Lumo’s Cat delivers an entertaining strategy game that trips up on freemium mechanics, but is still worth picking up for the compelling strategy challenge and excellent design.

Crush ($0.99, Universal) tosses you into an avalanche of blocks, and you will need all your skill to avoid from being crushed by the onslaught. It’s a thoroughly engaging arcade app that is worth the minimal price of admission.

Bowling Central offers a compelling new style of bowling that is worth picking up for the purchase price.

Sky Force Reloaded is a well designed arcade shoot ‘em up that looks better than it plays, but is still a quality iOS experience.

Snapimals delivers outstanding gameplay and design that would make it a must have title, but the free to play mechanics knock it down to simply worth downloading with frustrating limits.

Bombcats (Free, Universal) isn't the most deluxe game in the App Store, but it's straightforward cute fun that is worth picking up.

Gunship X looks good, but is just too redundant to recommend making it one to skip.

Red Game Without A Great Name delivers a fresh iOS challenge that is worth teleporting into today.

Nozoku Rush offers fast paced number crunching for a surprising amount of fun that’s worth the price of admission.

SideSwype is a well designed game that is easy to play, while challenging you making it worth picking up.

Shatter Alley offers a nice twist on the brick breaker genre to make it worth picking up with the well designed touch, visual, and audio aspects.

Minions Paradise doesn’t break the mold, but delivers a relatively compelling simulation building game that is worth picking up.

The Last Vikings is a great theme delivered in a well made package that is worth charging into.

Block Fortress ($1.99, Universal) crafts a whole new experience with a lot to dive into, and simply experiment with. It’s a brilliant idea of combining genres you wouldn’t think go to together, but the execution isn’t as good as it could be to the detriment of the whole game.

World Zombination is a deluxe creation with a whole lot to go through that is worth your time for all that you can play.

1001 Attempts ($0.99, Universal) nails the “one more time” attitude of the genre to keep you coming back to the action packed game that is relatively the same each time you play. 1001 Attempts is worth picking up for some hectic fun above all else.

R.B.I. Baseball 16 is the first year that we can actually recommend to pick up.

Astro Golf revitalizes mini-golf on iOS with an all new form that is worth picking up.

Globosome: Path of the Swarm is an enjoyable adventure that is worth the price of admission with a high quality world to explore.

Merged! delivers an intriguing puzzle experience that is worth picking up.

Doodle Kingdom doesn't reinvent the wheel, but does keep you entertained throughout making it worth picking up for all new combinations.

Puzzle Bandits offers a fresh new matching challenge that is worth checking out for plenty of fun.

Deus Ex: The Fall isn’t bad, it’s just not great with the main takeaway being disappointment based on the promise the game showed.

Give It Up! offers rhythm based fun that delivers a good time when you tap to the beat making it worth picking up. Be ready for a challenge though.

Naughty Kitties has a promising beginning that seems to stretch out endlessly leaving you with the same game each time out. The game is just too repetitive to recommend, and it’s worth noting there are in-app purchases to help you upgrade faster.

The Walking Dead No Man’s Land is a surprisingly engaging turn based strategy game that is dragged down a bit, but is still worth picking up.

Bust-A-Move Islands offers an all new way to Bust-A-Move that is worth picking up.

Exiles delivers a deluxe space adventure that is worth picking up to give you a whole lot to play.

Spirefall looks good, and plays well making it worth picking up for quick action platforming.

Hanger World delivers an enjoyable action packed challenge that is worth picking up to get into the swing of things.

On The Line offers equal parts challenge, and enjoyment that will test your finger dexterity making it worth picking up for some touch based fun.

Wonder Golf is a quality adventure game that takes full advantage of the Wonderland theme, and mini-golf style to make it worth picking up.

An ingenious evolution of Whac-A-Mole that provides high quality iOS arcade action that is worth picking up.

Dark Slash is free for a limited time, and a worthwhile pick-up for some action packed fun.

Ultimate Briefcase is a well done endless high score challenge that is worth picking up.

