If you enjoy challenges in your action or puzzle games, Artilect will deliver, but you may be biting off more than you can chew.

Frontline Commando 2 is a solid shooter build on a proven foundation. Unfortunatly, the pay-to-win aspect of the game limits its long term appeal.

Strategy & Tactics: World War II strips back its depth of gameplay in an effort to make things easier to approach, however this simplicity has brought a new set of problems to the table.

Corn Quest doesn't redefine the well established tower defense genre, but it does make for a fast and furious alternative to the usual considered 'puzzle-like' standard gameplay.

Disconnection issues aside, NVS Wargame can be a hard game to penetrate thanks to a sluggish early campaign and coy AI opponents in the story missions.

Hyper Arcade Edition's major selling point, its multiplayer, being available to iOS players, all that's left is a weak series of AI controlled opponents and the classic arcade game we've seen more than enough remakes of to pass on.

Doesn't pack in all the same features of other solitaire titles, but what it does provide is a fun, fast-paced 3D variant on the classic gameplay.

Max Damage is a simple physics-based puzzler/shooter that focuses on general destruction; it's nothing we haven't seen before, but the chain-reaction levels can be a literal blast.

Taking a concept like Angry Birds and molding an RPG system around it is an interesting idea. Princess Punt pulls it off, but the constant swapping of items and the consistent load times might turn some players off.

A 3D roll and eat game that needed some more time to work out its kinks.

Has a neat theme and a charming style, but without gameplay that's more compelling it's just another endless title to add to the pile.

A solid strategy experience which is hamstrung by its free-to-play trappings and ancillary reading.

A unique take on the runner genre that could have used a little more polish.

If you are much like myself and have always wanted to learn the complex, yet amazingly fun game that is Mahjong, then Janryumon is simply without peer; take the time to master the basics before getting dominated by the online competitive play.

So really not too much has changed from Bloons to Bloons 2. The art is a little sharper, and the levels and power-ups are a little more inventive. A recommendation to fans of the original, but there's probably not enough here to entertain most iPhone gamers for very long.

It's great to see an experimental title like Today I Die Again on the App Store and those who have already played it will get a slightly new treat, but its value comes from the experience and not the gameplay length.

Rabbid Big Bang's good looks and slick animations can't hide its underwhelming flying mechanics and boring missions.

Has its sights set on being a solid fast-paced futuristic racer, but keeping players in the dark about how things work results in more frustration than fun; a potentially decent racer reduced to repetitive blandness.

A fun concept that plunges players in to a crazy, non-stop bounce-fest that can change at any moment, but later levels can quickly spin out of control and being told you failed without being told why is simply frustrating, not motivating.

It was presented with an opportunity to fill the shoes left by its inspirational title, but poor gameplay explanations and gimmicky gameplay makes this a hard game to love.

Outlaw revives an Atari classic with a far more modern twist and in short bursts proves to be entertaining, if fairly rote in its design.

Riddim Ribbon is an interesting idea, but not fully realised. The controls need some tweaking or a sensitivity option, and the track list is quite small and unvaried. With the pedegree Tapulous has, hopefully this game will reach its full potential in future updates.

Billabong Surf Trip's gameplay doesn't live up to the unique and realistic surfing simulation it's paired with, making this a hard game to master and wasting its true potential as a fun sports title.

Tasty Planet isn't a perfect adaption of the desktop PC version for iOS devices, but it still shares the same quirky style of the original and makes for a great casual time-waster.

The 7th Guest is almost exclusively destined for iOS devices of fans of the original release and while the challenge is certainly worthy of modern audiences, the way in which the narrative is presented is not.

Take One Single Life for what it is - a temporary experience that's quite unique and something you may seriously enjoy; if you dislike it, at least you'll have the perfect excuse to delete it immediately.

While Tetris and Defense style titles are common enough, a combination of the two makes Pig Rockets fun enough to keep you coming back despite the repetitive gameplay.

An 8-bit Metroid style game full of nooks and crannies on a hostile alien world. Perfect for platformer fans and those who love exploring.

It's crude and ultimately a tad grindy, but Mega Dead Pixel is still one of the more engaging endless-runners we've seen in a while.

While some amusement can be derived from Resident Evil Mercenaries VS. it only features the most basic of competitive gameplay features, making it a hard game to enjoy even if you can forgive its control setup.

A good-looking physics puzzler with a decent soundtrack and a creepy antagonist. Shame about the controls, though.

A game where you knock a Japanese Flying Squirrel around as a pinball in small goal oriented levels. It's not too shabby.

A round of Glo Flo is the perfect antidote to a day filled with stress, but like any quick-fix you'll need to find something else before you run out of levels.

