The only big problem with Sleeping Dogs is its skill system: it's deep and well balanced but it isn't used in the game to put more variety in the gameplay. And there are several technical flaws as well.

Perhaps the plot is a little light but Darksiders II is perfect in its gameplay. Long lasting, with plenty of contents and so much fun in its combat system.

Nihilumbra is a clever and fascinating puzzle platformer that succeeds in providing a unique mobile experience. Unfortunately it's slightly spoiled by several ups and downs and a really bad difficulty curve.

Blazing Star is an excellent side-scrolling shooter, undoubtedly one of the best for Neo Geo, but in this mobile version it suffers from some unresponsive, slow touch controls and the lack of an auto-fire option.

Pocket Army is a simple but terribly addictive action game. Once you complete a mission, you can spend your money to buy units, upgrades, weapons and even special powers in order to beat the next enemies. And that's a lot of fun.

Gas Guzzlers: Combat Carnage offers nice controls and decent graphics. Oddly global game design is poor and you may need to be bored before reaching the full potential of the game.

Fast paced action, gargantuan bosses and a chaotic physics make for a run'n'gun fresh game and packed with solid ideas.

Beautiful presentation aside, Unstoppable Fist fails to deliver: the touch controls aren't responsive as they should be, the action is too repetitive and you hardly feel like you're actually hitting something.

Mutant Roadkill is an interesting variation on the theme of running games, since you drive a car and must kill as many mutants you can by running over them.

Pokémon Conquest is a pleasant surprise. It's a tuned down strategic RPG, still filled with tons of content and gameplay. Koei managed to capture the Pokémon feeling and propose it in a new, refreshing way which deserves attention by fans of the genre and the franchise.

Filled with cute characters and music, Happy Street quickly becomes a pleasant routine: you can't help but check on your little town many times during the day, making sure everything is ok and everyone is happy.

The main campaign in Sound Shapes is a synesthetic journey through the personality of four great artists, but where it shines the most is in the flexible and entertaining music editor.

Darkside is an excellent Super Stardust HD clone for iOS devices. The game offers three modes, some very nice graphics, a solid gameplay and accurate touch controls.

Darkside is an excellent Super Stardust HD clone for iOS devices. The game offers three modes, some very nice graphics, a solid gameplay and accurate touch controls.

The only big problem of this porting is its technical aspect. Everything is worse than the PC version and the lack of stability in the frame rate has several bad effects on the camera. However the contents are all there.

Strikefleet Omega is free but it's a real "serious" game, a classic RTS with a good upgrade system. In-App purchases are attractive but not necessary.

Fieldrunners 2 could be considered as a "more of the same", but it's a good thing if "the same" was the first Fieldrunners. More enemies, weapons and bigger maps mean more fun for all the fans.

Pro Cycling Manager 2012 is a solid game, based on the experience that the Cyanide team has gained during the last years. Those who already played a Pro Cycling Manager game will not see anything really new into this edition, but this does not mean that it is not a good cycling simulator. It's also the only one, we know, but you will definitely enjoy playing it.

We are still puzzled by a few gameplay and plot choices but Kingdom Hearts 3D is a surprisingly strong entry in the long living franchise with its excellent depth and technical achievements.

We hope that Sakaguchi was distracted while Mistwalker was deveolping Party Wave: it would be the only reason to justify such an uninspired and shallow game.

If you want to make an arena FPS, you can't do anything wrong. That's the lesson IllFonic learned after the release of Nexuiz on Steam. The game suffered from some huge problems in terms of matchmaking, lag and crashes since day one, and now it's very hard to even find a match.

Major Mayhem is a very fun, fast-paced touch shooter, packed with four different modes and plenty of weapons, items and skins to unlock.

Deadlight is a good game, a bit too short and with good mechanics which should have been put to a more intense use by Tequila Works' level designers. If you can stand the taste of a somehow rushed storyline, you are up for an intense and entartaining experience.

