Far from grand strategy or intricate planning, StickWars 3 is about flicking little men into the air and watching them flop down in glorious puddles of gore.

The harsh AI difficulty will diminish its appeal, but 7th Guest: Infection remains a well-presented and interesting boardgame.

A solid physics-puzzler with a limited lifespan and in need of some polish.

The dragon returns to form. The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning is a well-designed, satisfying action game.

Before you dismiss Dragon Quest Tact as another gacha game that brings nothing new to the table, it’s worth a try to download and see if it’s your cup of tea. You can also take advantage of the very first “Scout” chance you get for ten pulls - rerolling or retrying again and again helps you nab S-Rank monsters right from the get-go. I personally lucked out with three S-Rank pulls from the draw pool, and yes, they’re worth every tap.

Frustration is common in Getting Over It, yet its sense of progression and improvement can be quite addictive.

Gem Keeper's wonderful presentation and rock-solid fundamentals are undermined by a difficulty level that veers all over the place, but this is still a polished and enjoyable tower defence experience.

QatQi is a fun and immensely stylish word puzzler, though its solo Scrabble gameplay isn't quite as innovative or compelling as its presentation would suggest.

A fun casual puzzler with some novel concepts, let down by an uneven difficulty curve and unnecessary IAPs.

Nice face, shame about the legs. Despite some great locations and visuals Underworld's gameplay will feel a bit on the bland side for regular pocket gamers - the more casual crowd should love it, though.

Monster Dash is a spunky spin on the speedy platformer with a short shelf life.

A simple shoot and score highscore game, Flick Kick Football is ephemeral fun.

NBA Jam is one slammin', jammin' ball game, but where's the multiplayer?

Neon Chrome is a solid twin-stick shooter with more meat to it than you might initially expect.

It might not be super original, but this is a well balanced and pretty intriguing card-battler.

The Silent Age: Episode Two wraps up the story nicely, but it wastes its clever time-travelling mechanic.

A slick and well put together free to play board game. It's not the greatest game ever, but it's worth a look.

One Epic Game is the Michael Bay of gaming apps. Gaudy explosions and self-referential jokes disguise a simple but robust design.

Far from revolutionary, Fancy Pants is an interesting, slightly muddled game that still manages to have moments of high-speed brilliance.

Let's Golf! 3D is inferior to its smartphone caddies due to framerate issues, but is still well worth chipping in for.

Tiny Barbarian DX is a great little retro-inspired platformer that riffs on the likes of Donkey Kong Country, but it suffers from repetition and a lack of inspiration at times.

Tough, frustrating, and a little too twitchy, Super Hexagon is nonetheless a skilfully constructed and compelling game / instrument of torture.

Find the Line is a mellow puzzle game that's marred by loud, frequent ads.

Kawaii Kitchen is a fairly simple experience, but it's cute and the fact that it's not full of microtransactions or pay-to-win really makes it feel like a fantastic experience.

Friendly Fire! gives a subtle but effective prod to Clash of Clans's take on strategy rather than a full-blown revolution, but it's focus on real-world locations and revenge attacks equips it with an arsenal worthy of warfare.

A bargain, considering what you get for your money. Lots to see and do here.

You'll dislike the approach Ubisoft took to the presentation of Michael Jackson in the title, as well as the paltry number of songs on offer, but look past these issues and this is a great rhythm-action title that makes smart use of the Vita's touchscreen.

Red Remover Blast is a solid puzzle game that will appeal to fans of Red Remover, as well as newcomers to the series.