Clean, efficient and smooth to play, Ducati Moto just doesn't have the thrill or long-term appeal to make it a winner.

A compact roguelike RPG with an interesting conceit, Moon Hunters falls down a little with repetitive action and clunky execution.

The cheeky humour and robust brick-based action is still present in this latest LEGO game, but the magic of the earlier releases is beginning to fade, making for a game that's strictly for fans of the IP it's based on.

A fresh, fast-paced twist on the classic Tetris formula that'd be easier to recommend if it wasn't for its expensive IAP-centric design.

An interesting idea that falls a little flat, Mega Dead Pixel doesn't have enough going for it to really recommend.

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.

Sim City goes all Bill and Ted's Awesome Reconstruction Adventure. Quite simply the only regional administration simulation you need to own.

A treat for the eyes and ears, The Collectables mixes top-notch presentation with rote but enjoyable gameplay to good effect.

Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure does the bare minimum to advance the series, but a wealth of content makes this a good proposition for fans of the series.

Equal parts a stomp down memory lane, a cheeky wink to the past, and a hardcore action-platformer, He Man: The Most Power Game in the Universe is a game that's worth wasting your time on.

A surprisingly faithful recreation of the tone of the Metal Slug franchise, transposed to a tower defence game. Shame about the unstable and unfair multiplayer.

By abandoning the original and failing to match the best Temple Run clones on the market, Pitfall has misjudged its leap onto the iOS platform.

With the right control setting, Vampire Origins is an exciting adventure that has the flavour of vampire folklore without getting bogged down in its mythos.

The hand-drawn animation is superb but Dragon's Lair II doesn't offer anything new over its illustrious predecessor, and in fact feels like a less appealing game due to its nonsensical plot.

While Assassin's Creed II: Discovery isn't going to revolutionise the DS, it gives you the chance to enjoy solidly executed and fast-paced, platforming action.

A delightfully jovial game, let down by miserly levels of reward. If you're a fan of the cartoon, then definitely take a look.

A grindy single-player experience, Meltdown really comes to life if you play it with other people.

Like the home console version of Injustice: Gods Among Us? Want to unlock some trinkets for it and don't mind trudging through a repetitive fighter with minimal skill requirements? Then, this is for you... weirdo.

Duke Nukem 3D somehow holds up as a wicked fun shooter in 2015, and this Megaton Edition is a worthwhile compilation.

Only the hardcore need apply. Shinobi is tough as old boots, and if you have the patience to master its ways, you'll find a very satisfying platformer.

Obviously inspired by Advance Wars, EndWar adds enough interesting elements of its own to make it worthy of consideration.

City of Secrets is attractive and welcoming to newcomers, but the plodding story, forgettable characters, weak puzzles, and atrocious voice-acting ensure it's destined to stay a secret.

It's certainly a challenge for Scrabble veterans, but with a lack of modes and a shortage of tension, W.E.L.D.E.R. struggles to stand out in a crowded genre of far better vocab games.

Outlaw shoots first and asks questions later, but its entertaining brand of arcade gunplay and sympathetic approach to IAP make it strangely refreshing.

A short, unambitious, and utterly superfluous sequel to a game that already offered little beyond its bawdy, juvenile sense of humour.

If you're up for another round of card battling fare, or want to experience the genre with a Star Wars skin, then go for your life, but Star Wars: Assault Team is otherwise rather forgettable.

If you're happy to play by its rules, Word Monsters is a polished puzzler packed with content that'll keep you busy for a week or two.

There's a great game here, but it gets a little lost in translation.

Puzzle Quest 3 is an enjoyable match-3-slash-RPG experience from the OG franchise that started the genre mash in the first place. It's not for casual players, and the paywall feels a little too high at times, but the match-3 combat itself is an engaging experience that's one for the books.

Hardcore devotees of Irem's legendary shooter series may balk at the methodical gameplay but R-Type Tactics ranks as an intelligent and entertaining extension of the R-Type universe.

An interesting take on the tactical role-playing genre, Blue Dragon Plus isn't quite honed enough to fulfill its potential.

