Le Vamp is a cute and enjoyable - if not groundbreaking - endless-runner that takes few risks.

Like a dodgy pilot episode, Stargate SG1: Unleashed is badly written, poorly paced, and really quite dull.

A subtly beguiling puzzler that needs a little extra attention paying to its core elements to make it more than just an also-ran.

What Monster Hunter lacks in communication, it more than makes up for in quantity and quality of content.

Clever and expertly put together, Night Sky pays heed to the limitations of touchscreen devices and in doing so creates a memorable, entertaining experience.

It might look like it has a wide scope, but Galactic Conflict lacks the epic scale that its name suggests.

A nicely presented physics-based platformer made utterly infuriating by erratic controls and unavoidable death.

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 brilliant, funny, addictive game, Slamjet Stadium is fun on your own and spectacular with friends.

Danger Boat is a perfectly pleasant, but completely uneventful entry in a very tired genre. There are at least seventeen zillion better endless-runners on the App Store.

Ridiculous Fishing may have a strange premise, but give it half an hour and it blossoms into one of the most innovative, well-balanced, and addictive games of the year.

Legends of the Titan is the perfect definition of niche RPG gaming, catering for the hardcore but leaving more casual players in the lurch.

Despite its shortcomings with the lack of a second stick, Nano Assault EX is an incredibly pleasant surprise, as it melds the nail-biting appeal of an action shooter title with the delights of exploring a beautifully realised cellular world.

Fast-paced and full of Soviet-era chic, this novel puzzler is one Red Scare you don't want to miss.

A quirky mix of Minecraft, tower defence, and FPS elements, Block Fortress makes for an absorbing experience despite some rough edges.

Frantic, frenetic, and above all else random, Stardust Hero is an enjoyable - if not too daring - modern take on Peggle.

Splash or Crash does exactly what it says on the tin, but it needs a lot more to keep us coming back.

Speed kills - in this instance it's due to a lack of it, combined with rubbish controls, long loads, and grind-heavy gameplay.

A bright and entertaining endless-runner that gets the formula down perfectly, Outland Games is well worth some of your time.

It's unlikely to set the world alight with its formulaic approach to the freemium card battling genre, but if you're already a fan of this peculiar niche, you'll find it a decent time-sink.

With an endearing art-style and fine puzzling action, Sushi Mushi nevertheless has a few rough edges.

Unsurprisingly, this Metal Slug 2 remake has all the same strengths and most of the weaknesses - which is to say it's a cracking platform-shooter with iffy virtual controls.

A dull little game that makes being a deity feel decidedly average, Fury of the Gods isn't worth your time.

A bland, repetitive, and thoroughly uninteresting third-person shooter offering virtually nothing of note beyond its good looks.

Towelfight 2 is packed with humour and brilliantly playable to boot. The game's occasionally irksome controls are the only real sticking point.

A fairly standard endless-runner that only really stands out for its inspired visual style.

Cute but incredibly difficult, Penumbear oozes brooding malice and will cause a great deal of frustration - but the unique gameplay is tight and appealing enough to keep you enthralled.

Spunk and Moxie may look cute, but it has a difficulty curve which is practically vertical. Seasoned platform veteran will want to test their skills here, but for everyone else caution is recommended.

An enjoyably frantic arcade collect-'em-up, Crazy Raider is just too slight an experience with too simple a combat system to warrant prolonged play.

There's fun to be had spinning the reels, but King Cashing 2 doesn't do enough to stave off the inherent shallowness of its battles.

A reasonably charming but ultimately forgettable endless-runner, Mini Ninjas is about as by the book as they come.

A perfectly playable endless runner, Sonic Dash is entertaining enough, but highlights how far the series has come since its glory days.

An effective gimmick and an entertaining reaction test, but Killer Snake barely has enough to it to warrant the 'game' label.

A little too money-grabbing for most tastes, Smurf Life might look brilliant, but its slow pace and approach to its payment model remove a lot of the fun.

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.

The largely nonsensical story does tarnish its appeal ever so slightly, but it's certainly one of the better games you'll play from the palm of your hand. It's just a beautiful bullet-hell ballet for your Vita.

Though Ragnarok Odyssey is a dumbed-down RPG that won't please stat-fiends, it's still pretty great at what it does.

Gorgeous graphics and a desperate desire to be like Monster Hunter don't compensate for simple gameplay and clunky controls.

Clearly inspired by Trials HD, Urban Trial Freestyle doesn't do enough to make it memorable, but the physics-racing is nevertheless fun, while it lasts.

A bit of a mess from a tech viewpoint, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed's highly evolved racing action pushes through sheer force of fun.

Toy Story: Smash It! is an expertly created 3D physics-puzzler with a brilliantly knockabout sense of fun.

If it weren't for the controls, Cognition: Episode One would be a must-buy. But it's worth playing all the same.

A huge thrill-a-minute adventure, with satisfying combat, and big boss fights. Just don't expect the old Metroidvania formula.

A charming, cheery, and wonderfully imaginative combination of observational and reaction-based puzzling.

A twisty-turny platformer that still feels a bit repetitious despite its hook. Good fun, if only for the death scenes.

Dawn of the Dragons has got the storytelling side of things well and truly sorted - it's just a shame that the action is so basic and the gameplay so reliant on the player pumping in real cash for in-game currency.

Small and satisfying - just as any good treat should be - Snack Match is a brilliant bit of bite-sized gaming, let down by a lack of imagination in its gameplay systems and slow load times.

