Bursting with pixel charm and offering up a vast, detailed world to explore, Frogatto boasts all the hallmarks of a truly classic 2D platform adventure without the spot-on controls.

Fairly uniform in nature but no less engaging for it, N.Y.Zombies is a nice living-dead shooting gallery that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

A twisted mix of Tetris and colour matching, Art Style PiCOPiCT provides a complex but intelligent slice of bite-sized DSiWare gaming.

DeLight: The Journey Home is a heartbreaking game that distracts you from its dark themes with stealth action, point-and-click objectives, and the occasional quick-time event. The game doesn’t shield you from the harsh realities of war and disability, so prepare yourself for heartbreak, loss, and grief - but then again, thanks to the furry good boi at your side, maybe the journey home won’t be so bad.

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

Modern Combat 3 is the best attempt at recreating Call of Duty on mobiles so far, but it still has a long way to go when it comes to the finer points of the FPS genre.

A cool, responsive and remarkably stressful arcade tapping game that only really has one nerve-shredding trick - but it plays it well.

Muramasa Rebirth is gorgeous, action packed, and regularly delightful, but its charm cannot entirely compensate for its repetitive nature.

A dizzying array of ideas and a varied combat system overlay a disappointingly basic platformer. Kirby Star Allies is a super-sweet confection that lacks a little substance

A big silly flappy bang bang nonsense of a shooty game.

Buccaneer Blitz provides fun, action-packed strategy gameplay, but never truly manages to raise its sail before it arrives in harbour.

Gravity Hook HD has a uniquely punishing brand of gameplay that slaps you away with its difficulty, but reels you back in with a fine presentation and excellent unlockable mode.

A little more polished than your average button masher, Wraithborne will appeal to some, but it's a little too generic to really set the world aflame.

It's pouty, it's pink, it's pretty darn good - Nintendo presents: New Style Boutique is the game to get your non-gamer sister / daughter / niece this Christmas, and they'll never know you've snuck them a shockingly hardcore management game with excellent production values.

A busier game than Tiny Tower, it's unfortunately a little worse off for it. An action packed and good-looking tower builder, this will delight freemium fans that want a little more to do out of every play session.

Any Landing's fly-by-the-seat-of-its-pants gameplay is both fun and challenging, but structurally it's a bit of a mess.

Released into a genre that is perilously close to saturation point, Towers N' Trolls doesn't bring anything new to the table but still promises tower defence fans an enjoyable ride.

It sounds epic, but it isn't. Don't let that put you off, though: Hell Quest: Tears of God is a fiendishly compulsive game of gambling, even if it does look and sound like a cerberus.

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

Motorblast very nearly plays as good as it looks, but is still well worth a few laps if you're a fan of combat racers like Mario Kart and Wipeout.

Cartoony, simple, and entertaining, Rune Raiders offers a great introduction into turn-based strategy games. It just doesn't have enough to keep the veteran strategist engaged.

There's so much to absorb here, but all of it's made to a decent standard, with the element-based jousting a particular highlight

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.

A highly entertaining and surprisingly nuanced multiplayer game that comes up short with its single-player offering.

A big, dumb game full of glorious crashes and glowing power-ups, Redline Rush might not be subtle, but it is a lot of fun.

Despite its dodgy film licence pedigree, Eragon is a surprisingly enjoyable addition to the ranks of DS action games.

Sharp and shiny in all the right places, Monsu is a solid addition to the endless runner genre.

While it doesn't break the mould for a world-builder as set down by Zynga, Wonder Zoo - Animal Rescue! is still a decent stab at the genre, with some top production values.

Hyke: Northern Lights is an engaging 2D RPG about a witch searching for her mother. While gameplay can feel repetitive at times, the visually stunning environments and the ability to switch between 7 distinct witches make this little RPG one worth exploring.

A rich and compelling distillation of MOBA for mobiles, but presents a very steep and jagged face to new players.

Improved mini-games help Off the Rails elevate itself higher than its predecessor, but we still have issues with such a bipolar approach to the theme park genre.

F1 2011 is a great handheld addition to the franchise, although it could really do with an injection of personality.

Fans of the sport will enjoy its demanding handling model, but it leaves something to be desired in terms of energy and thrills.

Clever, brilliantly designed, and dripping with new ideas, Bombcats is a great addition to the animal-flinging genre.

Not as playable as Doodle Jump, controls provide Oddy Smog's Adventure with its biggest challenge.

Filled with as many fun moments as mediocre ones, Sonic The Hedgehog 4, Episode 1 is a good start to the revival of the series.

Neat presentation and solid controls mean you'll have golfing fun with PANGYA: Fantasy Golf, but its lack of online play is a surprise.

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

Dragon Quest Smash/Grow is a worthy idle RPG with some engaging elements. But its initial promise of exciting Survivors-like action quickly falls apart. However, if you approach it from the perspective of it being a regular growth-focused casual RPG with plenty of more hardcore elements, you'll have fun. And both the visuals and audio have that familiar, nostalgia-infused Dragon Quest flavour.

Grim Fandango Remastered fixes a lot of the flaws of the epic original, but reminds us why we never actually completed it in 1998.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance provides everything required for highly polished Star Wars experience, but there's not quite enough depth for a real Jedi adventure.

