Skater is a little lacking and inconsistent to be a really strong choice for sim fans, and it's not arcade-oriented enough for casual players. This is a great first push forward, but the title needs improvement to run with its peers.

A dire tutorial mars what's otherwise a solid adaptation of a great strategy game.

A decent enough arcade dodger. The idea at its core raises The Hardest Flight up from mediocrity.

It's messy in places, but Orgarhythm is a compelling mixture of strategy and rhythm that you won't see anywhere else.

A scrappy football game that harks back to the days of Sensible Soccer, Active Soccer takes real dedication to master and offers a welcome alternative to FIFA's casual, ultra-professional approach.

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

A tough mixture of time management and puzzle, Farm Frenzy 3 HD doesn't push the series significantly forward, but it's still good fun.

It's not Dungeon Keeper, but Dungeon Keeper has enough going for it that it's worth a punt.

Nonstop Chuck Norris is just a reskin of Nonstop Knight, so you're either going to love it or hate it.

Monetization really does stand out as being greedy and egregious, but it can't mask what is an otherwise fun adaptation of the Mario Kart formula on mobile.

Minor grievances with the finer points of combat aside, Mediatonic's latest is a handsome, challenging, laugh-out-loud funny arena-based brawler.

An arcade experience so authentic it'll have you shoving 10p coins in your Vita's cartridge slot.

It's a little buggy, and a little repetitive, but if you put the time in you'll find a bombastic game that fits nicely onto the Vita.

Lara's first adventure retains its capacity for wide-open wonder, but the idiosyncratic controls, punishing difficulty, and sparse environments won't appeal to a mainstream crowd the way they once did.

In Too Deep is a focused start for this promising mini-series, but never really gets out of third-gear.

A short, sharp burst of arcade fun, Sinking Feeling is well worth picking up for a quick blase.

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle makes up for its lacking content with the kind of ridiculous, fun fighting that only Arc System Works can create.

Despite the game not having any new mechanics, the levels are polished, there is a good amount of challenge in each level, and the characters are just really fun to interact with. It’s a well-made platformer with some new characters that I just can’t get enough of.

A genuine surprise. The intoxicating mixture of exhilarating stunt work and impressive pace help to make this a top-notch racing title, albeit one with a few disappointing issues.

Suburbia is rough around almost every edge, but is built on solid enough foundations to deliver a satisfying experience in terms of both strategy and a sense of progress.

Avatar Legends: Realms Collide is a fan-service 4X strategy where the worlds of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra collide. It probably won't be appealing to non-fans of the franchise - but given how huge the fanbase is, that might not necessarily be a bad thing.

You might be surprised where the actual meat of the game lies, but Warhammer 40,000: Carnage is a well put together, entertaining diversion.

Leap of Fate is a fun and flashy mix up of genres that'll keep your fingers busy for a while.

A solid and entertaining game, Oscura Second Shadow doesn't quite do enough to make it stand out from its predecessor.

Attractive and addictive, this clone of Puzzle Bobble ticks almost all the right boxes, but its reliance on in-app purchases means it's best sampled in short doses.

There's no giant mechanical spider and no Will Smith, but Wild Wild West is still a rather pleasant surprise.

An entertaining, if familiar, shooter, Velocispider may not be the most original title on the App Store, but it offers up a good dose of dependable old skool gaming.

A sedate and soothing puzzler, Lines the Game doesn't offer much of a challenge, but that's not really the point.