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.