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

An impressive if slightly lacking debut that delivers high-octane thrills by the bucketful.

This rooftop scramble is hugely playable, but is undermined somewhat by the greedy in-app purchasing system which saps away some of the enjoyment.

Instantly accessible and enjoyable in short bursts, F1 Challenge doesn't offer the complexity of its home console parent but will nevertheless please fans of the sport.

Snoopy's Street Fair is a solid iOS freemium title that's hampered by its emphasis on grinding.

While Fly With Me is playable, dull gameplay and shoddy implementation of in-app purchases prevent it from taking off.

Solitaire Blitz is vintage PopCap, with peerlessly addictive gameplay and quietly impressive presentation. Unfortunately, the freemium payment model will be a barrier for many.

An odd, frequently unfair, yet amusing platformer that challenges you to remember its bizarre rule transgressions and keep plugging away to find the troof at its core.

A fun and angry old fashioned platformer. It won't be for the faint of heart, but the bravest will find a lot to like here.

Car Jack Streets is all about entertaining open-world high jinks, although there are some issues in terms handling and the difficulty level.

Brilliantly presented, and with some great ideas about asynchronous multiplayer, Sky Gnomes doesn't quite have the gaming chops to back up all of its clever concepts.

Though a little stingy with the IAPs, Star Trek Rivals remains a fun diversion for fans of the sci-fi series or, rather bizarrely, Final Fantasy VIII.

A very busy game with so much going on that some might be overwhelmed. Others are likely to become hopeless addicts.

Ace Combat: Joint Assault is a phenomenal aerial action game with every conceivable feature from online cooperative multiplayer and loads of missions to solid controls and customisable aircraft.

A highly formulaic role-playing game, Eternal Legacy has some redeeming qualities that support limited enjoyment.

A game that typifies smartphone gaming at its best, 8bit Ninja is charming, addictive, and well worth your time and money.

Disney continues the trend of crap movie games with this poorly made and cynically produced retread of a game we're all very sick of.

While you might scratch your head at some of the puzzles, Lost Toys is an odd mish-mash of ideas and themes that never quite gels together into an entertaining experience.

Full of strategic potential and with more fleet options than you can dance a jig to, Leviathan: Warships is a heavy, engaging naval simulation.

Knights of Pen and Paper 2 is more of the same. And it's still full of heart, wit, and grind.

Pilotwings Resort is classic Nintendo, providing enjoyable soaring action throughout. With only an evening's worth of content available however, the entertainment doesn't last very long.

It can conjure moments of brilliance, but ultimately The 3rd Birthday is bogged down by indecisive design choices.

There's a lot to like about Infestor, and despite a few niggles it offers an engaging, novel platform experience.

A nicely presented, if largely unexceptional, physics-based puzzler that's inventive enough to entertain for the duration of its relatively swift run-time.

Dropchord's thumping soundtrack hides a rather frustrating and repetitive game that just doesn't feel that satisfying to play.

Persona 5: The Phantom X offers an intriguing narrative and exciting combat. Unfortunately, the number of cutscenes severely outweighs the battles, marring what could have been an epic RPG.

Puzzler Collection does exactly what it needs and no more – a host of puzzles wrapped up in a frustrating interface.

A charming detective game that's perhaps a little too simplistic for its own good. Fans of Pokémon's fiction will lap it up, however, and in Detective Pikachu himself we have a new breakout star.

An enjoyably simple management sim that threads its theme and humour through every part of itself, Middle Manager of Justice is well worth your time.

The freedom and range of item management creates huge scope for personalised gameplay and strategy, and while the dawdling pace won't suit many, those able to respect the game's qualities should find the experience very rewarding.

Bill Killem is a notch above typical endless runners thanks to the ability to shoot down whatever's in your way.

FIFA 19 on Switch is a sharper, fuller package than FIFA 18. While it's a slick and playable effort, however, it feels like a job only half done, while the football itself feels a little stiff and one-dimensional.

This sequel may go beyond the portals, but does little to go beyond its predecessor. A decent game, even if it's only marginally better than the first.