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

Beautiful to look at and fun to play, Blade Lords offers straightforward one-on-one fighting action but relies too much on in-app purchases to keep things ticking over.

A short, but furious, reaction-based finger swiper with enough solidly entertaining action to match its impressive style.

A gorgeous and addictive entry into the bullet-hell genre, Danmaku Unlimited 2 is worth a look even if you're not a fan of projectile-weaving action.

Rocketbirds is more heavyweight than featherweight, with slick puzzling and oodles of style.

NightSky is a dream - the sort you never want to wake up from - wrapped in the most challenging of conundrums.

Cool music and authentic retro visuals can't make up for Radiant Flux's ropey controls and often unfair difficulty level.

Gravity Duck is cute and clever, but never surprises and rarely poses a challenge. All in all, it's a bit of a lame duck.

A brilliant and beguilingly simple hardcore platformer, 1001 Attempts delivers more excitement in its bite sized blasts than most games could ever dream of.

Alien vs Predator: Evolution is a broken, uninspired, frustrating mess of a brawler. Even fans of the series aren't going to find much to like in this tie-in game.

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

A competent and challenging 2D shoot-'em-up that fails to add anything of note to the genre.

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.

Major Magnet is a colourful, playable, and imaginative arcade casual game that suffers from a vertical difficulty curve.

This block-matching puzzle title is appealing enough to hold your attention, but the relatively lackluster presentation might prove too off-putting for some.

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

An uninspired endless chase that never quite gets out of the starting blocks, Turbolab Pursuit has its moments, but they're few and far between.

Bub and Bob would be proud: Jelly Dash has that golden era Taito positivity in spades, and squishes in an entertaining and fast-paced puzzler at the same time.

An excellent retro-tinged shoot-'em-up that doesn't forget the strides that have been made in the genre recently.

It's not quite a podium finish, but Flick Champions Winter Sports may make you smile as you live out your dreams of winning a gold medal.

An ingenious, superbly implemented logic puzzler that's sadistic and cerebrally satisfying in equal measure.

A by-the-numbers physics-puzzler, Cyto is well put-together, but never quite intriguing enough to wholeheartedly recommend.

It's simple and brutish, but there's a lot of violent fun to be had in The Gods: Rebellion, and the combo system makes each crunching blow that bit more satisfying.

Bouncy and fun yet inescapably facile, Hackycat wins our favour through an abundance of rewards and an irrepressible joie de vivre.

A brilliant variation on the endless-runner genre, Worm Run is breathless, addictive fun of the highest calibre.

An interesting idea executed in a rather conservative manner. It’s hard no matter what your level of football knowledge is, but it's best reserved for the staunch footie fan.

A poor relation of its bombastic console kin, Hell Yeah! Pocket Inferno is worthy of a minute or two of attention, but nothing more.

Year Walk is ingenious, imaginative, and intriguing, and only let down by its short runtime and easy puzzles.

Relic Rush is one of the most stripped-back platformers you'll ever play, but the fact that it still feels immensely satisfying and rewarding to play is a testament to its thoughtful design.

Puzzle Retreat is a well-conceived casual puzzler whose only flaws are a lack of spark and variety.

Let's Fish! Hooked On is not the fishing game you are looking for, on account of its glitchy, repetitive play.

This good-looking homage to the Donkey Kong is a fine addition to the endless-runner genre, but don't go expecting any daring innovation to accompany those lush graphics.

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

A simple and incredibly effective multiplayer experience, Spaceteam is all about playing together and creating your own stories.

It might be ugly, stupid, and often unintentionally hilarious, but Die Hard is fun enough that for whatever brief period of your life you waste on it you won't mind.

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

Scary and modern in all the right ways, Book of Shadows preserves the feel of its predecessor while improving on its aged gameplay and graphics.

Just like Fix-It Felix, Wreck-It Ralph on 3DS is short, plain, and not a lot of fun to be around.

The closest most of us will ever come to the sport in real life, Ski Jumping Pro delivers exactly what it sets out to and nothing more.

Killing evil robots with a snowboard has never felt so routine. Krashlander's physics puzzling is challenging, but it needs work in other areas.

A reasonably entertaining take on the bullet-hell genre, Sela The Space Pirate doesn't quite have the polish or the poise to compete with the best.

With a bit of sprucing up here and there, Sumioni: Demon Arts could be a keeper. In its current form, there's still plenty to enjoy.

A good choice for the hardcore casual adventurer, but those expecting a revelatory experience like that found in Cyan Worlds's best may well come away disappointed.

Rock Runners is an excellent platformer with loads of content, but it's let down by an all-too gentle difficulty curve and repetitive levels.

Finding Teddy's hands-off approach will likely be too much for many to take, but there's an intriguing and enthralling point-and-click adventure here that's just waiting to be discovered.

Strategy role-playing at its finest, Fire Emblem: Awakening marries sophistication and character development in a way rarely found in the genre.

With ultra-competitive multiplayer, thoughtfully designed bonus challenges, and plenty of content to see, PinWar should appeal whether you're a fan of pinball or not. This is a superb offering, especially with mates.

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

If you don't own a Nintendo handheld and want a decent enough Pokemon substitute, then this could well be it. Just prepare to be patient. Very patient.

An entertaining platformer with a decent chunk of content, Cordy 2 will keep you playing for a good while, but it doesn't bring anything new to the platform genre.

Stick to It! is a competent and reasonably fresh casual physics game that probably won't stick with you for long.