It's not exactly Asphalt, but Overdrive is bright and bold enough that you'll enjoy it for a while at least.

An engrossing tower defence game that takes a slightly different - if occasionally awkward - route to success.

A brilliantly well put together football sim with a clever card collecting system that's bound to snare anyone with an interest in the beautiful game.

A classic example of a quality game almost ruined by ham-fisted free-to-play elements. If you don't mind regularly splashing cash though, then the core game can be a lot of fun.

Plunder Pirates is a superbly constructed strategy management game that might well tempt over fans of Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, and their ilk.

A jolly, entertaining, sweet-natured puzzler that starts off simple but will smash your brains out with a (coloured) box later on.

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.

Super Smash Bros is as fast, frenetic, and wonderfully satisfying on handheld. And this pint size version has more of everything - including fighters, trophies, and modes.

A brilliantly addictive abstracted brawler, Fist of Fury deals out compulsive kicks in every bite-sized playthrough.

It might start out a little sluggishly, but when Anomaly Defenders reveals the full extent of its strategy, you can't help but be sucked in.

A proficiently executed puzzler that's too vague and drab to ever really imprint itself on your brain.

Dull, repetitive, and packed with ads, The Maze Runner might keep you entertained during the movie's opening trailers, but not far beyond.

While it starts brightly, after an hour or so Fold the Adventure has faded significantly.

A gorgeous, varied endless runner that makes a good fist of refreshing a well worn genre, but for a slightly cynical difficulty spike.

Yet another tile-slider, but one that manages to do something a bit different. Engaging, if a bit complicated for its own good at times.

Mixing casual real-time strategy, tower defence, and dungeon building, Ninja Raft is full of bright ideas, but its execution is a little messy.

Super old-school, but it proves SRPGs still have plenty of depth and charm.

Treasure Fetch - Adventure Time puts an interesting puzzle-like spin on the classic Snake formula, but it has its drawbacks.

It's impossible to resist the crazy escapades of Transolar Galactica, embodied here in a pointless game that manages to keep you pushing ahead despite all good reason. Captain Trigger would be proud.

Tap Army is a reasonably entertaining arcade survival game, but it runs out of tricks pretty fast.

Contrary to expectations, NFL Kicker 15 is quite entertaining despite being about nothing but kicking. A shame it's a free game with a price tag, though.

Race Team Manager is a surprisingly cool 'hands-off but still partially on' racing management sim, even despite its moments of frustration.

Another slab of repetitive, poorly translated, wobbly controlling KRPG 'magic.' Die-hard fans will lap Chroisen 2 up, but the rest should steer well clear.

An intriguing look at where some of the ideas in Sorcery! and 80 Days came from, Down Among the Dead Men isn't as good as Inkle's other games, but it's still worth a look.

It's not perfect, but that's sort of the point. Goat Simulator is one-note and ridiculous, but it does it very well.

Funny, clever, and challenging to just the right degree, The Journey Down: Chapter 2 continues its tradition of adventure game excellence.

A tough, slick auto runner, but one that doesn't quite feel responsive enough to drag you through the inevitable frustration barrier.

If you're looking for a clever, welcoming platformer with a lot of heart, Twelve a Dozen is going to be right up your street.

A look back at the early days of the JRPG. Dragon Quest I is solid, but we've come a long way since it was first released and it's starting to show.

If you are a Final Fantasy or rhythm game fan don't even hesitate to pick up Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call.

A slightly jumbled mix of ideas, Kapsula is fun, but it never manages to really get going.

Seasoned Warriors veterans will love being able to take the hacking and slashing with them on the go, but those new to the series most likely won't find much fun to be had.

Murasaki Baby plays on parental instincts and our natural desire to protect the weak. A skin-crawlingly tense tour of a twisted imagination.

A compelling and atmospheric slice of light strategy, undermined by its monetisation model.

Frequently savage, but ceaselessly beautiful, FOTONICA is ultimately yet another auto-runner, but only a nutter would ignore 'Canabalt meets Rez'.

Phantom Rift has a sharp, fast, and strategic battle system. But there's not much else to keep you entertained between brawls.

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

An experimental and highly compulsive card-battler, with some pretty presentation to boot.

A cute and clever physics puzzler that can't quite provide the accurate control system to facilitate its creative solutions.

Sword King is a terrible way to spend your time. Sword King is a complete waste of money. Sword King made me cry.

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

Danganronpa 2 builds on its predecessor's foundation for a murder mystery that is brimming with personality.

A delightfully gory and unpleasant game book experience, Heavy Metal Thunder lays it on thick, but in the best possible way.

CounterSpy is a superb blend of planning and panic. A streamlined stealth experience that'll last indefinitely, CounterSpy is hard to resist but easy to recommend.

An enjoyable mix of old school shmup and loot-harvesting action-RPG, though perhaps not quite as deep as it would like to think it is.

Colorbs isn't a bad match-three game, but neither does it stick out from the vast number of entries in the genre.

Even with a few added features thrown into the mix, at its core Dawn Tanks is pretty much just another 'artillery' game.

Little Raiders: Robin's Revenge is a battle-infused progress quest with plenty of potential, but feels a little rushed upon release.

Super Monkey Ball Bounce seems like an interesting spin on Popcap's well-loved franchise, but it doesn't take long for all that monetisation to get in the way of the fun.

A slightly piecemeal platformer, Glue Knight is angry enough that it's just about worth your while.

