A triple-A title that you can carry in your pocket, mobile gaming doesn't get any better than this.

A retro platformer that stands out from the crowds with its evocative presentation, exploration, and firm-but-fair controls.

The story is fascinating, and the gameplay is great but this one might not be to everyone's taste.

A bright and engaging puzzler that sparks with new ideas. Definitely worth picking up.

A bright, intelligent puzzler that makes you think through every move that you make.

Mini Motorways is a minimalist game with lovely visuals and a low-key soundtrack. The gameplay is pressure-filled, however, and may not appeal to those who are lacking in the organization and neatness department.

No matter how you play it, you'll cherish your time with The Millennium Girl - even if you occasionally find the journey to be more hassle than fun.

The first really good game from Amazon, Tales From Deep Space is an entertaining adventure.

A sharp and angry roguelike that mixes arcade sensibilities into its DNA but doesn't quite pull off the right quantities.

A brilliantly balanced, perfectly playable game of strategy and swooping turns that will have you enthralled, Sid Meier's Ace Patrol is a must-play.

Mutant Mudds is a great slice of retro-styled platforming for the 3DS, which just falls at the last few hurdles.

What it lacks in authenticity, it makes up for in gameplay. Arguably the best football game on the system - once you've mastered the basics.

Gunman Clive 2 is full of good ideas and surprises, but it can often feel a little flat.

A faithful replication of a mentally taxing strategy board game, Neuroshima Hex is limited by its small selection of gameplay modes but offers an engrossing and complex multiplayer experience.

While Prince of Persia: Lost Crown is a scaled-down entry among its full 3D peers, it has flashy and fun moments that work well for mobile gaming.

XC2: Torna - The Golden Country is a wonderful add-on to an already great game, but as a standalone experience it doesn't quite work.

Enigmatic and inviting, challenging and intuitive, Kiwanuka truly is a game of alchemy.

Rockstar has done a commendable job of bringing a stone-cold classic to mobile. Controls let the package down, but it's worth the cost for the memories.

The Fractured But Whole is an unexpectedly fun casual RPG that's really easy to pick up and play.

Plump and ripe for roasting, Angry Birds is as addictive as any puzzler gets with light-hearted gameplay that flies with the best of the flock.

One third rubbish and one third brilliance, The Sly Trilogy reminds us why the series is so much fun to play and why we forgot about it in the first place.

If you already own the originals and were left wanting more then you'll be well-served with Pokémon Black and White Version 2. If you're new to the series, or you've just missed a couple of entries, you can't afford to miss this terrific RPG-lite adventure.

Virtual City is an unfocused take on time management that explodes with variety to its own detriment.

Joe Danger Infinity is another top auto-runner from Hello Games with style and bucketloads of content, but it's way too similar to last year's offering.

The End is Nigh isn't a platformer for the faint-hearted but it will keep you addicted for a good long while, and feels right at home on the Switch.

Like Doodle Jump on absinthe, GoatUp is another welcome dose of Minter madness.

Ironcast is a match three roguelike with surprisingly detailed tactical combat, but it's as much based of random luck as it is your own forward planning.

A decent driving model set within a rich virtual petrolhead lifestyle world that – occasional technical glitches aside – can prove absorbing.

Overall, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate is a game that fans will love, and newcomers will get something out of if they invest their time. It's big, tough, and full of dangers, and if grindy, loot-filled action is your bag, then you should jump straight in. But the complete package is lacking some spit and polish that more modern titles have, and it feels like something of a consolation prize for Switch owners compared to Monster Hunter World and its many changes and improvements to the series on other consoles.

Yes, it's sweet, but look beyond the cute visuals and you'll discover a slickly produced, deeply enthralling strategy game, which combines tactical planning with edge-of-your-seat scrambles.

Phoenix boasts impressive artwork, smooth animation, and addictive action which are devalued by the absence of strategy and depth.

A fun and humorous operation, Amateur Surgeon 2 suffers from complications with its controls and difficulty spikes, but remains an appealing prospect.