Fortune Winds: Ancient Trader is a casual game, no doubts on this. But you will surely enjoy what Legendo Entertainment has done by mixing elements from boardgames and the old rock-paper-scissors.

Inferno+ is an excellent twin analog shooter, it's got a solid gameplay and very responsive and accurate touch controls. What a pity it's a bit too easy at medium difficulty.

Questionable porting from PC version, only three classes and brainless dungeon level design leads to an average at best experience.

Mild Tony Hawk's first episodes HD mash-up. Control system is arcaic and not on par with Skate, poor single player mode and glitchy graphic engine. Online is a lot of fun.

Assassin's Creed Recollection was an unexpected surprise. Thanks to its mix of strategy and time-based experience, the game offers innovative mechanics that will make happy both the fans of Ezio Auditore and the TCG enthusiasts.

The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav is a classic adventure with a twist, built around an engaging couple of main characters who struggles against fate and darkness.

What it lacks in originality, being a plain copy of Casey's Contraptions, Amazing Alex delivers in polish: everything works smoothly, the level design is great and sharing and downloading levels couldn't be easier.

A well made turn base strategy game. It only lacks some depth in battles, and the AI is not that brilliant, but you can always realy on the multiplayer. And it has some nice graphics and menus.

AXL: Full Boost offers a fast-paced, surprisingly addictive "hardcore" racing experience, packed with a good number of tracks and vehicles to unlock. The game suffers from some questionable choices in terms of controls, but you can deal with it.

Pretty tower defense like game with Kinect sensor. Hiro is back and your arm is now the katana. Just beware the considerable physical effort!

For a ridiculous price, Squids Wild West features an interesting story, great amounts of content and a brilliant strategic-action-rpg hybrid gameplay. Definitely one to pick up.

Intentionally outdated and anachronistic, Rain-Slick 3 may appeal nostalgic jrpg players and fans of the original Penny Arcade strips.

Outwitters is another great game from One Man Left, even more impressive considering that is totally a different genre from the previous Tilt to Live. Only the repetitiveness of the very few maps included in the free version keeps the game from being excellent, but we hope that future content will solve this problem.

The Secret World is not your average MMO. The feeling is great, locations so detailed, the upgrade system fresh and interesting. Investigation missions are genious. However, it's flawed by a mediocre combat system, terrible PvP and especially a lack of endgame contents. There's really no reason to come back after a while and this is bad for a subscription based online game.

You can be sure of this: Anna is an engaging horror tale, intimate and with a strong personality. The best possibile debut for Dreampainters.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a surprisingly good rhythm game for every kind of player: it's easy to play and filled with content, challenges and goodies to unlock. The soundtrack is outstanding and despite some weak jRPG features it really shines as a Final Fantasy spin-off.

Thomas Was Alone certainly is an interesting experiment: the simple geometric visual is full of nice touches and it's not a cheap programmer art. But most of all, the game succeeds in humanizing squares and rectangles with its great storytelling and voice-off.

With six playable main characters with upgradeable weapons, armor and accessories, more than 20 challenging dungeons and a fascinating story that lasts over 40 hours, Rainbow Moon is the perfect game for all grind-based RPG fan.

Bug Princess 2 Black Label is an overly expensive title, which was published too close to the original game and with not enough content and features to justify its price. That said, it's probably the best vertical shooter available on the App Store.

Zombie HQ is a very nice action shooter, packed with plenty of missions, weapons and items to unlock. You can play it for free or buy something to make your experience more complete, but either way the result is great.

Autumn Dynasty is one of the best classic RTS on the App Store; the production value is visible from the very beginning, and every fan of the genre should consider purchasing this impressive product.

With fifty mini games, a unique style and a great sound track, Rhythm Heaven: Fever is one of the best rhythm games out there.

PikPok delivers another fun and irreverent action game. Velocirapture is very simple and straightforward, and it's packed with some nice, colorful graphics. What a pity it's a bit too repetitive and easy.

It's more of a tuning game, considering how shallow, brief and repetitive are the racing sections and the emphasis on upgrading your cars. Unfortunately, you will need lots of real money to do so.

