What promises to be a fun little arcade racer disappoints by falling back on too many generic endless runner tropes.

Mired in mediocrity, Boom Bugs fails to excite.

The concept of turtle stacking promises a lot of physics-based fun, and while Turtle Totem has a kernel of a great idea at its core, the gameplay just doesn't deliver.

Unwieldy and unfocused, there's a good game struggling to emerge from the core of Ethan: Meteor Hunter, but it never quite manages to do so.

300 the video game could have been a lot worse for sure, but it's a shame that it couldn't have aped the film and comic's more contemporary, slick and glossy finish.

This platform-puzzler has some decent ideas, but it's not likely to be anyone's Cavorite iOS brain-tickler.

Slow turn-based racing makes Disc Drivin' a mediocre game that lacks fun and excitement.

As tired a Transformers tie-in as you're ever likely to see, EA's Dark of the Moon soon descends into repetition, and is far too tedious as a result.

The Edgar Allan Poe Conspiracy may interest diehard fans of the hidden objects genre, but a lack of puzzle variety is an awful turnoff.

Panic offers up a decent enough setting, but its inconsistent touch screen interface and jerky visuals prevent it from living up to its promise.

Wizards War lacks the polish, quality gameplay, and feature set to be anything more than a lightweight strategy game.

A colourful and briefly entertaining but ultimately repetitive and irritating freemium physics game.

House Pest will amuse the youngest and least experienced with its silly skits and shallow mini-games, but don't expect it to be a hit with the whole family.

If you're looking for a mighty challenge, then this may well be the music game for you. That's doubley so if you're still listening to the likes of Marilyn Manson and Papa Roach.

Steel Horizon offers some strategic subtleties, but the slowness of gameplay means it takes a very dedicated commander to unlock its twists and turns.

A polished but ultimately bland game, Spoing will fill up the spare minute here and there but there are plenty of better casual iOS titles available.

What could have been the iPhone's best looking beat-'em-up turns out to be an empty firework show with little for you to actually do.

Hipster Smackdown plays like an extremely polished mini-game. So, while it looks and plays just fine, it quickly grows stale.

A colourful freemium tower offence game that lacks the tactical scope and imagination to capitalise on its toy box premise.

Virus Eradicator can feel more miss than hit, but its biggest problem is that it just doesn't stand out.

A hollow experience that could be so much better, Angry Birds Go! never feels fair or fun.

Gal*Gun 2 has its charms, but they're hidden beneath lacklustre shooting and lengthy, repetitive levels.

Striker Arena has some great ideas and you'll want to love it, but it's too cumbersome, disjointed, and shallow to last.

Pick up the game if you’re a fan of the Hyperdimension Neptunia series, but stay away if you’re looking for a solid strategy RPG.

Tomb Breaker is a reasonably fresh but extremely shallow gem-matching puzzler. It proves mildly diverting, but fails to add anything meaningful to the genre.

Putting forth a few good ideas before wringing them dry through overuse, Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D is worth a go if you find it on fire sale. Otherwise, don't waste your time.

A satisfying tactical board game ruined by a dreadful digital conversion and profit model.

Crimson Gem Saga only looks the part of a classic role-playing game and is actually a synthetic reproduction that lacks the glittering quality of the real thing.