Knights vs Aliens is historically inaccurate fun for a short time, but the repetitive gameplay dulls its long term appeal.

Attractive, but a little too simple for its own good, Golf Battle 3D is a skirmish, not a war.

A dumb concept, occasionally irksome physics and a painfully inconsistent frame rate all conspire to make Lawn Mower Madness a mess of a racer.

Color Collider is a clever physics puzzler that should prove an enjoyable test thanks to its excellent physics and tricky levels.

CatchaPrince is decent enough, but marathon sessions of play and repetition conspire to limit its appeal.

Eye-catching graphics and interesting gameplay make Monster Trouble a tower defence game that's worth fighting for.

Easy on the eye, Holy Moly Dragons is a fun dragon themed tower defence in need of a longer lifespan and strategic options.

Chop Chop Rocket's competent presentation and gameplay mechanics are not fleshed out with enough content for it to be considered an essential purchase.

Wizards War lacks the polish, quality gameplay, and feature set to be anything more than a lightweight strategy game.

Virtual Villager 4: The Tree of Life is indistinguishable from the rest of the series, though hardcore fans may well appreciate the consistency of continued life on Isola island.

Lacking in originality or craft, Castle Defense HD feels like a cheap cash-in of Plants vs Zombies, only without the cheap price tag.

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain feels dated, but anyone who experienced the Fighting Fantasy books as a kid should enjoy reliving the past.

I Dig It Expeditions offers a bit of exploration, a touch of puzzle play, and more than its fair share of fun.

3bot presents a neat new puzzler concept and a slick 3D engine, but the gameplay at its core falls flat.

Too short, too easy and suffering from technical stutters, A.C.E. Air Combat Elite crashes and burns before it can enter the fray.

Blindingly fast and impressively accessible, this otherwise sterling example of digital snowboarding is let down by a lack of consequence for playing badly.

Age of Tribes follows the Lemmings formula, but fails to lead it into a new generation with poor controls, frustrating elements, and buggy execution.

Sloppy and slack, Soccer Superstars 2011 Pro shows much promise, but – like its predecessor – puts far too much focus on special moves and has spent far too little time tightening up the matches themselves.

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

Stupidness 2 PRO does not push the iPhone hardware to its limit nor will it last an eternity, but it is a challenging series of word puzzles with an unfortunately short lifespan.

An interest concept, Prose With Bros's attempt to serve up smutty sentences is nullified by a lack of structure and a setup that's full of bugs and boobs.

Pac-Chomp! may be a little light on content, but it's still one of the more interesting match-three games available on iPhone.

Although more puzzles and a level sharing facility would be welcome, the ability to create almost any physics-based simulation on the move means that players can do far worse than TinkerBox.

While the theme is fun and the graphics are nice, Office Jerk is a poor-man's Paper Toss.

Its influences may be obvious, but this charming and compelling puzzler deserves to find an audience of its own.

A few interface issues aside, World To Conquer is a fun and quick turn-based strategy game that's designed well for portable play.

Thanks to its shabby presentation and pitiable gameplay, Air Force vs Luftwaffe doesn't stay in the air for long, and quickly comes down to earth with a bump.

Although Green Farm is a competent, aesthetically pleasing farming simulation, a lack of originality and omission of social features mean that it's not the ideal escape to the country.

A shallow turn-based strategy with an admirable level of backstory, but poorly thought-out game design.

A blistering combination of killer visuals and arresting shooter gameplay, Danmaku Unlimited will send bullet hell fans into bullet heaven.

Despite being reasonably lengthy, DeckMake Fantasy's shallow story, repetitive battles and translation issues mean that it's difficult to recommend to those who aren't fond of the genre.

Angry Hipsters is a rebel without a clue. It seeks to gain attention in the wake of Angry Birds, but fails to entertain on even the most basic level.

Leaping off the roof of a tall building wouldn't be a good idea in real life, and Rooftop Escape's sterile and ultimately fruitless play proves it's not such a good idea in a video game, either.

A flawed but fun puzzler with honourable intent.

Good-looking and fun to play, Incredible Express manages to bridge the gap between casual strategy and tough puzzler with aplomb.

Tri-Tri-Triobelisk is basic, different, and fun, just like a classic arcade title. But it's best when played with friends.

Murder In Venice has a great story with plenty of twists, but doesn't provide decent enough puzzles and gameplay to back it up.

With controls that make shooting an ordeal, Al Rambone: Hussein in the Membrane is an ill-advised take on the war on terror that is terrifying itself.

Alien Panic is a one-note line-drawing game that's colourful in tone, but not in nature.

Devilishly playable and packed with action, Alien Space long-term appeal is limited in terms of variety.

With phenomenal hint systems, a lengthy adventure, and inventive multiplayer on iPad, Amazon: Hidden Expedition is a delight.

Aractroid's simple gameplay is loaded with possibility, which more than makes up for a lack of extra modes and so-so presentation.

Employing a relative simple mechanic, trading card game Arena 9 offers a lot of tactical variation, which is both a strength and weakness.

Immensely difficult at points and not always enjoyable, Artilect doesn't consistenly deliver when it comes to entertainment.

Occasionally confusing instructions and repetitive nature aside, Aurifi is a fascinating experiment with sound which proves that you don't need high-res visuals to make a compelling interactive experience.

Aurora Feint 3 gives you some idea of the potential for the RPG match-three fantasy series on iPad, but there's little meat on the bones as yet.

Axion features good role-playing hampered by myriad design flaws including a poor interface and clunky controls.

The building blocks of solid strategy are in place, but Battlefield Moon drops the ball when it comes to presentation and gameplay; the fact that it seems to run at a snail's pace doesn't help matters much, either.

