A jumble of ideas that don't work very well together or apart, this is one to avoid.

It's less to do with being the Man of Steel, more a rusty version of the tin man – because this is a game without a heart.

A passionless take on a great license. Only but the most battle hardened Call of Duty fans should even consider taking this one down to the range.

A novel release for sure, but one only the most steadfast Japanophiles will enjoy.

A bland casual puzzler with an irritatingly imprecise control system, FreeDum would seriously bug you if it wasn't so instantly forgettable.

Shaq was the player that got me into basketball, Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn might be the title that gets me out of gaming.

Naruto: Path of the Ninja may star a sprightly yellow-haired youth, but its gameplay is old and tired. Even fans of the manga are going to have a hard time choking down this stale piece of gaming.

Forget the freemium fluff: Real Football 2012's big problem is that its attempt to simulate the beautiful game is left sorely wanting, with jagged and jerky matches undermining all the social slop Gameloft's slapped on top.

If it weren't so unfairly difficult, Chopper I would be a good-looking but average-playing shmup. If you're really craving a super-tough shooter, this might barely fill that gap.

Escape from Laville 2 is a poorly-made adventure game of interest only to any Escape from Laville fans out there.

Offering no discernible improvement over its lacklustre predecessor and paling in comparison to more accomplished DS football titles, PES 2008 is best relegated to bench-warming duty.

With fundamentally broken combat and nothing new to bring to the table, Colossus Command is a boring and insipid retread of all that's come before it.

Ruh-roh! Another "Don't worry, the children will never see past the licence to realise the game is rubbish" attempt unmasked.

Humdrum presentation mingles with a bare minimum of gameplay to spawn a unique experiment, but little else.

A hollow experience, layered with dull humour, that you should definitely avoid.

Perfection contains a solid central mechanic and it's nicely presented, but the unadorned slicing wears thin very quickly.

A bland experienced robbed of energy and excitement by identikit missions and limited level design.

A short, undemanding romp through the dressings of an infinitely better console title.

This isn't a game. I don't know what it is, but it's not a game.

An average slingshot physics game spoiled by a pitiful fantasy veneer and an irritating freemium payment structure

Despite its shortcomings, not so much a bad game as just a boring (and buggy) one that lacks bite.

A game that leaves you lost and confused from the start, Violett just doesn't make any sense.

An abstract, atmospheric exploration adventure near-ruined by a breathtakingly ill-conceived iOS port.

An uninspired endless chase that never quite gets out of the starting blocks, Turbolab Pursuit has its moments, but they're few and far between.

An uninteresting matching puzzler that's slotted into a structure big on monotony, Cradle of Rome demonstrates game concepts shouldn't be built in a day.

The license promises much but Lord of the Rings: Conquest is a cheap cash-in that should be avoided. Even Grima Wormtongue would have to agree

Cursed with a lack of innovation, an unduly harsh challenge and a terrible script, Zombie Crisis 3D 2 is one of the less appealing twin-stick shooters currently available for iOS devices.

For all its silliness, Soccer Slammers is just too random to be really engaging.