If you're after a game that tries to mix fast-paced action with some strategy elements then 2012 Zombies vs Aliens is a trench warfare game that might just push you over the edge; for good or for bad.

DevilDark: The Fallen Kingdom takes many of its basic cues from games such as DeathSpank, but in an effort to simplify proceedings Triniti Interactive goes a little too far, leaving little to sink your teeth in to.

Vampire Rush is great to bash out some spare time, but it's far too easy to find yourself at the short end of a pointy stick if you make a simple mistake.

If not for its high price point, Wire Way could be recommended for its simple gameplay and different modes.

iMusic is definitely a new way to rediscover your music catalog, but its generated puzzles don't feel as clever as those offered by more restricted offerings.

While we'd love nothing more than to say Jet Set Radio is the game we know and love, it just isn't so; unrefined controls and framerate issues plague this initial release, making it hard to recommend.

For those that remember Rise of the Triad, this could be worth a purchase. For everyone else, the presentation, controls, and gameplay might be a turn-off.

(R)evolve is a light hearted take on the Super Hexagon formula, while this may broaden its audience it unfortunately reduces its appeal to genre fans.

Iron Man 3 is a Temple Run clone that has some nice visuals and unlockables, but is held down by its freemium mechanics and loose controls.

Overall 'Atlantis - Legend of the Mermaids' is an interesting mix of ideas with a slightly immature that amounts to a pretty standard action title that has its entertaining moments.

A great, basic shoot'em-up that will appeal to classic arcade fans after a bite of nostalgia, but it won't get much of a spin after it's all over.

Warhammer 40K: Storm of Vengeance makes fair use of its licence to add some texture to what is a somewhat predictable and repetitive tower defence combat.

Gibbets 2 cashes in on its Internet fame, but doesn't quite make a smooth transition to the App Store thanks to simplified visuals and a control system not on par with the original.

There's nothing really gained with The Pinball HD if you already own these titles for your iPhone, but if you haven't tried these games yet it's a great buy for anyone after a solid arcade experience.

Call of Mini: Zombies is more Minigore and less Call of Duty: Zombies, but the novel over-the-shoulder viewpoint and carefully designed environments gives this game future potential.

Shadow Guardian is a pale reflection of its inspiration, but there are still enough unique and genuinely interesting action moments to keep things afloat despite the poor characterizations and story development.

Treemaker tries to revive a style of game that has lost its popularity of late, but instead it only manages to add itself to the pile of half-formed games that also failed in this quest.

While Lost Toys looks lovely, its puzzles are too mechanically flawed to deliver the thoughtful and relaxing challenge the developer was probably aiming for.

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 isn't a completely faithful adaption of the arcade classic, though much of what made the game fun back in 1995 is still fun today, if dampened by the poor control setup.

For better or worse, Namco's re imagining of their classic arcade titles for mobile devices are always worth a look. Fans of the original will want to see how they've spruced up this arcade classic.

You may not be tempted to buy an A1 after playing Beat Driver, but the 'Audiosurf' inspired gameplay is fun - if only a little watered down for the iPhone.

As endless racers go, Fishbowl Racer is middle of the road. The destruction should amuse but nothing here will hold your interest for too long.

Wraithborne will satisfy fans looking for a mobile hack and slash, but the lack of anything ground-breaking or satisfying in the combat does little to raise this title above its contemporaries.

Bio Army doesn't bring a lot of new features to the tower defense genre, but the balanced gameplay and large amount of unlockable content makes this great value for fans of the genre.

Whether you're swinging a sword, a whip, a light-saber or smacking foes with a scrubbing brush, Armed and Gorgeous HD makes beating up peasants look sexy; if only the combat was more than a repetitive smack-down it'd have something far more compelling.

It's a freemium coin toss game where you're battling enemy soldiers. It's certainly fun enough, till your coins run out.

A noble effort for Noble Nutlings, but its combination of racing and balance mechanics don't completely hook the player.

If you consider yourself a patient person and you want something a little less aggressive than the usual App Store title, Gold & Chocolate has you covered with its relaxed tone and simple gameplay.

We've quite literally seen all of this before, which is a shame as adding the 'Monsters, Inc.' franchise in to the Mega Run mix could have been a recipe for some fresh ideas.

A brutally challenging twist on the maze genre, Dual Survivor's split-hemisphere gameplay is let down by its unreliable controls.

Air Force vs Luftwaffe tries to push side-scrolling dogfighter in a new direction, adding a bit more realism in to the proceedings, but its rough execution makes it hard to enjoy for long.

The Amazing Spider-Man doesn't live up to Gameloft's previous efforts when it comes to the cocky webslinger, but those who begged for an open-world system finally have it (for what it's worth).