Dark Guardians's challenging pace and lack of in-app purchases make it one of the more appealing endless-runners available.

A dazzling game that plays about half as well as it looks, but it does look absolutely incredible. If you can stomach installing a massive file like this, you’ll find plenty to enjoy.

Chippy is a charming and addictive time-management game, but a few issues hold it back from being a must-have.

Good run and gun fun in small doses, but it won't pull you away from more polished offerings in the genre.

There's a decent chunk of space-based action here, but it loses its shine perhaps a little too quickly.

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

There are some neat ideas here, but a lot of uphill slog as well.

Heroes & Legends is an awkward RPG set to fast-forward, but it works better than it probably should.

Slow-paced and full of wit and charm, Blue Toad Murder Files has found a comfortable, well-appointed new home on iOS

Paladins is a worthy addition to the Switch, but it feels a bit soulless and shallow despite its breadth of heroes.

Gameloft's mobile imitation of World of Warcraft is an impressive technical and artistic feat, but there's still a bit more work to do before it reaches its full potential.

Initial perceptions of a rather clumsy Canabalt clone are wide of the mark, as Gravity Runner gradually blossoms into an addictive platform-puzzler.

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.

More Glyph Quest quality with a new free-to-play model. It’s a great investment for folks thirsty for new Glyph Quest fun. If you’re opposed to IAPs, however, there’s not enough new here to really justify the cost.

A conventional collection of entertaining gamebook action, The Sagas of Fire*Wolf is a solid entry into the Tin Man canon.

A highly entertaining offering that'll absorb your free time in 90-second bursts and leave you wanting more. It's a shame, then, that it only has one main level to offer you.

Solid writing and interesting sci-fi worlds balance out Voyageur's repetitive late game issues.

A focused, thoroughly enjoyable - if somewhat shallow - take on the classic side-scrolling shooter.

A polished and well presented game, Super Stickman Golf 2 doesn't always get its angles right, but when it does it's an awful lot of fun.

A good starting point for new players, and close to being a classic handheld Worms experience, Worms: Battle Islands also feels like a fifteen year old game with some new tweaks.

Those yearning for another Lego adventure would do well to invest in Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins.

A competent, though not a convincing enough re-release without online multiplayer and a wider slate of control options to bring a new generation into the flock of Doom faithful.

It's not perfect, but Urban Trial Freestyle is tight enough most of the time to be worth a look.

A stripped-back, unassuming old skool turn-based strategy game that's been sensibly honed for iOS.

Teenage Zombies is a refreshingly irreverent and playable platform romp that is only slightly sullied by some unfortunate repetition and an overall lack of challenge.

Though Mr. Crab is a clever and entertaining platformer, there's nothing fresh about it. It's still worth some attention, mind.

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.

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

Game of Dragons is a solid hidden object adventure that fans of the genre will adore.

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.

It might not have layers of intrigue or mystery, but Roar Rampage has exactly the right amount of destruction required to put a smile on your face.

Word Puttz's free-to-play formula might rankle with word game purists, but if you're looking for casual, light-hearted word play, you'll find it under the sea.

Too random to be an Angry Birds killer, polish and original ideas help at least make Chicken Balls HD a contender.

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

There's a lot to like in Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey, but there's a good chance you'll have seen a lot of it before.

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

Hardcore Harry Potter action that's almost too involved for its own good.

Simple, entertaining arcade fun, Bottle Cap Blitz doesn't have a huge shelf life but it'll keep you smiling for a while.

Demolition Dash brings Rampage-like fun to the iPhone, guaranteeing players tons of destructive satisfaction wrapped in a visually engaging art style.

Handsome and unrepentant, Rip Off combines borrowed gameplay and artistic concepts to create something that justifies its theft.

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

It might not be the freshest game out there, but there's fun to be had with Z Buster's zombie slaughter.

Rune Factory is an impressive advancement for the Harvest Moon series but you have to be committed to get the most out of the experience.

Feisty Feet provides a solid base for something fantastic, but fails to bring everything required to the table.

A solid and enjoyable game, Feed Me Oil 2 is fun while it lasts, albeit not that tough.

Cloudbreakers is a brilliantly focused perpetual climber with a fun swing mechanic. It just needs some fleshing out in order for it to really make an impact.

It's not perfect, and the controls in particular are annoying, but there's a decent management sim here all the same.

It's not as gritty as it thinks it is, but Can Knockdown 3 is still a decent way to waste a few hours.

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.

An absorbing combination of platform game, puzzles and narrative, hampered by iffy controls and a great many frustrating moments.

Far from being the worst game ever, Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder is a fair representation of a tested formula, but a greater deal of variation would have been welcome.

Legendary Wars comes close to equalling the zany appeal of Plants vs Zombies, but the micro-management required to succeed is enough to put off all but the most dedicated of fantasy war gamers.

Incredible Jack isn't incredible, but it's a visual treat that will remind you of some of your favourite, classic platformers.

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

A compelling world and well-crafted atmosphere makes Shardlight an enjoyable, if predictable, point-n-click.

There's a decent game here, but RAD Boarders doesn't really do anything you won't have seen before.