First impressions count, and your first impression of Bug Princess 2 will probably be 'wow', closely followed by 'good lord', as you weave and blast through its glorious waves of hellish beasts.

There's fun to be had spinning the reels, but King Cashing 2 doesn't do enough to stave off the inherent shallowness of its battles.

A pint-sized facsimile of the massively successful home console brawler, Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition overcomes its minor interface issues to become one of the finest portable punch-ups we've experienced in years.

An engaging, polished, and deep strategy game with just a few niggles to dull the shine.

Indeed, it's somewhat ironic that only now, with the integration of Wi-Fi, Pokémon has become the community game it's always pretended to be. Casting a retrospective eye upon the series, it would appear that every game since the series started in 1995 has just been a level up. This, finally, is the real deal. [JPN Import]

It might not have the drama of the courtroom, but Devil's Attorney is still a great way to waste a few hours getting criminals off the hook.

Bravely Default breaks from the traditional JRPG mould time and time again, providing dozens of hours of clever adventuring.

Ultimate Spider-Man: Total Mayhem is fantastic fun, offering the speed and variety of a top notch action game with the vibrant colour and characters of a great comic book.

Night in the Woods is a rich and heart-filled story that's easy to fall in love with and incredibly hard to forget.

Cute but incredibly difficult, Penumbear oozes brooding malice and will cause a great deal of frustration - but the unique gameplay is tight and appealing enough to keep you enthralled.

One of the must-have PSP games of the year, LocoRoco 2 delivers everything we could have wanted - more stuff to unlock and plenty of joyful, secret-packed levels full of weirdness and wonder.

Hotline Miami is brutal, gory, masterful, essential. You'll play for the arcade mob shootings, and stay for the psychedelic style.

Rogue Legacy is a frightfully fun twist on Castlevania, but the nature of its RPG backbone can turn the adventure into a bit of a grind.

Undoubtedly one of the system's best titles to date, Logan's Shadow brightens up the PSP library with a thrilling mixture of remarkably entertaining gameplay and astonishing presentation.

There are a few problems here, but none of them are big enough to detract from the fun you'll mostly be having.

A remarkably generous offering from Team17. Fun, playable, and stuffed to bursting point with content.

A gorgeous-looking game, Badland doesn't quite have the moves to make it a classic.

The Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+ on Switch isn't just a brilliant port - it's arguably the best way to enjoy a modern roguelike classic.

Fantastic retro presentation meets intriguing modern design, Forget-Me-Not is a breath of fresh air.

Super Smash Bros is as fast, frenetic, and wonderfully satisfying on handheld. And this pint size version has more of everything - including fighters, trophies, and modes.

Cut the Rope: Experiments adds lots of kooky contraptions to the original hit.

Beautifully presented and utterly compelling, Async Corp. is one of the best iOS titles you'll play all year.

If you've ever complained about games being dumb, buy this game - it genuinely might make you that little bit smarter.

A relentlessly stylish sensory assault that's so in tune with its underlying mechanics that it works, despite the game's obvious flaws.

Final Fantasy V might not represent the high point of the series, but Square Enix's sympathetic graphical overhaul and that ever-engrossing job system mean that it feels surprisingly fresh in 2013.

Whether you're a long-standing admirer of the original books or a complete newcomer, Forest of Doom is role-playing adventure at its finest, and comes back with delicious fan service to boot.

Rocket Robo is a charming and attractive casual puzzler in which its maker fleshes out its basic concept with solid controls and varied level design.

A well put together match-three puzzler with a solid RPG built around it, Darkin is well worth some time and effort.