Mutant Mudds is a great slice of retro-styled platforming for the 3DS, which just falls at the last few hurdles.

What it lacks in authenticity, it makes up for in gameplay. Arguably the best football game on the system - once you've mastered the basics.

Gunman Clive 2 is full of good ideas and surprises, but it can often feel a little flat.

A faithful replication of a mentally taxing strategy board game, Neuroshima Hex is limited by its small selection of gameplay modes but offers an engrossing and complex multiplayer experience.

While Prince of Persia: Lost Crown is a scaled-down entry among its full 3D peers, it has flashy and fun moments that work well for mobile gaming.

XC2: Torna - The Golden Country is a wonderful add-on to an already great game, but as a standalone experience it doesn't quite work.

Enigmatic and inviting, challenging and intuitive, Kiwanuka truly is a game of alchemy.

Rockstar has done a commendable job of bringing a stone-cold classic to mobile. Controls let the package down, but it's worth the cost for the memories.

The Fractured But Whole is an unexpectedly fun casual RPG that's really easy to pick up and play.

Plump and ripe for roasting, Angry Birds is as addictive as any puzzler gets with light-hearted gameplay that flies with the best of the flock.

One third rubbish and one third brilliance, The Sly Trilogy reminds us why the series is so much fun to play and why we forgot about it in the first place.

If you already own the originals and were left wanting more then you'll be well-served with Pokémon Black and White Version 2. If you're new to the series, or you've just missed a couple of entries, you can't afford to miss this terrific RPG-lite adventure.

Virtual City is an unfocused take on time management that explodes with variety to its own detriment.

Joe Danger Infinity is another top auto-runner from Hello Games with style and bucketloads of content, but it's way too similar to last year's offering.

The End is Nigh isn't a platformer for the faint-hearted but it will keep you addicted for a good long while, and feels right at home on the Switch.

Like Doodle Jump on absinthe, GoatUp is another welcome dose of Minter madness.

Ironcast is a match three roguelike with surprisingly detailed tactical combat, but it's as much based of random luck as it is your own forward planning.

A decent driving model set within a rich virtual petrolhead lifestyle world that – occasional technical glitches aside – can prove absorbing.

Overall, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate is a game that fans will love, and newcomers will get something out of if they invest their time. It's big, tough, and full of dangers, and if grindy, loot-filled action is your bag, then you should jump straight in. But the complete package is lacking some spit and polish that more modern titles have, and it feels like something of a consolation prize for Switch owners compared to Monster Hunter World and its many changes and improvements to the series on other consoles.

Yes, it's sweet, but look beyond the cute visuals and you'll discover a slickly produced, deeply enthralling strategy game, which combines tactical planning with edge-of-your-seat scrambles.

Phoenix boasts impressive artwork, smooth animation, and addictive action which are devalued by the absence of strategy and depth.

A fun and humorous operation, Amateur Surgeon 2 suffers from complications with its controls and difficulty spikes, but remains an appealing prospect.

While it's a fun mix of match-three puzzling and role-playing, Dungeon Raid fails to set the two elements in a solid structure and so never gains any long-term appeal.

Just like the marines battling it out against hell's minions, it feels like we've been here before. It's still an intense and entertaing experience - it just isn't a new one.

Even if fishing holds no appeal to you, this digital representation is eminently playable and should keep you hooked for quite some time.

Fun, stylish and unique, Surveillant overcomes its relative brevity and sticky controls to stick out as one of the freshest iPhone experiences around.

In spite of some appealing presentation and a suitably epic quest, Illusia possesses a generic nature and ill-conceived controls prevent it from contributing much to the genre.

Radio Flare REDUX comes close to generating a connection between music and gameplay, though its entertaining action pulsates more with style than sound.