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]

The Pillars of the Earth is a detailed and rich narrative adventure with a few irritating audio goofs that break the immersion.

Blessed with instantly appealing gameplay, engaging presentation, and plenty of long-term challenge, Super Mole Escape is a must-have download.

It might not hit the right notes all the time, but Shadowrun Returns has enough going for it to make it an easy recommendation.

Solid, simple, and effective controls are the basis for an entertaining one-touch experience.

Kairosoft continues its management game dominance with Mega Mall Story: our addiction levels beg for mercy.

A wonderfully put together game that manages to take the best elements of two genres and squish them together into a cohesive whole. Highly recommended.

There's an interesting idea here, but Hundreds just isn't inspiring enough for you to want to stick around to find it.

A decent shooter retooled into something approaching a classic. Buy with confidence.

A slick endless runner that borrows the best bits from its contemporaries but fails to inject any new life into its meticulously assembled corpse.

Solid card-based strategy and tactics result in a surefire hit for fans of the Catan persuasion.

A confidently executed and extremely stylish puzzler with a heavy reliance on its innovative ribbon-swiping mechanic.

A classy conversion of the latest Phoenix Wright game that makes up for a certain lack of freshness with a high degree of polish.

But lying at the heart is the same solid gameplay that was popular in the nineties - unforgiving at times, but a shining example of what makes the series great.

A tough, generously proportioned retro 2D platformer package - with a decent match-three puzzler thrown in as a bonus.

Full of blood and death, Minigore 2: Zombies is a brief blast of gibbet-fuelled fun.

Come for the extreme violence, stay for one of the best single-player experiences in the genre. Mortal Kombat is back and brilliant.

It owes much to Trials HD, but Bike Baron is one of the most addictive iOS games around.

A brilliant and original game that tests your dexterity and your brain power, Micro Miners deserves your attention.

A brilliant digital version of a brilliant card game, Magic 2014 is every bit as impressive as its predecessor and adds more to the mix, too.

Antihero gets mobile board gaming in 2018 off to a really impressive start. It's fun, it's fast, and you're going to lose a good deal of time in its skullduggery and underhand activities.

A thrilling combination of fantasy novel and RPG, Sorcery! offers a wonderfully fresh take on interactive fiction.

A marriage of new variety with classic action yields a worthwhile union.

If you're okay with making your own fun, and delight in recounting homespun stories, then Terraria is the game for you.

A tremendous port of a great indie game, and a must-buy on iOS.

Turbo Dismount is a single-note game, but it plays that note painfully well.

Space Invaders may now be the unfashionable side of 30 but it's still able to mix it up with the best modern gaming has to offer. This is a superlative modernisation of a classic game.

A mobile game that thinks outside the box, and does it brilliantly. Expect to be hearing about Clash Royale clones in the not-too-distant future.