Gross MMA arcade fighting game, with official license, only eight fighters, clunky animations and a bad combat system.

Tiny & Big: Granpas Leftovers is a laser-centric mix of puzzle gaming and freedom. You can cut almost everything with a powerful laser and that's really funny. Oddly the game suffers from poor level design and is unable to fulfill its potential.

Dynamite Jack is a polished mix between stealth and action with a great atmosphere and good controls. The main campaign is full of ups and downs, but hopefully the community will make the most from the level editor.

The free roaming aspect of The Amazing Spider-Man is very well done, but once you find an enemy you have to fight, and that's the moment the game really fails to deliver, with frame drops and cumbersome camera controls.

Spirit Camera is an interesting tech demo but a disaster as a retail title: in fact, it lacks so much in gaming elements you could hardly call it a video game.

Project Zero 2: Wii Edition is a competent and respectful remake of one of the best survival horror ever made. Of course the mechanics feel really dated today, but the great setting and terrifying atmosphere are still intact. It's a shame that the controls aren't really optimized on the wiimote capabilities.

It's hard to classify Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends. Is it an arcade racer? Definitely not, since most of the challenges are really hard to complete. Is it a simulation? Not even: too few tuning options and no introduction to the events. The game is packed with plenty of cars and tracks, but fails to truly deliver.

Another hit by Disney developers, with few but welcome new features and the solid gameplay from "Where's my Water". Just don't expect anything really new.

Matching With Friends delivers a nice asynchronous multiplayer experience, bringing you some classic puzzle action and combining it with something different.

Spelunky is like a great manual of game design, offering many familiar elements to the average player but making everything new. Already in the Hall of Fame of XBLA, the game is a shapeshifting adventure that can be enjoyed for several years.

Oniken is an hard platform game with a retrò feeling inspired by the NES classics. It is a good game which all the retrogamers should try.

Tiny Troopers is a excellent revision of Cannon Fodder's mechanics, successfully adapted to the touchscreen interface. Unfortunately, it's also a simplicistic experience that doesn't allow any tactic approach.

More brutal and dramatic than ever, Starved for Help put the player in uncomfortable situations, forcing him to take decisions that could easily regret later.

Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection offers a fun, exciting way to relieve some of the most important events from Resident Evil saga.

An average third person shooter, with some nice ideas which never reach their truly potential. Ugly story and characters.

The Amazing Spider-Man is a decent, challenging action game, but it suffers from a series of problems: bad controls, bad camera, bad graphics.

Amusing rally game with nice price, the XP system is engaging. Short career but tons of modes. Graphic engine can run at 60fps, but lack detail.

Dead Trigger surely hits a few spots: it's cheap, it has amazing graphics and it's also pretty fun for a while. Unfortunately, it is also extremely repetitive and its controls can be irritatingly unresponsive.

Spellforce 2: Faith in Destiny isn't a bad game and if you are a fan of RPG and RTS you will like it.

It's a shame that TT Games didn't put the most interesting features of the HD versions of LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes on the Nintendo 3DS. So what we got is a simple "more of the same", with more powers and characters but the same old gameplay you very well know.

Chasing Yello is just another "endless running" game, not something that you have never seen before, but if you aren't tired of the genre this could be a recommended purchase.

Mega Run - Redford's Adventure is a very well done running platform game, rich in content, completely free and extremely addictive.

Pretty, nice looking Arcade racing game with lots of tracks, cars and tournaments. Lack of any multiplayer online is a huge letdown.

The Amazing Spiderman is not your usual crappy tie-in but a good adventure with tons of stuff to do which really feels like a Spiderman game should.

Asphalt 7: Heat does nothing new for the series, but it does it damn good. This is arcade racing at its best, packed with almost perfect controls and plenty of tracks, cars and modes.

Quantum Conundrum is the new title from Portal's creator Kim Swift, a fun, brilliant puzzle game. Well worth the price of admission, despite some frustration and a lack of polishing.