Full of ups and downs, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is far from a perfect football sim, but does a good enough job of replicating the tournament.

One Epic Game is the Michael Bay of gaming apps. Gaudy explosions and self-referential jokes disguise a simple but robust design.

A slick adaption of a classic boardgame that's hampered by poor AI and dodgy online matchmaking, making it far too tough to enjoy with any consistency.

A novel combination of physics gameplay and creative online scoring, Finger Physics: Thumb Wars could stand for more polished level design.

Though simplistic in nature, Buddy Rush is charming enough to fill a few moments with basic hack 'n' slash role-playing.

A polished but ultimately bland game, Spoing will fill up the spare minute here and there but there are plenty of better casual iOS titles available.

An overly simplistic take on the franchise, Monster Hunter Dynamic Hunting is dismantled by a control system that's all too often not fit for purpose.

A marvellous idea that hasn't been executed as well as it deserves. It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.

Stickman Tennis may look amateurish, but somewhere beneath its sketchy facade is a pretty decent game of tennis.

As puerile as its title suggest, Turd Birds gets by on its bright and breezy appeal and a severe case of mission diarrhoea.

The Rhythm of Fighters is quite the odd duck, but it's also interesting enough to keep you entertained for a good long while.

This is a tweaked mobile version of the main Assassin's Creed franchise. And when it works, it works really well.

Irony Curtain is a competent successor to the point-and-click adventure games of yore, provided you can bear its finicky gameplay and tepid satire.

Oceanhorn 2 is a stew of old ideas and nostalgia granted new life on mobile; a technical showcase though it may be, this well-intentioned love letter to all things Zelda remains overly enamoured with its biggest inspiration.

It's relatively entertaining but more as a result of its set-pieces, one-liners and occasional clever detail than its gameplay, which is uninspired.

Wonderful presentation and solid mechanics can only go so far in masking the game's occasionally overpowering F2P elements.

A fun match-three RPG hybrid that hits all the right notes, even if they are familiar ones.

Hey! Pikmin lacks the smarts and the sheer visual appeal of the main series, but it's a warmly appealing diversion for fans and younger newcomers.

Gun Bros 2 packs in lots of new bells and whistles, but essentially suffers from the same grind-heavy gunplay and cynical IAP-driven progression system as the first game.

A realistic simulation of the sport that offers up an enjoyable boxing experience, and is only let down by lacklustre training modes and touchscreen controls.

PlunderNauts is an attractive ship combat game with plenty of depth. It's a depth you'll have to work hard to reveal, though.

If Dino Hunters: Deadly Shores weren't free to play, it might be something approaching outstanding.

A vast improvement over its offline-only predecessor, Phantasy Star Portable 2 is a worthy challenger to Monster Hunter's crown, but isn't a game to be taken lightly as its depth and complexity is considerable.

A perfectly playable climbing game, A Moon For The Sky doesn't do enough to make itself stand out from the crowd.

As a throw-back to the RPGs of old it hits most of the right buttons, but most modern gamers will likely leave the world of Avadon long before it hits its stride.

Heroes of Ruin is a landmark 3DS release, providing true online gaming that will keep you entertained from start to finish.

Boom Beach isn't a gigantic leap forward for the genre, but it's enough of an improvement over the competition to warrant further investigation.

In the unlikely case that you're a complete newcomer to WWII shooters, Medal of Honor Heroes 2 is well worth a look. However, it doesn't add anything to the series besides another reliably decent episode and a generous multiplayer game.

Bland, outdated gameplay and a poorly designed interface deflate the cutesy Bloons TD 4.

The best Frogger game in ages (or should that be decades?), this attractive and enjoyable arcade romp packs in gorgeous visuals, impeccable presentation and plenty of hard-as-nails gameplay. Just be prepared for the odd moment of intense frustration.

No online multiplayer will stop the GG hardcore needing to pick up a copy, and its high difficulty will be too abrasive for new players. It's still a technically superb fighting game, though, even if very few people should bother owning it.

Doctor Who: Legacy is a real treat for Whovians, and a satisfying but derivative RPG-puzzler for the rest of us.

