Pandemic: The Board Game is a tense and tricky strategy game that's surprisingly well suited to solo play.

A dull shooter wrapped in an angry freemium model, Gunner Z is enjoyable for a while, but it soon fades.

There's a decent game here, but Machines at War 3 is far from original, and a little too rough around the edges to wholeheartedly recommend.

It might not have the staying power of the best games, but there's fun to be had in Edge of the World.

A well-formed stealth game with a novel everyday setting, Level 22 is frequently frustrating but rarely dull.

This rookie has potential, but it needs some work before it can earn its wings.

Skip buying your kid FIFA on 3DS this year, and give your offpsring Inazuma Eleven 3 instead. It's a novel light RPG experience, with all the compulsive collecting of a sticker album. There's also a decent football story at its core.

Skip buying your kid FIFA on 3DS this year, and give your offpsring Inazuma Eleven 3 instead. It's a novel light RPG experience, with all the compulsive collecting of a sticker album. There's also a decent football story at its core.

Worms Revolution Extreme is a good Worms game, with solid controls and great multiplayer action. But it is just another Worms game, and we're a little bit sick of those.

There's fun to be had here, but Nakama doesn't have enough meat on its bones to really recommend.

A true evolution of the series, Pokemon X and Y is the most important, expansive, exciting monster-battling title since the earlier days of the franchise.

Another decent-enough Ville game from Zynga, though one that feels much slower than previous entries in the franchise.

Drop That Candy is tasty, but you probably won't want to stuff your face with it.

It's not a game for everyone, but even those outside of the targeted demographic will treasure Hakuoki if they allow themselves to fall into the story.

A massive, complex, unashamedly detailed game, Transport Tycoon is a fine example of a sim done well.

It might not hit the right notes all the time, but Shadowrun Returns has enough going for it to make it an easy recommendation.

The Cave is a really disappointing adventure. It's not very funny, not very clever, and those finicky touchscreen controls are a regular source of frustration.

Helping a cat become obese has never been more fun. If you enjoy flinging birds at pigs, or feeding candy to aliens, then this one's for you.

Amigo Pancho is an entertaining if slight mixture of familiar physics-puzzler elements. It's a thoroughly pleasant casual treat.

By turns enjoyable and frustrating, Tower of Fortune 2 is the slot machine experience in microcosm.

While it does have some nice ideas, TEC 3001 piles them on to quickly, and too haphazardly, to really recommend.

A deeply ordinary endless-runner that frustrates due to its lovely artwork and promising dream world premise.

A neat little sim, but once you get down to the bones of the matter, Pocket Trains is a little too similar to its airborne predecessor.

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.

Another week, another take on Clash of Clans. This one looks fantastic, but at the cost of performance, adding a little more gameplay depth but never breaking the mould.

Ignore the fact that this is attached to a licence, and look past the few faults it currently has, and you'll find that DuckTales: Scrooge's Loot is an excellent team-based multiplayer shooter, with solid controls and great visuals.

A typically polished footy game with a surprisingly generous freemium model. But EA needs to improve the way it plays touchscreen football if it's to keep the paying punters happy for FIFA 15.

A perfectly passable little waste of time, Captain Bubblenaut isn't bad, but it's not that good either.

A charming building game that's full of potential. The core systems and menus are just too much like hard work for all but the most dedicated of virtual grafters, though.

Lost Echo is an adequate point-and-click adventure with a few good puzzles, but it's let down by poor writing, a bland world, and a raft of uninspiring head-scratchers

A spectacular kick in the teeth of the endless-runner genre, Boson X is a brilliant, twitching wonder.

A simple and special hack and slasher, Trouserheart has enough going for it that it's hard to resist.

A stealth-action game that isn't lacking in bright ideas, Riddick: The Merc Files clouds its best bits with a generally clunky, unfinished feel.

A fast and fun arcade game with some wicked challenges, Orborun is a decent reinvigoration of a pretty old genre.

Slow to get going, Cavemania nevertheless brings a new level of tactical skill to match-three gaming.

Dragon Finga has a great concept, but it's so shallow and miserly that it ends up as little more than a drag.

While it is a bit less bonkers than its name suggests, Carnage Racing has a solid and entertaining core.

A twisted and engaging puzzler with a few frustrating sections, Incredipede is - on balance - still worth your time.

An unapologetically blunt one-on-one brawler with just enough strategic scope to keep things interesting.

A dark veil of skin-crawling despair wraps around Lone Survivor's tight aesthetics, although as this begins to wear off, you may find the mechanics underneath a little too repetitive

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.

Ookibloks is a bright and fresh little puzzler. There's an awful lot to like about its mixture of cuteness and logic.

There's not a lot here for parents, but the children of those parents will find their first flight game here, and probably have a jolly good time with it.

The main gameplay can be a little tiring over long periods of play, but Boom! Tanks is otherwise a compulsive game of simple tank combat.

Clash of Clans with a jungle setting and a modern military theme. Jungle Heat isn't exactly innovative, then, but at least its developer does steal its ideas from the best and re-purposes them effectively.

It's more of the same. For some, that's going to be enough. But if you're looking for innovation in Angry Birds Star Wars II, you're going to be a little disappointed.

A confidently executed and extremely stylish puzzler with a heavy reliance on its innovative ribbon-swiping mechanic.

With Infinity Blade 3, Chair turns the thrilling sword-fighting series into a huge adventure. The reliance on frequent deaths and forced grinding, however, is an infuriating relic from previous games.

A big silly shooter with lots of zombies to plough through, Dead Effect is far from a classic. But it is brainless fun.

