For less than a dollar, Bounce Box is a great way to relax while killing time.

It's frustrating to see the controls form such a pivotal step backwards for LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7. Other than that, it's a great way of playing a highly enjoyable game for a much lower price than through console means.

There's only so much fun to be had before it becomes forgettable.

Players looking for a new puzzling game with a macabre theme and solid physics should take a look at Zombie Fleet. The levels are well designed and fun to play, and the zombies provide a welcome change from the cutesy animals that inhabit so many other puzzle titles.

It's a cliche but SpongeBob Diner Dash Deluxe won't appeal in any way to those who didn't enjoy Diner Dash before. It's extremely similar to past titles with only subtle additions included. For fans of the genre though, such as myself, it'll happily while away many, many hours.

A great app for anyone willing to conisder in in-app purchases a micro-lessons from poker pros.

For $2.99 with the promise of more free levels to come, Brainssss is a great value. Any fan of RTS or zombies should grab this one.

My Little Hero looks great, the controls work well and keep it simple, and there is a wonderful storyline. But for serious platform gamers it's a tediously long journey for small reward.

Kitten Sanctuary doesn't reinvent the cheese wheel here (sorry), but the game successfully blends classic genres in an unexpected way that kept me playing far longer than I anticipated. It's a solid pick-up for casual gamers and cat ladies alike.

It's increasingly possible to get a big console-style game on mobile, but the inherent drawback of touchscreen controls and the lack of tactility are really the only aspects that hold N.O.V.A. 3 back. Those who are prepared to look past them are the ones that will have a great time with this.

A good casual game, but I found myself wanting more from the game. The basic game play mechanic is solid and the additional balls and themes are a nice touch, so hopefully a future update will add more features.

Word Off has its issues, but the technological achievement is fairly impressive. It's definitely worth checking out for at least that aspect alone, as they absolutely nailed it.

There are better twin stick shooters on iOS, no doubt of that, but few of them feel as unique as Dead End does. If it had gone with more traditional controls it would probably still be a fun enough game, but because it's brave enough to try something different, Dead End has a curious hook to it.

Repetition with Mystery of the Japanese Werewolf is pretty much the only issue. The witty meta-referential lines start to get old after they're repeated. The new abilities wind up just being the same as the old ones, just with the ability to destroy new blocks. Even the boss enemy recurs with similar ways to defeat him.

It's a curious experience, in spite of the battle pacing issues.

A fun spatial puzzle game with a lot of levels to play. It's a solid casual game and is perfect for killing a few minutes.

Last Man Standing is a middling game running on a great engine. Anyone who wants a cheap way to showcase the graphical prowess of their iOS device might want to pick it up. Just know that the game itself is never more than just average.

While they are certainly not the first party to every attempt such things, there probably isn't enough meat to the demo to justify forking out the money.

Impatience aside and AbraWORDabrA is a great twist on the word gaming genre.

There's a fantastic license within but Scarface is really very disappointing and gangster fans won't be impressed at all.

The strength of these overly hard obstacles wouldn't be as much of a problem if it wasn't so hard to control the spaceman. It's simply too easy for a spaceman to roll to either side of the player's finger when they're being pushed. Once they roll away, a hole or fan inevitably ends the level.

While Time of Heroes isn't my favorite turn-based strategy on iOS, it was fun and had fairly decent 3D graphics.

It's hard to knock a $0.99 iOS game for being too short, though. What Clear Vision does, it does extremely. It just doesn't do enough of it. At least not for my liking. Still, I think it more than deserves all the praise it's been getting up and down the App Store.

It's just really freaking addicting and clever.

Sky Gnomes is an interesting short-term play experience, but those that try it out should be warned: the temptation to spend money on IAP will hit. Progress just feels too slow otherwise.

My issue with Cabbage Defense is that it's just so forgettable.

The gameplay is really fun and innovative, the levels are challenging, the graphics are a pleasure to look at, and the online tournaments are a killer feature. It's well worth the price and any puzzle addict should be sure to download it.

Crazy Kangaroo has all the elements to make a successful and addictive iOS game. Cute mascot, tiered progression, colorful graphics, simple but entertaining gameplay, etc. As with most games that offer up similar mission-heavy runs, it can also be easy to get stuck in the Just One More Loop.