A gorgeous, well put together on-rails shooter. In the end, it is just another on-rails shooter, but you'll have fun with its on-rails shooting all the same.

For fans of gacha games, Dragalia Lost is one of the best of the bunch. However, Dragalia Lost is still, at its core, more of the same.

Trading on its licence and some scraps of humour from the Simpsons table, The Simpsons: Tapped Out is a bog-standard city sim with little to recommend it once you get past the Groening gloss.

Dragon Ball Legends might be one of the best licensed anime games on mobile, as well as one of the best looking. One of the better anime time wasters on mobile.

The NES Remix games are clever reinventions of classic games. It's just a shame this 3DS edition is so lazy, and far from Ultimate.

Pokémon GO isn't perfect, but its sense of nostalgia and pure excitement are unparallelled.

An honest, though underwhelming effort, 9 Innings: Pro Baseball 2011 toys too much with game balancing in an effort to deliver high drama.

Flipstones lacks the variety and right balance between chance and skill to be consistently enjoyable.

With polished presentation, responsive controls, and an entire universe of upgrades to explore, Asteroids Gunner successfully updates the classic concept and establishes itself as one of the finest twin-stick shooters on the App Store.

An enjoyable, engaging blend of two very different genres, but its focus on immediacy over depth makes for a game that's just far too ephemeral.

Broken, silly, and a little bit marvellous, Backflip Madness does exactly what its name suggests.

A stripped back conversion of a strategically challenging if one-paced boardgame, Abalone isn't up there with the classics, but it is a worthy alternative.

There are a few niggles here and there, but as a package Rollabear offers a decent few hours of quick-fire fun.

Kind of Soccer is the kind of casual coffee time gaming that we bought an iPhone for. Easy, fun, and forgettable.

There are a few problems here and there, but all in all Manticore is a brilliant deep space shooter.

The harsh AI difficulty will diminish its appeal, but 7th Guest: Infection remains a well-presented and interesting boardgame.

Hard to play, unexciting, and a little soulless: though some may find Liberation Maiden's style enough to excuse its other faults, this is undoubtedly Suda 51's worst output to date.

A fun, but ultimately monotonous one trick pony, Braveheart is best suited to short bursts where its repetitive nature can be sufficiently tolerated.

Despite its iintriguing take on match-three puzzle play, Puzzle Cosmos is just too hard to be enjoyable.

Sure to put a smile on your face, Life of Pixel is a simple and fun adventure that's only slightly tarnished by its short lifespan and tricky levels

Twenty years at the top and Madden is faltering badly – this 'update' offers little in terms of new content and should only be considered if you've passed on the previous PSP instalments.

Renders a classic unplayable by virtue of horrendous controls.

Nitro looks and sounds impressive, but under the bonnet you’ll find a racer which is hampered by a poor free-to-play system and saddled with strangely unexciting on-road action.

A light-hearted adventure that nearly hits Nintendo-style heights, but never quite manages to get there.

Not the finest poker sim around but a solid and comprehensive effort nonetheless.

Automachef is a brilliant, hard-as-nails puzzler which challenges you to think like a robot while simultaneously cultivating a distinctly human sense of creativity.

Metrico is a beautiful, imaginative, and ingenious puzzle game with an original idea at its heart and some seriously sharp brainteasers.

A finely crafted RPG-lite of the simple life, set against the backdrop of an idyllic rural world.

MLB 14 looks great and has a host of cool features, but strikes out when it comes to gameplay.

A real European Champion. If only we could say the same about England.

A serious test of gaming skill wrapped in a very cute and technically accomplished package, fans of old skool arcade action platforming titles will find hours of masochistic entertainment here.

Not without issues and will demand perseverance, but F1 2009 rewards with a pick-up-and-play F1 experience that effortlessly overtakes the competition on PSP.

While pinball fans will continue to balk, Sonic Spinball is fun enough and quirky enough to remain fresh and relevant enough despite being relatively unchanged since it launched in 1993.

Fussy controls and a bizarre battle system render Across Age nothing more than an average anachronism.

Glory Days - Tactical Defense is a solid enough tower defence title for the DSiWare service, but doesn't provide much in terms of innovation or variation.