A decent enough experience for younger players, the nine mini-games of EA Playground provide plenty of addictive – if not hugely challenging – fun.

Overall, I and Me has some good ideas but the gameplay dries up too quickly to warrant hours of play.

The licence promises so much but sadly Star Wars: Trench Run ends up clumsy, value-starved interpretation of one of cinema's most iconic scenes.

Pyramids is a clever puzzler at times, but more often than not it's too leaden to let you fully appreciating what it has to offer.

A fine idea, but technical flaws, uneven difficulty and an almost total absence of logic ruin what could have been a great strategy game.

Dracula: The Path of the Dragon strikes a supreme style, but doesn't stake claim to the depth of gameplay and satisfaction to support such an ambitious setting.

A disappointing entry that proves itself incapable of overcoming the issues of its forebears - Warriors Orochi 4 is, simply put, a relic.

It may be mildly diverting and moderately entertaining, but this latest entry in the Mystery Dungeon series sadly fails to improve on its already disappointing predecessor.

A conventional, by-the-numbers shooter that just about stands out for its enjoyable firefights, in both single and multiplayer, and for being the first handheld FPS to really work.

Claybook is gorgeous and playful, but its core gameplay focus simply isn't compelling.

Goes all-in with its action-packed shooter gameplay, but a short campaign, limited multiplayer support, and a stack of shortcomings call its bluff.

A polished tie-in for pre-teens but it's singularly lacking in ideas, imagination or depth.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity is a great dungeon-crawler for kids, but the older generations will find it too watered down.

Some primping is all that's needed to make this inventive new approach to music gaming a gold hit.

An interesting mash of ideas that never quite gels together, Mind Zero rambles on too much for its own good.

Farming Simulator 2012 is slow, repetitive, ugly, and dull. But that doesn't mean it's not a relaxing and often addictive little diversion, too.

Chibi-Robo returns in his most predictable and forgettable adventure yet: a by-the-books collect-em-up romp.

Battlestone has polish to spare and is fun in small doses, but over time it becomes too much of a grind to maintain your interest.

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.

Crash City Mayhem will make you pull a variety of faces, ranging from raised eyebrows, to indifference, to disappointment.

In trying to make a game based on the movie, they've ended up making a movie based on the movie. It's not as good as the real thing.

A slick port of a proven formula. Michael Jackson fans, of which there are many, will find much to enjoy.

Trial by Survival fails to realise the potential for cautious exploration and surprise discoveries in such a post-apocalyptic scavenging setup, and includes an ill-suited twin-stick combat system to boot.

Occasionally intriguing, but never as much as it wants to be, Gnu Revenge offers a reasonably entertaining experience for a while, but soon dawdles off into repetition.

After Burner Climax is appropriately named. It's an excitement that just doesn't last long.

A bit more entertaining than reading a textbook, only not as effective. Stick to Minna no Nihongo and Japanesepod101.

Imprecise controls and a lack of lasting challenge hamper this otherwise perfectly adequate translation of the sport it's named after.

Gorgeous art and music make Seashine well worth playing, but expensive upgrades, unnecessary time pressures, and a genre that's all wrong prevent it from being truly great.