Measured against the fun of previous Madden mobile titles, Madden NFL 25 is more disappointing than a fumble in the end zone.

Warts and all, it's impossible to not like Dragon Fantasy Book II if you can recall a time when Square and Enix were two separate companies.

A fine idea, but technical flaws, uneven difficulty and an almost total absence of logic ruin what could have been a great strategy game.

The race for the best driving game on mobile almost got interesting, but 2K Drive has too many technical issues to truly keep up with the very best in the field.

Joust Legend does get a tad repetitive, but the crunchy combat is entertaining enough to make the game worthy of a purchase.

Rage of Bahamut, but with a Star Wars twist: if you're sworn off card battlers then there's nothing for you here, but Star Wars fans just might find their next unhealthy addiction.

A decent enough puzzling sequel that's ruined by an overbearing and unpleasant payment system, Where's My Water? 2 is a soggy mess.

A great way to spend a few hours. If you like games that ooze fun from every pore, you should definitely pick up Heroes of Loot.

A well put together boardgame adaptation, A Brief History of the World can be a little impersonal. It's still fun, however.

Codename Cygnus certainly represents an interesting new way of playing, but its creator doesn't quite manage to iron out the kinks in this novelty experience.

While FunGenerationLab doesn't do anything especially new or different with Motocross Elite, it is good fun while it lasts. Repetition can set in after a few hours, mind.

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.

It may be ugly and unrefined in its presentation, but this is a smart, challenging, and surprisingly substantial strategy game.

A dull, sparse endless-runner that proves to be as lifeless as its post-apocalyptic setting.

A surprisingly fresh endless-runner full of charm and humour. No real improvements to the genre formula here, though.

A deeply ordinary third-person shooter made considerably more interesting by the addition of co-op multiplayer.

Call of Duty: Strike Team is one-part clumsy FPS, and one-part satisfying top-down strategy game. Spend most of your time with the latter and you'll be guaranteed a pretty good time.

Despite its slimey appearance, Fix the Leaks provides a solid experience.

While it's well-made and decent to look at, 4 Thrones doesn't really have the gameplay to keep you entertained for long.

The freemium element isn't handled as well as it could be, but this is a decent game of cards with lasting appeal.

An engaging little game with a neat hook, Trappped is well worth some of your time.

Soul Grinder mistakes making a game difficult with making a game fun, much to its detriment.

Link the Slug is a bright and polished puzzler, but its lack of spark and ingenuity leaves it feeling a little flaccid.

While the Vita version of Rayman Legends is inferior to the rest, it's still a highly enjoyable platforming romp.

Although we'd like better replay options, This Is Not a Test is well-presented and offers plenty of interesting story-based choices.

It might start out as a closed book, but the more you play 868-Hack, the more you'll find to enjoy.

Joining Hands 2 is another slice of gentle family-friendly entertainment that, while fun to play and pleasant to look at, tends to end up in a little too much trial and error for its own good.

Killzone: Mercenary is the best first-person shooter on the Vita, even though that's not saying much. It feels great, looks outstanding, and has a hugely addictive online multiplayer mode.

A fun chunk of same-room multiplayer gaming, Don't Fall in the Hole lacks a little depth, but in short blasts it's glorious.

A polished and well-contructed side-scrolling sandbox, Junk Jack X doesn't build much on the foundations of its predecessor, but what it adds is well worth exploring.

If you're looking for a mighty challenge, then this may well be the music game for you. That's doubley so if you're still listening to the likes of Marilyn Manson and Papa Roach.

Heavy Fire: Black Arms 3D is the sequel that no one asked for. If you're a huge fan of shooting wave after wave of lifeless terrorist, you still won't want to play this game.

A moving and sometimes painful experience, Blackbar deserves to be played by as many people as possible.

Death Mile delivers a good amount of entertainment for free, but misses the 'good game' mark by a mile.

A nicely executed comic book stapled to a sub-standard action-platformer, Bravoman: Binja Bash has its priorities all wrong.

A boring, tired rehash of a much better game, Grindcore isn't worth your time.

Making a tiny 'splish' on the App Store, rather than an almighty 'splash', Jelly Splash is a slightly novel entry in a very familiar puzzle sub-genre.

A decent enough freemium-builder crossed with a puzzler becomes wholly less palatable thanks to some obnoxiously long timers and so-so presentation.

Fun in short doses, and with a decent multiplayer mode, Fluid Football Versus doesn't quite have the chops to take on the big boys.

Though it's a reasonable take on Galcon's stripped back RTS formula, ControlCraft 3 doesn't offer a convincing case for how to take it forward.

An intriguing experiment in play and social interaction, Indie Pixel might get a little repetitive, but it's an interesting game all the same

Terraria's mix of creative crafting and endless exploration will keep you rapt for weeks. But a lack of multiplayer and some wonky touchscreen controls let the experience down.

Spelunky is a game that you need to own right this second, especially if you've never played it before. Just prepare to lose a large portion of your life to those depths.

Wakedas will give more casual players plenty of hours to swipe their way through.

An attractive tunnel racer marred by dodgy swipe controls and a confusing perspective.

A thoughtful and tightly executed expansion of Noughts and Crosses that will spark plenty of online grudge matches.

While it has occasional bright moments, Smash Bandits just isn't interesting enough to hold your attention for long.

The Impossible Line is a puzzle/memory game that should keep you entertained for a little while, but it won't make any lasting marks on your soul.

Want Mario Party, minus the fun, plus additional expense? Then you're crazy, but I guess Disney Infinity will be right up your street.