Sadly, however, Touchgrind BMX is a game that, though clearly designed for touchscreen controls, is simply too big for iPhone's boots. It's hard to escape the feeling that play is made up of a series of compromises, and for a game with such big ambitions, that's a trick no-one was looking to see pulled off.

A game that young children will enjoy. Zooming in on your pet can giving it a nice rub under the chin and hearing it purr is just a heart-warming activity, even for my black, cynical soul. There's plenty of content on offer here, and while some of it is repetitive and there are some accuracy issues with some of the motions, this is the perfect game for young children and for anyone that needs some more cuteness in their lives.

Tiny Tower Vegas is a well put-together experience that demonstrates NimbleBit still cares about its most popular property.

INKS isn’t a particularly thrilling pinball game, but it is a cool and stylish puzzle game of sorts. So long as you approach it from that perspective, you’ll find plenty of enjoyment within.

It’s very early days in the year, but Milkmaid of the Milky Way still smacks of an adventure game that should be remembered come the end of year roundups. While it doesn’t bother trying to re-invent the wheel, it does an admirable job of sprucing up said old wheel with a 21st Century style twist or two. It’s an easy game to love.

It’s over fairly quickly, but while it lasts, Little Kitty Big City is a very sweet ride that has clearly been made with a lot of passion and care.

Tennis in the Face is one to play, and then replay for a higher score, and then replay for a different higher score, and then replay to serve tennis balls at the 10tons crew in the final level, as payback for all the hours you're bound to lose to this ace.

I’m fond of being able to spend time with this game again, but it’s not going to replace my memories of playing the original, even as they grow hazier with the passage of time.

Galaxy of Pen & Paper may not fill you with exactly the same delight as Knights did when it first came out, but it’s a welcome way to extend the fun and probably the most logical direction to go after two journeys into fantasy. Space, we welcome your vastness and look forward to taking these new quests as far as they go.

As short as it is though, Pulse is an absolute treat for the ears.

It’s always a little daunting to try to keep a successful series fresh without breaking what already worked, yet Kabam managed to pull it off with Fast & Furious: Legacy. Fans of both the games and movies should be pretty happy, and there sure seem to be plenty of both out there.

The end result is a puzzler that rivals any when it comes to pure difficulty, but by the same token, lacks the grace required to carry its audience through the various highs and lows contained within.

Taking to the stage is an absolute blast, and there’s something to be said for the unique MTV-style approach of GHTV. The new guitar is tougher to use, but maybe a new challenge is exactly what old pros need.

Great for both short bursts of play and longer sessions, Reckless Getaway is leaving all its competitors in the dust.

Having spent my time with a good number of HOG's, I can honestly say this is the one I could return to every once in a while and enjoy for quite some time. With the ability to load my own images, it guarantees I'll always have new content to explore and new things to find. An excellent choice for hidden object fans on the go.

Full Fat Productions have made something special with Flick Golf, offering up a perfect pick-up-and-play experience that's easy to learn, difficult to master, wonderfully unique, and impossible to put down.

If you like the Phoenix Wright or Professor Layton series, or enjoyed games like Hotel Dusk: Room 215, then it stands to reason you're going to like The Secret Chateau de Moreau. The story is well paced and wonderfully interesting as a murder mystery.

Monster Island hits a few snags here and there, but it also does many things right. The reward system encourages players to do well and spend their winnings on valuable extras. There are over 60 levels per world and currently three worlds to play through, and though the physics disappoint slightly, the level design more than makes up for it.

Aiko Island is a fun little game that contains an insane amount of content in a very attractive package. Its vast quantity of puzzles, combined with excellent production values, will keep fans of the genre entertained for quite some time.

Oh! Edo Towns doesn't come close to the highs of Grand Prix Story or Mega Mall Story, but it's quite a bit better than Hot Springs Story and Pocket Academy in the town building area. It's definitely worth playing.

It doesn't have the deepest city building mechanic, and the simplified combat leaves something to be desired, but when put together the two halves make for a largely enjoyable experience.

Hero Academy feels like the start of something special that's only half-finished right now. The gameplay is great, as are the graphics, but it still needs some additional content before it's something to recommend to all gamers (like a single-player campaign and a real training mode). Still, if you're patient and can get past these quirks, you're in for a great strategy experience.

There's a lot of depth to Vampire Season; more than you'd expect from a game that wheels and deals so heavily in comedy.

Polished, easy to dive into, addictive and easy to learn.

Honestly, the replay value can be forgiven; Disney Fish Hooks succeeds in just about everything it set out to do. It provides a quality product that extends the Disney name, it's faithful to the show, and it's completely free.

Trouserheart is a well-built hack-and-slash game that simply turns you loose to rip things up with your sword. It could use a little more meat on its bones, but with any luck we’ll see more levels in future updates. In the meantime, a short adventure isn’t so bad: a person shouldn’t walk around without pants for an extended period of time if they don’t want to bring the cops running.

The pleasure here doesn’t derive from banging your head against a wall trying to fetch an arbitrary item to solve a puzzle, but rather from losing yourself in a spooky, interactive Saturday morning cartoon – complete with clever and colourful dialogue, and highly engaging voice acting.

Ski Safari 2 is a great game to pick up for your mobile device. It’s fun, has lots to accomplish and unlock, it’s bright and silly — it’s basically everything you love about traditional mobile gaming distilled into a single title.