Cognition Episode 1 ($3.99, iPad) is a deluxe point and click adventure that isn’t perfect, but does deliver an engaging overall experience that you will want to keep diving into.

It’s a great driving experience with an accurate feel to every move of the car, though the game style can grow a bit bland. Colin McRae Rally is worth picking up for some immersive rally racing.

8 Ball Pool ($0.99, Universal) delivers solid pool action for touch devices that is effortless to pick up and play, and keep enjoying down the line. 8 Ball Pool is worth the price of admission, although the game does have its limitations.

Drop Flip is a well put together puzzle challenge that is worth picking up.

Spider-Man Unlimited lets you swipe to maneuver an auto running Spider-Man through tons of obstacles for plenty on engaging entertainment that is worth picking up. With that said, the game can’t swing through the layers of in-app purchases, annoying leveling mechanics, and locked down story missions.

Trace 2 stands out anew all these years later, and while it might not have the fanciest graphics, it offers a unique gameplay style that will keep you entertained throughout making it worth picking up.

Rayman Fiesta Run delivers a finely crafted action platformer that is well suited for iOS, but a little on the redundant side. There’s no doubt it’s worth picking up, but it’s a bit disappointing with higher expectations based on the original, and the current state of the App Store.

Smooth Operator! provides an intriguing local multiplayer experience that is unlike anything around making it worth picking up.

Monster Flash isn’t the most deluxe game around, but it provides fast paced entertainment that is worth picking up. Also, the game is simply free, and ad-supported.

Daddy Long Legs offers entertainment packed with difficulty that is worth picking up for a unique, and extreme challenge. Also, the game is simply free, and ad-supported.

Cloud Chasers is an interesting survival challenge that isn’t perfect, but is worth picking up.

Toast Time is a fun little game that may not be the most complex, but it is one tasty morsel.

Pile is a challenging puzzle game that is worth picking up for free for the endless, and mission modes, but it’s not as good as it could be.

Kiwi Clapas is a well put together endless challenge that lacks true staying power, but is still a fun challenge that is worth picking up.

Dungeon Gems is an entertaining puzzle adventure that offers a lot to go through in an accessible and enjoyable package that is worth picking up.

Puzzle Restorer delivers artful expressions of touch based puzzling that is worth the price of admission.

Lumber Jacked ($0.99, Universal) is an exhilarating rush to the finish that nails the essence of the past while delivering fresh challenges, and great touch controls. Lumber Jacked is worth picking up as it jacks up the action for some fast paced enjoyment.

Kingpin Lanes ($1.99, Universal) is the first stand out bowling game on iOS, and while it isn’t perfect, it’s definitely worth the price of admission.

Siegecraft TD is worth picking up for an all new world to defend.

Deadlings is a quality puzzle platformer experience that is worth picking up, but it’s a bit more convoluted than it needs to be.

Stranded Mars One delivers a quality platforming challenge that is worth picking up.

Gear Jack Black Hole offers fast paced fun that is worth picking up for a fresh endless challenge.

The Cave has a lot in store to create a worthwhile experience that is dragged down by a subpar control scheme, and odd gameplay balance. It’s still worth picking up for such an engaging, and lengthy puzzle adventure.

Seabeard delivers so much to do, but so little to play that is worth picking up for the sheer magnitude, and that underlying pull that keeps you coming back to discover more of the world.

Fist of Awesome is worth picking up depending upon your affinity for classic arcade brawlers, and bears.

Airheads Jump is fresh enough to make it worth picking up for some fast paced fun.

Baseball Highlights 2045 delivers a fresh take on baseball, and card games making it worth picking up on your iPad.

Blendoku (Free, Universal) is a colorful treat that will give you a new appreciation for color, and is worth picking up if you enjoy a good, and unique challenge.

Riff the Robot provides a creative twist on a familiar formula, which is entertaining to make it worth picking up.

More fun than a barrel full of monkeys, because it’s a sky full of cute cats that you need to frantically juggle with the pinpoint touch controls. Hackycat is a should buy that delivers some great entertainment in more ways than one.