Mega Jump 2 isn't particularly original, and it's 'save' system chips away at the experience, but this is an enjoyable descendant of Doodle Jump all the same.

A simple and entertaining airborne blaster, MetalStorm: Aces isn't revolutionary, but it's pretty enjoyable.

A dark and grimy adventure with some real tension, The Detail: Episode One - Where The Dead Lie might not have any tricky puzzles, but its story will pull you through.

BUTCHER is an incredibly slick and deliciously violent twin stick shooter that's found a perfect home on the Nintendo Switch. It's mobile friendly, thanks to the minute levels, and it runs like a dream on the hybrid console. If you're expecting something a little different, BUTCHER isn't it. But there's no way in hell you'll be disappointed with what's on offer here. It's a twin stick shooter to die for.

Need For Speed Carbon: Own The City lacks the spirit and energy we've come to expect from the series.

If you can grit your teeth and take its serious difficulty on the chin, Fractured Soul is a marvellous puzzle-platformer well worth the download.

Fun for a while, Gunpey just doesn't possess the deep gameplay required to be a classic puzzle game.

This sequel lacks the charm of many of its puzzler rivals, but still offers plenty of fiendish challenges to solve if you can overlook the sterile artwork.

An innovative collection of Breakout-themed mini-games, Nervous Brickdown is a well-designed and beautifully realised slice of DS pocket gaming.

Assassins Creed III Liberation isn't quite the poster child for Sony's neglected format that many were hoping for, but Vita owners should probably be grateful they get a dedicated adventure of their own. There's no telling whether the same will hold true this time next year.

Dead Trigger is totally braindead and quickly gets boring, but you'll find enough enjoyment for your 69p. In-app purchases and ill-thought-out controls can spoil the fun.

Expansive, gorgeous, hardcore, free: Real Racing 3 sets the new standard on mobile for racing games.

Fun, functional, flat: Farm Heroes Saga is a re-skin of a previous King game that by this point everyone has played to death.

Tough, beautiful, and easy to lose yourself in, Demon Gaze is a polished dungeon crawler with tons of challenge and charm.

A delightful free-to-play collect-'em-up that doesn't quite have the gameplay depth necessary to captivate all species of gamer.

Some niggles with the controls and pricing aside, Call of Duty: Black Ops: Zombies is a fine port of the entertaining survival mode.

Gorgeous-looking Mario & Sonic goes for gold with multiplayer, despite stumbling across the finish line with a few lame events, the odd control issue and only moderately entertaining solo play.

New Little King's Story is a tale worth telling. A great real-time strategy / role-playing hybrid, now on the go.

More fried chicken than duck a l'orange in terms of sophistication, Cooking Mama 2 still manages to be a delicious distraction.

Unique in its tranquil style of gameplay, flOw's delightfully smooth experience is punctuated only by technical flaws related to its beautiful visual presentation.

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

Free to play veterans will put up with the shenanigans Angry Birds Transformers tries to pull in the name of a quality shooter, but those just looking for a quick burst of fun may find the wait timers and slow progress distasteful.

Nelke doesn't feel like a celebration of Atelier, but closer to a cash-in.

A dodgy script and some absurd puzzles dent the appeal of Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis. Fans of the original game will lap this up, but everyone else should look elsewhere for their point-and-click fix.

New Puzzle Bobble adds just enough gameplay gimmicks to freshen up its well-worn bubble-matching gameplay.

Visually lush and easy to get into, Zenonia 5 has one big failing: it just doesn't do anything that hasn't been seen before. In-app purchases also upset the experience.

Divekick's ultra-basic approach is a revelation if you're looking to understand fighting games. And if you're prepared to look past the in-jokes found here, then this is an essential purchase.

Gamelion shows it can make a fast-paced pseudo racing game with SpeedX 3D, but a paucity of content and experimentation will leave hardcore gamers cold.

It's not quite up there with the best iOS has to offer, but Kung Fu Rabbit's still a fun, frisky little platformer with plenty of appeal.

Madden NFL 2007 is a solid annual update, but it lacks visual panache and touchscreen brilliance.

A promising if scruffy brawler with an ill-advised open world element tacked on, Corporate Fury is destined for cult status.

