age of Empires game you were hoping for.

As a Monty Python fan, I am disappointed with the lazy and unimaginative way this game has used the classic comedy troupe's work. As an iOS gamer, I am disappointed with the obvious, blatant copycatting of Angry Birds. This is nothing more than a licensed-name cash grab, and you should avoid it at all costs.

Sticky Soccer puts too much emphasis on the ‘sticky’ and not enough on the ‘Soccer’ or ‘Fun’.

Incandescence promises intense tapping action, but isn't particularly fun.

There's not a lot to Club Penguin Sled Racer, and that's a pretty hefty problem.

Orcs. You know them. You love (to kill) them. But it's hard to get excited about playing as them in this uninspired RTS.

This dungeon crawler offers an interesting change of pace, but suffers from too many technical issues.

Aside from some nice art, there’s not a whole lot to enjoy about Very Little Nightmares. From top to bottom, the game feels poorly conceived. It doesn’t work as a horror tone-piece, a puzzle game, or a mobile experience, which is a pretty big problem if you’re trying to make a horror-themed puzzle game on mobile.

This old-school dungeon-crawler is a little too rough around the edges and leaves out a few too many modern conveniences.

Aside from the mildly interesting conceit, Ammo Pigs doesn’t have a lot going for it. It feels old and thin, and does very little to make what is there feel interesting or nostalgic. There are droves of better 2D action platformers on the App Store, most of which will leave more of an impression on you than Ammo Pigs will.

This roguelite feels tuned for distracted play, which makes it feel pretty flat.

Assassin's Creed Memories is hardly a game at all, and shamefully wastes the chance to do something cool with its source material.

Mixing together beloved Disney characters and Temple Run-style gameplay really isn't as successful as it sounds.

The idea of an MMO strategy game for a mobile platform is fantastic; it's just a shame the execution falls short of the game's potential.

Downton Abbey: Mysteries of the Manor is a poor example of the hidden object genre.

The Twelve Labors of Hercules were not as taxing as the Sisyphean effort required to struggle through this Korean import's poor translation.

Top to bottom, Dungeon Hunter Champions is a mess. It has tons of ideas going on, and some of them actually have some potential to make for a great experience, but Gameloft seems to use them exclusively to exploit players' loot lust in an effort to squeeze money out of them. What little there is to appreciate here is better found elsewhere, so don’t even bother checking this game out, even though it looks nice.

Tap button after button to level up and feel detached from one's avatar in this soulless RPG.

If looked at from a distance NBA 2K12 seems like a competent vehicle for playing basketball on the go. Sadly, upon closer inspection, the luster of an incomplete development cycle and poor overall execution of the sport's fundamental gameplay make it nearly impossible to recommend.

Another uninspired movie tie-in to add to the pile, Mortal Instruments is as soulless as the monsters that players are forced to hunt. Even fans will have a hard time enjoying this one.

The RollerCoaster Tycoon franchise finally comes to iOS, but it's a rather disappointing affair.

There's a lot going on in this strategy game, which makes it both confusing and unstable.

Showstopper Basketball combines CCG and hardwood action into an interesting yet novice take on the classic sport.

The storyline is excellent, and the voice-acting spot-on, but Tales of Phantasia is unbelievably let down by its free-to-play model and terrible controls.

Rambo - The Mobile Game is the licensed game that no one ever really asked for.