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.

Speedway GP looks great, but bad controls and anally retentive gameplay make it mediocre.

Pixel Hell has great retro style and 8-bit sound design but is condemned by its own wrath-rousing bugs and luck-of-the draw mechanics.

A shiny new look for tower defence games that breathes some new life into the genre, Defen-G Astro isn't quite a revolution, but it's still good fun.

Bright, simple, and fiendishly addictive, Explodables is in desperate need of some simplification and a balanced level structure with a more gradual learning curve.

Megastunt Mayhem is a light-on-its-feet monster truck game with arcade fun.

Riot Rings may not be as violent as its title suggests, but its huge amount of content, excellent polish, and addictive gameplay ensure it runs rings around its opposition.

This old skool casual puzzler is functional but lacklustre.

A retro remake with a real sadistic streak that fails to bring anything other than frustration and annoyance back with it.

It looks and sounds great, but the dire AI, weak combat, and a lack of online multiplayer leave Ancient Trader HD's strong premise all at sea.

Pod Odyssey is a nice Lunar Lander homage, but heavy controls hamper the fun.