Pac-Man Dash is a surprisingly engaging and fresh addition to a tired genre that offers some fast paced action with short bursts of enjoyment making it worth your time to pick up and play.

Rock Runners is good, but not great with some nice action sequences that can be a bit dull with the basic one touch interaction.

David. is an action packed challenge that is well executed making it worth picking up. Too bad it leaves you wanting more.

Pirate Legends TD ($3.99, Universal) is essentially a pirate themed Kingdom Rush that isn’t quite as engaging. It doesn’t stand out as much as it could, and while the similarities are obvious and everywhere, it’s still an enjoyable iOS experience that is worth the price of admission.

Cat Basket offers up some amusing arcade fun in a charming package that is a worthwhile download to give you a new found respect for crazy cat ladies.

Pull My Tongue is a tasty puzzle treat even if it’s not the most original game in the App Store, and it’s worth picking up.

Microgolf Masters is an enjoyable online multiplayer experience for quick real time connections built upon an accessible form of mini-golf making it worth picking up.

Intake offers exhilarating action with a unique touch centric twist that is worth picking up for some intense challenge.

Pug’s Quest offers up engaging puzzle platformer challenge that is worth picking up.

Soccer Rally 2 is a worthwhile download that offers a unique set-up in a well executed package that provides an entertaining brand of soccer.

Breach & Clear isn’t the perfect game, but it packs quite a strategic punch for such a low price making it worth the price of admission.

KOI Journey of Purity provides a relaxing adventure that is worth picking up.

Tiny Space Adventure is worth picking up for a quality puzzle adventure, but it’s just not as good as it could be.

Clash Royale is an accessible strategy game with quick online duels that is worth picking up, but is a bit simple with a grinding free to play system over the long term.

Bioshock isn’t at the same level on iOS as other platforms, but it still delivers quite an immersive experience that makes the iOS platform a better place. It’s worth picking up for the premium price if you haven’t played Bioshock before even with subpar controls, and graphics for the involved, and intense experience to partake in.

The Firm offers a quality concept that offers an intense challenge that is worth picking up for some fast paced fun that everyone can enjoy.

BlitzKeep delivers a new idea that will keep you firing your hero into battle making it worth picking up.

Fist of Jesus offers a well made arcade brawler with an amusing theme that is worth picking up.

Through all of the ups, and downs of RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile, it’s still an enjoyable experience allowing you to simply build roller coaster on your iOS device, and expand your park in various ways making it worth picking up.

Rocket Patrol (Free, iPad) is one finely crafted card game that provides such a unique experience on iPad making it a thoroughly worthwhile download.

One Button Travel delivers an engaging way to read a story that is worth picking up, but the existence of Lifeline 1 & 2 lessen One Button Travel’s appeal.

Block Block Block is a quality addition to your puzzle collection for easy to pick up, hard to master gameplay.

The game is free to play, with in-app purchases although they only cover hearts, boosts, and extra moves like Candy Crush, and are definitely not required.

Angry Birds Action delivers a frenetic twist on the familiar formula that is a little repetitive and restrictive, but still worth picking up.

Har•mo•ny is worth picking up for an immersive puzzle experience bursting with color.

Ski Safari 2 delivers an action packed downhill descent that delivers more of the same making it worth picking up.

Gathering Sky is more of a relaxation experience than a game, and with proper expectations, it’s worth picking up.

Dungelot 2 is a high quality sequel that improves upon the well thought out original to continue the high level accessibility for a dungeon crawler with all new features, and polish.

Fading Fairytales is fast, free, and friendly that is designed for anyone to enjoy making it worth picking up for inviting tactical strategy action.

Mega Jump 2 offers fast paced fun that is enjoyable for a few moments, but it can’t shake the repetitive endless nature. It’s a worthwhile pick up for free, but it doesn’t leap ahead of the competition, or even the original.

Word Puttz makes word games fun again with the strategic elements, and brain teasing challenge that results from the mix of Scrabble, mini-golf, and solo challenges.

Mars: Mars is a well-made arcade challenge that is worth picking up.

Monkey Racing is a well done kart racer for some amusing fast paced racing action that is worth picking up.