While it's a fun mix of match-three puzzling and role-playing, Dungeon Raid fails to set the two elements in a solid structure and so never gains any long-term appeal.

Just like the marines battling it out against hell's minions, it feels like we've been here before. It's still an intense and entertaing experience - it just isn't a new one.

Even if fishing holds no appeal to you, this digital representation is eminently playable and should keep you hooked for quite some time.

Fun, stylish and unique, Surveillant overcomes its relative brevity and sticky controls to stick out as one of the freshest iPhone experiences around.

In spite of some appealing presentation and a suitably epic quest, Illusia possesses a generic nature and ill-conceived controls prevent it from contributing much to the genre.

Radio Flare REDUX comes close to generating a connection between music and gameplay, though its entertaining action pulsates more with style than sound.

Proof that four wheels aren't necessarily better than two, Ducati Challenge boasts slick visuals, realistic controls, and solid gameplay. Online multiplayer would have taken it to the top step, but it's a solid podium finish regardless.

Polished, addictive, and disarmingly sweet, Joining Hands is the perfect puzzling pick-me-up.

With its endearing visuals, finger-friendly gameplay and stern challenge, Monster Soup proves to be an excellent iPhone puzzler. Only the lack of play options and that all-important multiplayer mode hold it back.

Luxor on the iPhone is everything we hoped it would be and more. It's currently the best marble-popper on the App Store.

A stealthily concealed puzzle game, Tiny Token Empires is a hybrid of the best sort, mixing together two styles of play to create something really intriguing.

Shogun manages to combine amazing graphics with demanding and addictive gameplay to create one of the finest 2D shooters available on the iPhone right now. Add in iPad and iCade support, and you've got an epic blaster that is sure to please arcade aficionados.

Diggin' Dogs manages to take a simple premise and embellish it with excellent presentation and a surprising level of depth. If you loved Where's My Water? then you'll lap this up like a thirsty pup.

100 Trials takes the roguelike concept, mixes in a slab of puzzling brilliance, and lets it simmer into something wonderful.

This 'dodge-and-detonate' action title stands out from similar games on iOS, and while it does get repetitive after a while, it's still unique enough to be given a chance.

An engaging, feature-packed match-three puzzler that won't leave you fuming.

A strange concoction that somehow just works, Wizorb is an entertaining, though at times unwieldy beast.

Granny Smith is a suitably sweet and satisfying casual game with a moreish mechanic at its core.

While it doesn't overhaul the genre entirely, the new additions present in Lich Defense enable it to stand out from the crowd. It's just a shame that so much content remains locked behind a an in-app purchase pay wall.

Snail Bob won't get your heart racing with its originality, art-style or presentation, but it is a very well designed physics-puzzler.

A gorgeous endless-runner that mixes challenging gameplay with sumptuous visuals.

A surprisingly thoughtful and nuanced casual shooter that, once you attune to its rhythm, proves difficult to put down.

A well constructed piece of adventure gaming, The Journey Down: Episode One is worth checking out even if you're not a point-and-click sort of person.

While some will be disappointed that RAD Soldiers isn't about armed surfers from the early '90s, it's still a massively entertaining tactical violence simulator with plenty of humour and charm.

A brilliant and beguilingly simple hardcore platformer, 1001 Attempts delivers more excitement in its bite sized blasts than most games could ever dream of.

Fans of the scrolling-text style of iOOTP Baseball will be in their element in this edition. And while the gameplay itself remains familiar and unchanged, it may not prove quite compelling enough for all but the most ardent slugger fans.

While it won't give Cut the Rope anything to worry about, Tasty Tadpoles is a solidly made and accessible casual puzzler that your children will probably enjoy.

Karateka Classic has the same problems that all vintage games have, but it's a faithful port and its deep gameplay may just surprise you.

Despite some control issues, Quadropus Rampage proves that an octopus with four tentacles can mess up bad guys just as effectively as the eight-legged breed.