There's no reason to keep on playing after clearing the game once with each character, probably the main flaw of a decent dungeon crawler with a very good multiplayer infrastructure and weird game design choices.

Despite the name, Rise to Fame: The Music RPG is not a role-playing game, but a casual game with a bit of action. Nonetheless it's simple to play and comes with lots of items and abilities to unlock.

Stronghold Kingdoms is a deep medieval management game that offers a huge tech tree and an interesting online formula. Oddly the engine is old and the game starts very slowly, especially for those who are not going to open their wallet. But it deserves a try if you got patience and prefer management over real time strategy.

Maybe a little too much repetitive, but Art of Ink succeeds nonetheless in recreating, in a light and joyful way, the life of a tattoo artist.

Project 83113 struggles to be a faithful homage to old-school 2D shooters, and it succeeds in many ways: however, controls are not responsive enough and the difficulty level gets way too frustrating for it to be a true hit.

With Resonance, Vince Twelve has demonstrated how it's possible to create a compelling and fresh adventure thanks to the perfect combination of a fashinating story, great puzzles and innovative ideas.

This is out of doubt the best Duels of the Planeswalker released on the market from the start of the series. The interface works well and there are enough contents to keep the players playing for a long time.

It wasn't easy to do something new with LEGO Batman, but TT Games surely tried to and the result is a nice game, packed with a lot of puzzles, powers and characters. If you liked the first episode, this sequel won't disappoint you.

Spec Ops: The Line is an original take on the shooter's standard. Even with some flaws and derivative solutions in terms of gameplay, its original story and setting make it one of the most interesting TPS of this year.

Civilization V: Gods & Kings is a strong addition that expands and enhances the game in many aspects.

A nice tower defence, with a strong editing component. Some flaws and lack of variety lower the overall score.

Subway Surfers is an awesome running game, probably the best one available on the App Store. And it's free.

If you're a "Kinect skeptic", Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor will not change your mind. At all. Motion controls may work better or worse depending on the room, but they'll never be accurate enough to let you survive an ambush.

There's no Peace Walker included, frame rate might be inconsistent, rear touch controls are a little tricky to adapt to and a few textures didn't age so well; however, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection offers two real masterpieces which really stand the test of time.

A rather enjoyable ARPG, with some nice ideas but a bad implementation that makes it frustrating at times.

Defender Chronicles II: Heroes of Athelia offers something more than the first episode, though it's got the same, solid gameplay. The animations are still choppy, but the overall experience is really enjoyable.

Three gems from the past, a collection worth (re)buying.

Even sharing a similar formula, Pocket Planes is a much better game than the previous Tiny Tower, featuring an intuitive strategic gameplay and huge amounts of content for a free-to-play.

Brawe is brave enough to navigate the space, but for this first journey he prefers to follow the well known routes traced by old school adventures.

On the one hand, Razor: Salvation is packed with some nice, detailed graphics and an interesting power-up system; on the other hand, switching between the weapons is a slow and cumbersome experience, and the gameplay itself is not as good as we expected.

The Sandbox delivers an original and fresh experience, packed with a simple but effective touch interface and some interesting social elements. What a pity the story mode is so poor and uninspiring, while you're forced to buy some mana once you complete a bunch of missions.

Fans of George R.R. Martin's novels could appreciate the atmosphere of Game of Thrones, since the game delivers a solid story, especially in the final chapters. Unfortunately the merits end here, as the experience is plagued by awful graphics, pointless fights and uninspired exploration.

If you're a fan of Suda51, you know what to expect from this talented director, and Lollipop Chainsaw will not change your mind. This game is freakin' crazy and delivers some solid combat mechanics, but it's also a little too short and not very well refined.

A mysterious adventure that creeps under you skin, thus makes you comfortable, and finally catch you off guard to bring you deeper in the invisible place where all dreams are tailored.

American Nightmare is a good comeback for our favourite writer. It's a bit too small and its structure could use some more variety. But, given the price of admittance and the sheer quality of its elements, it's well worth playing.