Not only is Yoshi's Island DS huge, cute, innovative and beautifully presented, its layering of light platforming skills and hardcore item collection mean it's ideal for all abilities.

Intensely frustrating strategic military shooter, which could do with being massively simplified.

Castle of Illusion combines old school challenge with impeccable presentation to create a fitting tribute to one of the 16-bit era's finest platforming classics.

A solid – often brilliant – simulation, which for some may prove a little too realistic for its own good.

Gameloft expands its Order & Chaos universe with this excellent multiplayer online battle arena game, which is packed with depth and playability. Once more content is added and stability is improved, it will become a mobile must-have.

Patapon 2 improves on some areas of the classy rhythm-based strategy game, but the new leveling up system is overly complex.

Joe Danger 2: The Movie’s oodles of content and its unique platforming/stunt racing hybrid experience makes it an undeniable hit.

A neat action puzzler, Fragger is another example of a popular Flash game making a welcome leap to iPhone.

The Sims 3: Ambitions builds on the core game with a welcome slate of new features, even if they don't make for a must-have expansion pack.

Attractive and addictive, Cubes vs. Spheres is a geometric war worth waging.

FlipShip isn't the most original shooter, but genre fans will enjoy the ride.

A fun and easy to play strategy game that entertains with its great graphics and wide variety of troops and missions.

Hitman GO is a smart and satisfying puzzle game, with loads of content and plenty of variation. It's also totally adorable.

Bravely Second is a worthy sequel to a fantastic game and fans of the series will be very pleased.

With some essential new features, the best football management sim on mobile just got even better.

Deus Ex GO is another triumph that finds crafty puzzles in the DNA of a much-loved franchise.

Plants vs. Zombies belies its cartoonish appearance with a deep and engaging tactical experience providing lasting appeal.

Crisp, bright, and immensely enjoyable, Project Diva f will delight and challenge fans of Vocaloid and rhythm games alike.

An acute mix of intense twin-stick shooter action and dazzling visuals hampered by awkward controls.

While it doesn't win any awards for originality, Pizza Boy is a well-executed, if too short, tribute to classic 2D platform gaming.

Too simple a set up to stretch out across an entire game, Egg vs. Chicken is nonetheless an entertaining match-three battler, even if it comes to the boil a little too quickly.

While differing from the main series, ANNO: The Harbor explores a new style of gameplay that proves franchises can have exciting new life on iPhone and iPod touch.

Thanks to a solid foundation, the new ideas that Chip Chain brings to a crowded table make it a lot of fun.

A run and gun twin-stick shooter with a little more to it than most. Xenowerk has its problems, but it's worth a look all the same.

Divide By Sheep is cheeky, difficult, and an awful lot of fun.

Yes, some people are going to find that steep price point a little off-putting, but this is a superb mobile game that's releasing at the same time on the App Store as it is on other platforms. But even if it wasn't, there'd still be a case to be made that Dandara was worth it. If you're a fan of superbly designed action games, then you owe it to yourself, and to the devs, to give this one a try.

Bright, beautiful and extremely playable, Revenant Wings breathes new life into the portable line of Final Fantasies.

Tapper World Tour is a shot of fun arcade gameplay and colourful graphics that will have you asking for a second round.