Easily one of the best platformers available on iOS. It’s both charming and brilliantly designed, and manages to make one of the most troubled genres on touch-devices work beautifully.

Clones of Breakout and Arkanoid may be a dime a dozen, but Shatter is the best one yet. The physics system adds a nice twist to a classic concept, and the music is amazing.

A solid take on the cover-based shooter that borrows heavily from Gears of War but adds plenty of its own spice. The slow motion effect that activates whenever you're close to dying is absolutely brilliant and will hopefully see its way to other games. There's something intangible missing, which keeps Vanquish from reaching top marks, but it remains a strong action game and deserves to become a hit.

EA Canada has made a solid game with an improved physics system that will serve well as a foundation in the coming years. If we don't get a proper NHL season on TV this year, NHL 13 is a competent substitute.

Bulletstorm is every action fan's wet dream. It has excellent playability, grand visuals and many hours of entertainment. The story is a bit average, and the violence and gore may be a little too much at times, but the game makes up for it with great gameplay, and the skillshot system will keep us coming back to perfect our scores.

Besides being an excellent Assassin's Creed game, Black Flag is also the best pirate game we can remember playing, and makes us wonder why more studios haven't tried their hand at the genre. Black Flag delivers. Yo-ho, yo-ho, a pirate's life for me!

One of the most original games we've seen in a long while. You play as a ghost, tasked with solving your own murder case, and in the process saving witnesses and others from the same potential fate by manipulating the enviroment in the precious few minutes before their would-be killer tries to take their life. The puzzles often border on genius and will challenge your imagination regularly. A well-thought out and well-executed puzzle game.

There's no doubt in our minds that this is the best looking shooter on iOS, that the singleplayer campaign is solid, and that multiplayer is a blast.

If you ignore the game's pushing for in-app purchases, you'll find 60 levels that revitalizes Angry Birds in ways we didn't think were possible. Angry Birds remains the king of physics puzzlers.

Hunters 2 is everything its predecessor should have been. This is one of the best turn based strategy games available on iOS, and a safe purchase for your game collection.

The series comes roaring back to life thanks to its strong, community-oriented approach, with only a slightly weaker single-player campaign holding the overall package back. In the end, though, Battlefield has truly returned.

TTT2 Wii U edition is an excellent example of how to best use the Wii U. The technical side of things is top notch, and the features of the Wii U game pad are brilliantly utilized. The new game modes and mini games are highly entertaining, and the whole package just oozes quality and effort.

Lumines is a timeless classic on par with Tetris or Columns and has carved its place in history by adding brilliant electronic music to the mix.

World of Tanks Blitz is a fine distillation of what makes World of Tanks fun: lots of upgrades and addictive online matches. Smaller maps make it an excellent choice for mobile gaming on the go, though we can't help but think they might end up being too limited in scope. While Battle Supremacy beats World of Tanks Blitz on graphics, World of Tanks Blitz is free and delivers on the fun-front with solid multiplayer.

If you can ignore the technical issues that still plague New Vegas after all this time, Old World Blues offers a nice and solid experience, and we won't hesitate in saying its the best expansion for the game so far.

Resistance 3 isn't perfect, but there's little to fault with the gameplay, and we'll certainly recommend it to any PS3-owning shooter fan. While not particularly original in many aspects, it's still refreshingly different compared to Call of Duty and its ilk. Resistance 3 isn't exceptional, but it still has plenty to offer.

A thoroughly enjoyable experience that will charm newcomers as well as veterans of the first game.

Ratchet & Clank Trilogy offers no surprises, and if you own any of the other HD Collections, you know exactly what you're in for. Nevertheless, all three games are fun, surprisingly good looking and immensely playable, making this package a treat for all fans of the series.

An endearing little puzzle platformer with unique visuals and plenty of challenges. The game may have its flaws, but the humor and the bargain price makes up for it.

Very close to being the best Lego game yet, and sure to entertain kids, families and comic book fans alike.

While the PC and Xbox One versions are superior, the Xbox 360 port of Titanfall comes as close to their glory as one could possibly have hoped for.

While it doesn’t quite live up to the magnificent standard set by Supergiant’s previous game Bastion, Transistor still makes its mark with deep gameplay and an engrossing story.

Infamous 2 is certainly a good game, but in its attempts to go bigger and better on all fronts, it misses out on some of the things that made the first one so special. It tries to do too many things, and ends up being a somewhat uneven albeit still very entertaining experience.

What do you get if you cross Crackdown with Pilotwings, and add a bit of Mario Galaxy and tons of style? The answer is something like Gravity Rush. The best game to grace the PS Vita so far. In many ways a technical marvel, something completely different. A great campaign spanning 12-14 hours and lots of side quests. Superb gameplay. Loveable characters. Great controls. And an amazing sandbox game. This is contender for game of the year. No doubt.

An insane and over-the-top experience that manages to blend challenge and simplicity in the way that only Nintendo knows.

The 2014 edition of Sky Force is one of the best shoot em ups in a long time on iOS and Android. Simply gorgeous to look at, great to control and filled with enemies and insane levels. Ads are a minor let down, but if you are prepared to pay a bit there is IAP to get rid of this.

This will possibly be the last big release for the DS, and in that way it's a fitting end of a console era. It shows the handheld at its best with gorgeous pixel graphics, well made stylus controls and plenty of original ideas.

An intriguing and gripping story steeped in an atmosphere so thick you can cut it with a knife, coupled with a cool gimmick for the action sequences. Excellent while it lasts. Not a lot of replayability, though.