A beautiful if flawed point-and-click adventure game with a look and feel all of its own.

Solid but uninspired: Diamond Digger Saga is a very well constructed match-3 with a twist, but that twist isn't big enough to tempt back people bored of Candy Crush and the like.

A well-made tower defence game that, for a free-to-play title, comes at a high price. Alien Creeps TD is fully featured but a tad expensive.

Tiny Tower +. This trip to Vegas may not bring with it a load of changes to the formula, but the improvements are are welcome, and further consolidate upon the quality of the original.

Don't let the cutesy look and the slow start fool you; Ninja Smash! is actually quite the slick little adventure game.

A compelling and satisfying post-apocalyptic arcade racer/M25 commute simulator.

The concept of turtle stacking promises a lot of physics-based fun, and while Turtle Totem has a kernel of a great idea at its core, the gameplay just doesn't deliver.

An odd mixture of solid pinball and grim multi-choice adventure that probably won't fully satisfy fans of either.

A fast-paced platformer delivered in easy to manage chunks, Duke Dashington is an impressive twist on the formula.

It's Angry Birds. If you care about that any more then you'll probably find something to enjoy. Just watch out for the timers.

A clever remix of what's come before, Mikey Boots might not be a platformer in the purest sense of the word, but it's definitely worth a look.

There's a nice idea here, but the cumbersome controls mean Back to Bed gets tiring pretty quick.

Dino Skater is a typical endless running game, but it has an extra kick of charm - like almost everything featuring dinosaurs.

A subtle reinvention of the Flappy Bird-like impossible flyer, 8bit Doves relies on charm and interesting controls to drag you through its simple gameplay.

Not enough Assassin's Creed to appeal to a big new audience, and not different enough in its gameplay to tempt card battler fans away from their current fixes, Assassin's Creed Memories is a disappointment.

Velocity 2X is aglow with ambition, ideas, and design smarts. A modern shoot-'em-up perfected.

A smart and engaging 3D puzzler that ups the ante with a good deal of panic, Almightree tree is a lot of fun.

Its free to play system might but some off, but Madden NFL Mobile is a step up from last year's effort.

A neat but familiar light-redirecting puzzler with the same old fiddly control issues we've seen many times before.

Clash of Clans by way of Tatooine, by way of boredom. You probably don't need Star Wars: Commander in your life.

Wan Nyan Slash is an inoffensive flick brawler that's just short of charming.

Perhaps a little too fast and superficial to become a new habit, Tower Boxing is furiously entertaining and difficult, for a short while at least.

A solid but not particularly challenging platformer, Epic Eric is fun but entirely forgettable.

Hohokum's quirky, dreamy landscapes beg to be explored, but its abrasive and often aggrivating design keeps the player at arm's length.

A fun and polished 3D space combat game with an amusing story that somewhat overshadows the by-the-book gameplay.

A breathtaking auto-runner that ups the ante in pretty much every regard. Highly recommended.

An excellent, sleek, mobile-friendly roguelike smashed into a slide-based puzzler, with a smattering of clever gameplay mechanics, all beautifully polished. Very much recommended.

'No Going Back' rounds off a season that was second in both senses, but it contains some powerful moments while laying the foundations for a gut-wrenching third season.

Bioshock is a marvel of intelligent storytelling, creepy atmosphere, and stunning world design. You get all that in this iOS port, but not without compromise.

A bright, bold, and rather brilliant gamebook, Appointment with F.E.A.R. is a step in an interesting new direction.

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

Hyperdimension fans will enjoy a new take on an old story, RPG fans will enjoy the various customization systems, and gamers fans will love the references to other franchises.

Watchout has a nice enough style to it, but the twitchy gameplay still feels very been-there, done-that.

In many ways, Fallin Love - The Game of Love is like a Sokoban box-pushing puzzler. If it was backwards. And put major importance on gravity.

A cunning and addictive sim, Motorsport Manager offers enough that genre fans will love it, and casual players won't be put off.

Fnger Simulator is an intriguing, tactile tech demo, but that's all. Do not touch.

The Firm is a twitch game and therefore lacks depth, but it still manages to make a mark - like a corpse hitting the pavement.

Like the ice cream van you're put in charge of, Ice Cream Nomsters doesn't carry very much produce, but what there is of it has a pleasant aftertaste.

A bright, shiny arcade blaster with a cartoon swagger and enough challenge to keep shooter fans grinning maniacally.

It might not capture the brilliance of the first game, but They Need To Be Fed 3 has enough new ideas that it's still worth a go.

A nice enough twitch title, with some lovely graphics and audio, but the game's lack of challenge means it can become a bit dull.

A swing and a miss from creator Dong Nguyen. Swing Copters is too demanding for a big audience, and too simple for a niche one.

Far too easy and dreadful value for money, but a lot of people are going to buy it for the cards anyway.

An obscured view and a lack of tutorial hamper the enjoyment of this smart boardgame considerably.

Light Apprentice is a promising start to what may turn out to be a decent series, but its short length and simplicity can't be overlooked.

Elegant and challenging in equal measure, Size DOES Matter offers a gorgeous audiovisual experience that's great fun, but will challenge your patience just as much as your reflexes.

An old fashioned, dauntingly dense tower defence game that's positively crammed full of systems to learn and avenues to explore.

A warm but not exactly welcoming point-and-click adventure, Bik will delight some and infuriate others.