A clever, unique top-down shooter that is ultimately enjoyable, if only for a short while.

An occasionally interesting shooter, Abyss Attack is a little too flat to really recommend.

There's a good game somewhere here, but Amateur Surgeon 3 tries too hard to make sure you don't see any of it.

Muscle Run is an adequate arcade racer-cum-endless runner that isn't quite slick or balanced enough to warrant repeat play.

A clever take on the bowling genre, Undead Bowling is entertaining for a while, but soon succumbs to repetition.

Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you SteamWorld Dig: Your new favourite Nintendo 3DS game.

A brilliant mix of precision and fun, Mikey Hooks is a worthy sequel to its illustrious forebear.

Gorgeous to look at and fun to play, Lightning Fighter 2's biggest weakness is the greediness of the developer.

Simple controls disguise an incredibly engaging and challenging adventure. An Alien with a Magnet is a near-faultless mobile release.

Chillaxian delivers what its name promises: an arcade shooter that manages to be challenging and mellow.

Bursting with detail and imaginative character design, not to mention rock solid twin stick blasting, Monster Shooter 2 simply makes shooting stuff fun.

Inventive, addictive, and eminently playable, Hermit Crab in Space plays to the PS Vita's strengths.

The upgrade-focused gameplay means that skill doesn't count for much in Asterix: Megaslap, but it's jolly good fun all the same.

While its single-player sections are decent enough, Lub vs Dub's uproarious multiplayer is more than worth the entrance fee alone.

101 DinoPets 3D is a straightforward but entertaining game for under-10s.

The only tower defence game on Vita you'll likely ever need, PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate HD is stuffed with content, and is a gigantic challenge.

An addictive, brilliantly designed blast of twitch and score-chasing, Pivvot is a wonderful way to waste a few hours.

A brilliantly well put-together labour of love, Kid Tripp will have you gnashing your teeth and screaming with joy.

Knightmare Tower is brash, glitchy, and it doesn't last very long, but it packs a lot of high-intensity fun into the two or three hours it'll take you to finish it.

A very poor excuse for an action role-playing game. The combat is dull, the levelling-up is unrewarding, and the story is laughably poor. Definitely one to avoid.

Dropchord's thumping soundtrack hides a rather frustrating and repetitive game that just doesn't feel that satisfying to play.

A breath of fresh air, Dragon's Crown proves that arcade beat-'em-ups still have a lot of fight left in them.

League of Mages pits you into one-on-one magical combat with real players, but its flat grind-heavy gameplay lacks any hint of magic.

A well put-together game that offers some quick puzzling fun, Blitz Block Robo doesn't have enough fresh ideas to keep you playing for long.

Lums demonstrates that there's still some originality left in the dark corners of the physics-based puzzle genre.

Zapping birds is still entertaining, but Bird Zapper: Seasons isn't the electrifying sequel we were hoping for. Disappointing.

Adding a competitive multiplayer element to the tired endless-runner genre is fine in theory, but in practice Battle Rush is as tedious as any number of sub-par single-player alternatives.

Part-racer, part-side-scrolling shooter, Delta-V Racing offers an impressive amount of excitement and challenge, and it can be played using just a single finger.