While mastering B-Boy Beats is not without its annoyances, the sheer level of polish and an excellent soundtrack ensure that feet and fingers alike will be itching to face off against the next challenge.

Crimson Gem Saga only looks the part of a classic role-playing game and is actually a synthetic reproduction that lacks the glittering quality of the real thing.

Alice has visual flair, but she's a vapid romp, with platforming gameplay weighed down by its puzzles rather than uplifted by them.

Armada: Galactic War has the makings of a fine online real-time strategy game, but it�s simply not ready for battle yet.

Garage, Inc. offers a neat setting for time management gameplay without the depth and features needed to make it truly stand out.

Stifled by tricky controls, Heavy Gunner is visually striking but too repetitive to live up to its epic billing.

While The Inferno's brand of fiendish maze-running possesses a stripped back, old-skool charm, clunky controls and poor animation place the game in a frustrating state of purgatory.

Although it feels more like an expanded tutorial for the original Neuroshima Hex than a proper game in its own right, the 100 levels on offer here will provide many days of fiendishly challenging head-scratching enjoyment.

Fast and frenetic role-playing that fixes some of its predecessor's largest flaws, despite the continued reliance on rote fetch quests and cheesy writing.

A little harder than the previous entry, Episode 4 HD continues the Back to the Future story, warts and all.

An impressive side-scrolling shooter whose intuitive touch screen controls and unique art style compensate for a lack of variation and longevity.

A decent twist on the connect-four genre, with a pricing scheme that's almost guaranteed to put off all but the most committed devotees.

Galaxy Express adds charm to a classic puzzle scenario.

A few tweaks and Russian Dancing Men could be the rhythm-action game to beat on iOS. As it stands, it's too flawed and frustrating to recommend.

Bring Me Down uses the Unreal Engine to deliver a high standard of presentation and convincing physics, but the seemingly random nature of success undermines the enjoyment somewhat.

If you can get past the old-fashioned first chunk of the game, Toy Shot has plenty of interesting new ideas to keep you entertained.

A micro-budget racer, with visuals and sound effects to match, yet under the bonnet is a very sophisticated engine.

Simple, short, but immediately engaging, Hungry Giraffe is a game that will devour your time as readily as its protagonist devours tacos.

While it will keep you entertained for a period, Pastry Panic is a little too lightweight to become a classic.

Exponential Invasion is an inventive and solid maths puzzler that's just too short.

An entertaining, if underdeveloped, physics-based puzzler that's just far too shallow to sustain momentum.

A fun, if simple, async RPG experience that makes you glad to have friends.

While it's still an incredibly entertaining game, the world has overtaken SolaRola ever so slightly, and stolen some of the vigour from its platforming.

A flawed but enjoyable romp, saved in part by a fun multiplayer mode, Wild Blood isn't vintage Gameloft, but it's entertaining in small chunks.

Boulder Dash-XL 3D iterates wonderfully on the 80s original, but refuses to ever ramp the excitement levels up to the max.

Fun and fast paced, Verticus might not be the deepest game you'll ever play, but it'll certainly put a smile on your face.

In attempting to add further RTS elements to the tower defence genre, City Conquest has failed to produce much in attack, leaving an experience that's only half-satisfying.

Fans of hardcore shooters will find a lot to like here, but there are too many omissions to make The DRM Death Ray Manta a must-buy.

Interesting to begin with, Zombie Road Trip quickly veers off-course.

A generous, quietly entertaining puzzle game that's only slightly let down by a lack of variety and sedate difficulty curve.

Alien Hive has the foundations of an excellent match-three puzzler, but it spoils the mood with restrictive gameplay systems and an over-reliance on IAPs.

An excellent entry in the catalogue of mobile side-scrolling shooters. The pacing, challenge, and action are pitch-perfect.

It looks lovely, but sadly Greedy Grub is as avaricious as its title suggests. Only the very patient - or wealthy - should bother.

Looking for a game to really sink your teeth into? If you've got the patience, like being sociable in your builders, and are willing to sink the time in, then Total Domination – Reborn is for you.