But with even the most thumb-tied tot capable of completing Cars DS in less than five hours, any Pocket Gamer reader is likely to end up feeling pretty shortchanged.

Mini Motorways is a minimalist game with lovely visuals and a low-key soundtrack. The gameplay is pressure-filled, however, and may not appeal to those who are lacking in the organization and neatness department.

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

With a few tweaks, Gear Jack could be a wonderful game. As it is, it's nearly crushed under a pile of frustrations.

The mini-games are just as fun as they've always been and the cute visuals have lost none of their charm, but Adventure mode is perfunctory and crudely made.

Though it doesn't give you enough room to breathe, BioDefense: Zombie Outbreak borrows enough from the wider action strategy genre to make it an interesting proposition in the crowded tower defence genre.

There's nothing surprising about Combat Squad, and there are better multiplayer shooters out there.

Ultimately pointless if you don't own Pokemon Black and White 2, Pokemon Dream Radar is, however, an absolute must-buy for Pokefans.

The iPhone finally gets its own Wipeout, but the puzzling absence of pure racing excitement makes this a tricky one to recommend.

A lightweight action-RPG that makes up for its design and technical shortcomings with a weird, woozy, and strangely captivating style.

A nice looking, but ultimately too recognisable auto-runner.

A well-intended racer that has all the right features - however flawed they might be - but none of the excitement needed to get your heart racing.

Fired Up is a fun little arcade game with a unique theme, but one that burns out quickly.

A linear and repetitive experience, though one that certainly isn't short of occasional frantic moments of arcade greatness. But mediocre production values do restrict its potential and ultimate appeal.

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

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.

A.D.D. lives up to its name as mediocre mini-game compilation that won't hold your attention for long.

Some visual glitches, disjointed dialogue and lacklustre combat thankfully don't manage to entirely spoil an atmospheric, visually impressive horror romp.

Star Battalion unsuccessfully tries to make up for mediocre gameplay with online co-operative multiplayer and high-definition graphics.

In spite of its bright colours and broad jokes, Adventure Time: Super Jumping Finn isn't interesting enough to hold your attention for very long.

Word Smack is a fun and intuitive word game concept that simply hasn't been made the most of.

There's fun to be had here, but Hollywood Monsters has you reaching for the hint button too often to be considered a classic.

Too safe to really be spectacular, Artist Colony is nonetheless a playable people simulator that comes with a unique setting, but fails to truly build on its early promise.

A decent enough tapper with some famous sweaty men, that doesn't add anything to the genre.

A cute if unsophisticated castle defence game, Army Defender is fun to play but doesn't offer much of a challenge.

Awkward controls spoil an original idea in a game that looks better than it plays.

While it does have its moments, Circuits never quite manages to reconcile its free-flowing musical heart with its cumbersome puzzling.

There's a good idea here, but Spellbinders just doesn't manage to see if through to fruition.

A well put together, slightly frantic arcade tapper, there's not much to Don't let the dot die, but what's there is fun.

It may look cute and have a good premise, but Evergrow: Paper Forest falls flat under the lightest of scrutiny.

If you're looking for some meaningful storytelling in a video game, you will love Thomas Was Alone. If you're after a challenge, though, best to steer clear.

A decent multiplayer mode and loads of extras, but let down by poor control and often flawed design.

So-so graphics, a poor saving capability and too few modes make SimCity DS a distinctly average version of what should have been a much more enjoyable experience.

A workmanlike conversion of a workmanlike card game, but a treat for superhero strategists.

It's fun to see your favourite characters working and fighting together, but the gimmick wears off as you suffer through boring combat and fanfic-level storytelling.

Novel gameplay quickly gets lost in the mix of pop culture pandering and painful load times.

Showcases excellent visuals and engaging gameplay, but is shot down by frustrating and inaccurate controls.

Brick People is high on repetition and noisy spectacle, low on meaningful depth or addictive elements. Kids will embrace it, but it's a shame the gameplay isn't as sticky as the product design. Instead of being a brick flung through the church window of mediocrity, it's just another brick in the wall.

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

Great graphics aren't enough to save endless jumping game Volcano Escape from floaty controls.

Plentiful content paired with stiff graphics make MyTP One Mountain a decent, if unmemorable, skiing and snowboarding game.

A cheap and cheerful destroy-em-up that makes up for in fun what it lacks in elegance.

Snoopy Coaster has the same thrills as last year's Madcoaster, but also the same game design, objectives, menus, sound effects, in-app purchases, shop items, and power-ups.

Without a compelling story or multiplayer it's hard to find a reason worth sticking with the plain strategy gameplay of Hills and Rivers Remain.

Exponential Invasion is an inventive and solid maths puzzler that's just too short.

In visual and gameplay terms, this freemium action title hits the bullseye, but the complete absence of any kind of storyline robs it of purpose.

Despite its name, Starborn Anarkist isn't all that different from other dual-stick shooters. It isn't very shocking in any regard, and it won't change anything about any topic it touches. But it's an enjoyable enough shooter.