If you're looking for a new spin on the platformer, Gleamer's momentum mechanic offers a unique challenge. However, iffy production values and an intimidating difficulty curve make it tough to wholeheartedly recommend.

If you have a penchant for destruction and you enjoy the idea of a giant monster rampaging through a city all in the name of environmentalism, you'll get a kick out of Destructopus; just be aware he's as slow as he is big and that can lead to some frustrating moments.

Wicked Labyrinth fails to capture the haunting style of Marty's work in Bizenghast by sticking with a series of basic maze-like challenges.

Storm Casters is a light-weight dungeon crawler that is fun in short bursts, but it probably won’t hold your attention for long periods.

METAL SLUG deserves far better than a half-baked port of the classic shoot'em-up platformer - without better consideration to the controls and what the player can (and can't) see, you'd be better off taking a trip to the local arcade instead.

If you miss 'thwocking' demons and other horrific undead creatures against walls with a sickening thud, then you'll jump in to SPLATTERHOUSE with glee, but it certainly not for everyone.

A premium endless runner based on a movie license that is designed like a freemium endless runner based on a movie license. The shooting adds some enjoyment while running, but not for very long.

Claire Garden mixes elements from popular platforming titles in to a jumble that works surprisingly well after a recent update; more fixes are required, but it gets the point across despite these flaws.

A very bright and bubbly jelly themed physics puzzler.

Color Sheep is a reaction based skill tester at its core, throwing you to the wolves and having you mix the right colors to stay alive. It likely has a very specific audience.

Burger Cat doesn't feel as tight as Ravenous Games' previous releases, and while it still provides some moments of puzzling fun, they're hampered by the game's limited interface.

Decent graphics and a fun, unique idea aren't enough to keep Volcano Escape above the rising flow of lava and you're likely to be burned by this challenging endless vertical platformer.

Birdie In Trouble is great fun, but will only give your brain a quick flexing before you move on to more substantial offerings.

If you played the original Mappy then you'll know what you're in for - an additional mode has been added, but nothing compares to smacking a cat on the nose with a door while 'reclaiming' their stolen goods.

It's kinda like Fruit Ninja with bullet time, oh and you're taking revenge on the trees that killed your granny. Make of that what you will.

For those looking for something a little different in a hero defense title, Heroes and Castles will send you right in the battlefield to unleash carnage while still giving you the tactics of units and towers the genre is known for.

Despite its refeshingly old-skool slant, Defense Technica is a by-the-numbers tower defence game that is marred by its in-app purchase systems.

A fun little 3D platformer with bite-sized levels, but the controls annoy more than accommodate.

This block-breaking remake is an interesting idea that needed a little more time at the concept stage.

A fun little platformer using a different take on appealing to nostalgia, but suffers from performance issues.

Instead of throwing a bundle of randomly selected titles at classic gamers, Atari's Greatest Hits lets you choose what you want to play; games this old don't always age gracefully, but they're given a lot of respect in this emulation collection.

While the set up for Flick Bowling 2 might be strange, it provides some entertainment for an otherwise standard bowling game and the improvement from their previous game is evident.

If you know about and have had the pleasure of enjoying the MST3K version of 'Manos: The Hands of Fate' then by all means, make this a purchase - it's frustrating, confusing and dated in its appeal... the perfect companion to a pop-culture classic.

Robotriot is a gorgeous little platformer hampered by a repetitive challenge spread out over a handful of levels.

A fun little game to play when you've got a minute or two to spare, and want to play a monster destroying a military force. Aside from that, there's just not much here.

Drop That Candy is a passable colour-matching puzzler, but nothing more. A little light on content, too.

While not a terrible use of the freemium model, it's not doing itself any favors by engaging in a 'wait or spend' game style. For those susceptible to these mechanics though, Pixel People is one of the least offensive games in this genre, and will keep you glued to your screen.

Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land is a great concept gone to waste as players are forced to deal with game design concepts that belong to another era.

It's hard to say who 'Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time' is for; fans are liable to balk at the sterile world and those unfamiliar with the series will find the unexplained characters and set-pieces frustrating - it's still a half-decent puzzler, but it's only really connected to Doctor Who in name only.

Centipede: Origins is a fun upgrade to a classic shooter, but until updates address the poor interface design, this is a game suited primarily for iPad users alone.

The Act could easily be compared to Dragon's Lair. Both are superbly animated experiences, but are quite low on the gameplay side of things. This will amuse, but don't expect any lasting enjoyment or replayability.

A fun rolling platform with a lot to offer, that is somewhat marred by its control scheme.

A nice introduction to the endless runner genre (or in this case the endless flyer). Pleasant visuals but there are some balance issues.