A unique brand of colour-matching puzzler gameplay ensures Bayo Bongo provides plenty of instant gratification and just enough depth to make it worthy of consideration.

Without structure and a user-friendly design, Beaterator is not so much a game as it is a musical toy - and not a very entertaining one at that.

A spellbinding combination of hidden object and adventure gaming, Midnight Mysteries: Salem Witch Trials is as captivating to behold as it is to play.

Despite its polished presentation and solid execution, Kung Fu Panda 2: Be The Master borrows too liberally from Fruit Ninja and Doodle Jump, adding nothing original to their gameplay.

Combining a fishing simulation with online multiplayer and crazy mini-games, Big Fish sits uncomfortably in the genre.

A high calibre fighting game with stunning graphics, great mechanics, and solid controls that simply imports too many elements to be truly great in its own right.

Almost like as a dribbler's bible, Bonecruncher Soccer is a nice addition to this year's football line up, schooling the art of mazy runs in true arcade style.

While the freemium model may deter some, Shadow Cities is MMORPG is good fun, and free to those who don't mind grinding.

Beautiful but slim and unexciting, Hard Racing is a title you'll want to steer clear of.

Jewels of the Ages is satisfying for a short while, but the lack of gameplay variety means boredom is not far off.

Popstar Physics: Save Toshi 2 isn't pretty, but it sure is addictive.

While it won't challenge seasoned puzzle gamers, Tic Toc Body Pop is a fun robot posing game and suitable for all ages.

Lacking cohesion and decent collision detection, Marvel Kapow! fails to land a decent blow.

City of Wonder is a competent city-building social game that does not rely heavily on in-app purchases but is not one for the impatient.

A little too complex to get into its stride, FishMoto nevertheless looks wondrous in motion, if you can stand to stick to its strict rule set.

Samantha Swift and The Hidden Roses of Athena is perfect for hidden object fans, although it's rather on the short side.

With a simple play mechanic and beautiful retro presentation, A Long Way Home is big on atmosphere, small on gameplay.

Trenches: Generals adds multiplayer, but falls short of the original iPhone strategy game in terms of accessibility.

The Breakout clone Brickzors doesn't beat the original.

Pro Volley Tennis is a fun representation of the game, but is limited by the constraints imposed on it by its sport.

With no real link to the series of old, and no gameplay of its own to speak of, James Pond in the Deathly Shadows is the kind of non-event that you're best off ignoring.

Floaty, occasionally unfair, cheap, and lacking in even the most basic of fan service, Cars 2 is your common garden film tie-in.

eBoo's challenging controls add to the puzzler's allure.

An interesting concept, but this Tiny Wings clone fails to capture any of the speed, thrills, and excitement that made the flightless bird so entertaining.

EDGEBobby2 possesses some mildly interesting puzzle gameplay, but few will want to soldier through the terrible presentation and awkward controls in order to sample the goods.

Paper Racer is a solid old skool racer, but missing multiplayer and loose controls let it down.

Finger Shoes is a walking concept that ultimately leads nowhere.

Dragging The Settlers into the world of 3D, Monarchia: Second Dawn's set up could do with refining, but it holds up well enough to deliver a rich and absorbing experience.

Though Jack's time-travelling tale is a touch bizarre, the gameplay it's built around serves as the idea model for a time-management sim, delivering a title that's as welcoming as it is engaging.

Time Geeks: Cloneggs's delightful pixel art and pop culture-inspired sprites are not charismatic enough to compensate for a solid but ultimately mediocre matching puzzler.

First baffling, then mesmerising, Deflex proves a welcome change of pace for Minter.

A strong ending to a good series, if you've pushed past the technical issues this far then there's no reason why you shouldn't complete the set.

Squirmee and the Puzzling Tree's tricky puzzles, novel controls, and distinctive ideas ensure that it firmly sits near the top of the iPhone puzzle tree.

An unusually slow-paced puzzler with a single control niggle which holds it back from greatness.

The dual-screen platformer Grinder will give both your thumbs (and patience) a serious workout.

Special Enquiry Detail: The Hand that Feeds's crisp visuals, compelling crime-themed story, and assorted mini-games compensate for a lack of interactivity.

A brilliantly addictive side-scrolling game that, whilst a little light on content, is well worth picking up.

An oxymoronic retro update of Alien Space, this is a visually appealing and engaging twin stick shooter that is unfortunately too similar to its predecessor to be considered a true great.

Impressive visuals and new levels ensure that Waterslide 2 achieves a degree of competency that eclipses its predecessor, but does not disguise its shortcomings.

While Leap Worm does suffer from occasional droughts of imagination, its simple controls, excellent presentation, accessible levels of difficulty, and thoroughly addictive gameplay ensure that it appeals to as wide an audience as possible.

With decent production values, Toss The Ball is initially a fun distraction, but it's unlikely to captivate players beyond that early curiosity.

Bloktronik is lofty in its design, but its dull gameplay brings it crashing back down to earth.

Puzzle Expedition's difficulty curve may be off-kilter, but it's equally hard to deny that the puzzles are very clever.

Arenas, Trial of Valor is far too poorly designed for us to appreciate the potential depth.

Thuddingly repetitive, but sensibly brief stages and terrific tilt controls (just about) save the day.

The odd nostalgic moment isn't enough to recommend this outmoded Amiga strategy.

Baby Monkey (riding backwards on a pig) is just as addictive as the YouTube video - but just as repetitious, too.

Despite some interesting ideas, World Siege: Orc Defender falls short of offering the location-based multiplayer epic it promises.

A fine, if misguided, attempt to port an unportable arcade game. Rhythm-action addicts will relish the challenge.

Whilst its insanely steep difficultly level will alienate many, there's enough bullet-dodging action and excellent retro polish to ensure the hardcore will be satisfied.