A good enough endless arcade runner that you'll tire of sooner rather than later.

A solid endless runner, but we've pretty much seen everything it has to offer before.

Got Cow? is a clever and bracingly difficult physics-puzzler that's been pipped to the post by a more famous rival.

An entertaining, if underdeveloped, physics-based puzzler that's just far too shallow to sustain momentum.

This oddly-placed prequel is a scrappy game with some frustrating puzzles, but it's still an absorbing little ghost story.

It might have interesting ideas, but Blade Guardian buries them under an uninspiring style and repetitive levels.

In attempting to add further RTS elements to the tower defence genre, City Conquest has failed to produce much in attack, leaving an experience that's only half-satisfying.

Apestorm: Full Bananas is only ever fleeting fun, and makes for a mostly forgettable experience.

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.

Steins;Gate is a suitable introduction to the visual novel, but content-wise it's certainly not for everyone.

Like the ice cream van you're put in charge of, Ice Cream Nomsters doesn't carry very much produce, but what there is of it has a pleasant aftertaste.

A rock solid strategy core, but doesn't have the bells and whistles nor the replay value expected at its price point.

The Incredible Hulk isn't actually a bad game, but it's a shame that, despite shaking them up a little, it's not quite good enough to HULK SMASH! our preconceptions.

Poor design prevents the cool idea that is Star Wars: Battle for Hoth from becoming a great tower defence game.

Ambitious from start to finish, MLB Perfect Inning goes in too many different directions and feels unfocused, rushed, and overwhelming to the non-hardcore.

What starts off as a likeable and good looking physics puzzlers ends up a little disappointing.

A futuristic re-skin can't hide the flaws from appearing in one of this usually reliable series' weakest titles. Budding, but no full bloom.

Ms. Spell has promise and polish but this roguelike suffers from basic mechanics that quickly becomes repetitive.

There's a solid endless runner here, but it doesn't offer anything you haven't seen before.

A marked improvement earns FIFA 07 a toehold in the DS Premiership, but it'll need to work harder next time to keep moving up.

Impossible Caves is well-made but utterly charmless and infuriatingly difficult.

Comprising some interesting twists on gameplay, Friend or Foe provides great co-op play but making your way through the game on your own isn't anywhere near as much fun.

Division Cell is an attractive casual puzzler, but its wishy-washy concept and vague gameplay means it never truly gets its hooks into you.

A lack of online play and other minor shortcomings sully MX vs ATV Untamed, although the experience still manages to rev up some excitement.

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.

A fun and polished 3D space combat game with an amusing story that somewhat overshadows the by-the-book gameplay.

Alter World packages a fascinating premise into a slightly battered presentational box.

Tron Evolution is a solid action/puzzle title but underneath the neon art style there's no much you haven't seen before.

An attempt at modernising classic arcade gameplay, Minotaur Rescue fails due to awkward, imprecise controls.

Charming in both concept and appearance, but its brand of button-mashing action is simultaneously simplistic and unwieldy.

Fun and the type of game the PSP desperately needs, but it is disappointingly restrained in both substance and creativity.

Ultimately a little bit of a plain Jane, Hooga hits all the right notes, but doesn't necessarily play them in the right order.

A slickly produced, decently entertaining endless-climber - but one that's far too familiar to stand out from the heaving genre crowd.

The Incredible Machine won't impress in the same fashion as when it was first released, but it still offers a decent collection of surreal physics puzzles.

There's a great game struggling to escape the apparent confines of the 3DS here, but weak visuals and terrible sound make it a purchase only for those that can't play it any other way.

A promisingly fresh arcade joust-'em-up that's knocked off its stride by a heavy-handed free-to-play upgrade system.

As charming as it is limited, Wicked Lair is a nice distraction but little more. Well worth the price of admission, hopefully future updates can boost the game's longevity.

A polished and engaging puzzler, but it doesn't quite have the claws to remain on your homescreen for long.

A decent enough game, but there's not enough here that really sparks into life.

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.

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

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

While it starts brightly, after an hour or so Fold the Adventure has faded significantly.

It might bear the board game's name, but Pictionary owes more to mobile gaming than it does to the collection in your cupboard.

Kingdom: The Blood is an incredibly challenging action game that, while entertaining, needs a few tweaks to reach its potential.

Dash & Bash is a solid and characterful casual game that falls short of greatness due to poor controls and excessive difficulty.

There's a strange emptiness at the core of Re-Volt Classic, and while it's sometimes enjoyable, you never feel like you're having as much fun as you should be.

An interesting idea that failed to turn into an interesting game, 94% is largely dull.

One the series' die-hards only. Everyone else should bite the bullet and accept that for this season at least, FIFA's leagues ahead.

A little overwhelming, but very slick to play, Current will have its fans, but the majority of players will be left bewildered.

A solid work game, with a few wrinkles, that should keep fans of the genre reasonably happy.