It can be rather frustrating when enemies decide to attack the base in consecutive waves, barely offering enough time to take stock and equip new gear, let alone start repairs, but thankfully losing only hurts the bank account.

Lost Treasures of Infocom is a delightful tribute to a fascinating time of gaming history. More impressively, the games still maintain an ageless quality to them.

Destructamundo blows up real good.

Even though Infiltrator's controls could use a little tweaking, they're still extremely intuitive. The combat is very satisfying and exhilarating when it flows properly. Plus old chapters can be reloaded to earn even more cash if things start to get too tough. I have to admit I'm very, very impressed.

Dash Race is based on a paper-and-pencil racing game that has been popular with German and Scandinavian countries for decades. It's the sort of simple, repetitive game people whiled away the time with before there were computers, much like the card game War.

Monster Hunter and Infinity Blade get chopped and mashed.

Color Zen is a puzzler that’s not like the rest thanks to its intuitive controls and relaxing gameplay. Instead of flying through levels, gamers will want to savor the experience.

It's great to see original ideas such as this emerge on the App Store. While, once completed, replayability is quite limited, the experience will be strong enough that it's more than worth the $0.99 asking price.

A charming and enjoyable jigsaw/tangram game that's sensibly priced.

My Muppets Show plays a familiar tune, but Jim Henson's creations make all the difference.

While simple in premise, Turret Commander is a fun mindless way to burn away a few hours. It may not provide the most variety or impress visually, but there is just something about the addicting mechanics that will keep you coming back, round after round.

Despite its somewhat twitch gameplay, Min – A Space Adventure really is more about quickly but passively reacting to what is happening on screen rather than directly engaging with it. However, sometimes reacting to something cool and interesting is engaging in its own way. Just sit back and enjoy the ride.

It's a format that many will have played in a slightly different guise, but that doesn't stop Words of Wonder being rather good fun.

This game is a no brainer for any fan of the physics puzzler genre, especially at a price of just $0.99 for a universal app.

Arcade games were designed back in the day to be insanely hard in an effort to eat up quarters. While the modern arcade is more of a novelty at this point, the spirit of difficulty still remains in a title such as this.

A Mean Girls tower defense game makes way more sense than you'd think.

The gameplay is addicting and even with a clear end to the game, it'll take you some hours to finish. Everything is well-balanced, and the evolution of the game as you progress just makes it better.

Exterminate the infestation of robots by creating paths of conveyor belts to reach their targets. It's a fun, unique, and addicting arcade puzzle game.

This roguelite deckbuilder isn’t perfect on mobile but it has enough charm and novelty to make it worth playing.

Deep Dungeons of Doom is more than just a goofy title. It's also a surprisingly great distillation of action RPG elements.

The shooter portion of Commando Jack is really the most interesting part of the game: the rest of it feels like a fairly traditional genre entry, though the maps have layouts that are interesting to strategize on. This isn't the worst thing in the world, though: just having that interactivity by itself is enough of a wrinkle to make this a definite recommendation for even the most world-weary tower defense fan.

Its emphasis on slow-burn cash earning creates a different pace than the titles fans might be more accustomed to, but it's every bit as addictive and charming.

This high-octane endless runner will challenge your reflexes and put a smile on your face.

While the inclusion of a pass-and-play option is nice, it's fairly pointless when the game needs an online connection to simply start up. Still, once a game (or several) is going it can be plenty of fun. Especially earning the ticket pot after coming in first.

Hexuma is a beautiful mathematical puzzler where players must connect tiles in order to create a correct calculation as quickly as possible.

The simple graphics are clean and work really well. The controls are responsive and the racing is tons of fun. There's no reason not to give Pocket Racing 2 a try.

Little Rockets starts out slow and easy, which had me worried for a bit, but it gets much tougher after those introductory levels. And that's a good thing. It comes down to trial-and-error most of the time, but it's plenty satisfying when that perfect score is finally earned.

Prepare to embark on a platforming adventure in the name of universal balance.