Assault Vector is a slow space blast for an hour or two, but it's all too easy to crush your foes after a dozen upgrades.

There's some fun to be had with Spelunker Party, but unfortunately there's also a lot of frustration as well.

A rip-off of Plants vs. Zombies which boasts new ideas but sadly lacks the conviction to employ them effectively, Asterix: Total Annihilation fails to do justice to the long-running character.

Star Trek Tactical Assault is a limited strategy combat game with a few nice Star Trek touches, but after several encounters, hypersleep may beckon.

Innovative and imaginative use of the iPhone here, and an interesting social experiment and experience. Bounden's unforgiving nature too often erodes fun and leads to frustration rather than beauty and elegance, though.

If you're a JRPG addict, then Mystical Chronicles is worth a visit. There are, however, plenty of better alternatives on the PlayStation Store.

A jumbled game that never sparks into life, Hay Ewe has some nice ideas, but they never get to shine through.

While there are some standout moments in Cracking Sands, all too often it feels like it isn't quite finished.

Trading on its licence and some scraps of humour from the Simpsons table, The Simpsons: Tapped Out is a bog-standard city sim with little to recommend it once you get past the Groening gloss.

A beautiful on-rails shooter that delivers furious deep space combat on a presentational front. Sadly, its grasp for strategic action doesn't quite work and those underlying mechanics simply can't support its repetitive framework.

A big idea that flounders at almost every turn, Fate of Nations is too frustrating and slow paced to be really entertaining.

The hand-drawn animation is superb but Dragon's Lair II doesn't offer anything new over its illustrious predecessor, and in fact feels like a less appealing game due to its nonsensical plot.

Limited in both scope and ambition, something that even sticking half the movie in at the start of missions doesn't mask.

RETSNOM promises great things, and has good moments, but is ultimately trite and not all that interesting.

Gravity Duck is cute and clever, but never surprises and rarely poses a challenge. All in all, it's a bit of a lame duck.

Beautiful but slim and unexciting, Hard Racing is a title you'll want to steer clear of.

A standard endless-runner that's hampered by its dodgy controls, lack of social features, cheap deaths, and painfully unfunny humour. Verdict? Jog on.

Lack of instructions, bugs, and a weak sense of history bedevil what is, at heart, an interesting and accessible strategy game.

A fun if familiar concept that is hamstrung by wonky controls. Might be more fun following a round or two of updates.

V4 offers players a wealth of content, but little of it is compelling. A decent combat system and beautiful graphics aren't enough to overcome a bloated upgrade system, poor voice acting, and a generic gameplay experience.

Memopoly has an interesting idea at its heart, but its barrage of adverts and repetitive gameplay make it hard to enjoy for long.

A dull shooter wrapped in an angry freemium model, Gunner Z is enjoyable for a while, but it soon fades.

There's a great and interesting game buried inside Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, but its energy system ultimately kills it.

While the theme is fun and the graphics are nice, Office Jerk is a poor-man's Paper Toss.

Cars 2 features some surprisingly unique stealth sections, but is let down by the awful controls and terrible racing action.

Gal Metal is a great idea that fits well on the Switch, but sloppy pacing and a crushing difficulty curve make it hard to recommend.

Compelling enough at first, this sports management sim doesn't have the hook(shot) required to keep you invested it in for the season.

Brothers in Arms 3 is an enjoyable shooter with lots of content and smart controls, but its buried under so many IAPs it feels like a hilarious parody of free to play games.