Bridgy Jones is terrific fun. It's challenging, surprising, and even quite funny. A perfect touchscreen game with loads of content.

A Ride Into The Mountains is a ramshackle indie effort with frustrating controls and poor translation, but it's also imaginative, charming, and worth 69p.

Lums demonstrates that there's still some originality left in the dark corners of the physics-based puzzle genre.

A compelling catastrophe simulator masquerading as a strategy title, Empire is an entertaining game of endings.

A brilliant skate sim with a surprising depth, Touchgrind Skate 2 is well worth the time and effort it takes to master.

A challenging and gorgeous game, The Rivers of Alice is a mysterious adventure that some will adore.

Packed with action, intrigue, and gore - and excellently told and illustrated by Wallis and Chalk, respectively - Gun Dogs could well be Tin Man's most accomplished gamebook to date.

A simple, cathartic on-rails pinball shooter, Smash Hit doesn't have much to offer beyond its initial mechanics, but it's still pretty fun.

Mines of Mars doesn't give you a lot to play with, but it gives you a really intriguing sandbox for you to do it in.

It's not as community focused as it could be, but Tank Domination is nonetheless a superb-looking tank combat game with oceans of tactical depth to explore.

A good distraction for anyone who's looking for a new infinite runner with a dash of personality, but not a game that will be long remembered.

A tap-happy roguelike with a puzzling core and a surprising depth, Tales of the Adventure Company is well worth a look.

A fast-paced and relentlessly hard racer, Fluid SE is well worth your time.

A sharply drawn free-roaming action game that combines knock-about combat with a steadily expanding world to explore.

Jellies! is an adorable little color-matching puzzle game with a fantastic style and an interesting arcade-like twist.

A gently paced point-and-click adventure with more heart than difficulty, The Phantom PI Mission Apparition is well worth a look.

A truly beautiful physics puzzler that plays almost as well as it looks.

An entertaining but safe platformer, Goblin Sword is fun enough that it's worth a go.

A brilliantly fresh take on the match-three puzzler genre that makes up for a lack of urgency with a gorgeous art style and interesting gameplay

Brilliant in every aspect of its uniqueness, yet suffering from its almost deliberate lack of depth, Smarter Than You feel like more of a novelty than a revolution.

A surprisingly sharp and clever racer, Pixel Boat Rush is well worth diving into.

Vibrant, playable and tough pinball, which is but a combo away from us yelling “Awesome, you guys!” in Cartman's trademark sneer.

A pitch perfect, pick up and play blend of strategy and accessibility, history and thrills.

Zombie Catchers is a fun, funny, bizarre little game that came out of nowhere and immediately started gnawing on my heart.

Truly innovative and potentially infinite, Adventure Time Game Wizard is an essential purchase for younger players interested in making games, and doubly-so for for fans of the show.

A bright and breezy roguelike with enough going for it to entice fans and the curious.

There are a couple of nice ideas in Brickies, and it's fun, but it's really just another block breaker.

There is nothing much wrong with Blades of Brim, but there's nothing much to grab you and yell "PLAY ME!" either.

FireWhip takes time and dedication to learn, but once you grasp it this is a sharp, compulsive little arcade blast.

There are some really great ideas here, but they get lost behind muddy graphics and unimaginative track design.

Power Ping Pong lays the arcade elements on thick, but it's stuffed with content and its gameplay is totally solid.

In all honesty, this game had me at 'undercover octopus.' Unadulterated slapstick goodness finally comes to mobile.

A fast and reasonably fresh arcade experience with some solid ideas and a few niggles that are easy enough to look past.

There's a lot to here to enjoy, and if you're a big fan of Marvel, there's even more.

Far from a dinosnore, LEGO Jurassic World looks, occasionally sounds, and mostly plays the part extremely well.

Jade Empire remains a crown jewel in Bioware's line up but this conversion isn't always a fair reflection of the game's true quality.

A truly excellent console-style racer that's been carefully modified for mobile play.