One-note combat and some bland settings combine to make Pacific Rim more miss than hit.

A merely adequate approximation of any number of iOS arena blasters, Call of Mini Zombies 2 lacks that crucial vibrancy and flow needed in such an oversubscribed genre.

It may not match the PS3 original for depth, but Tokyo Jungle Mobile is a savvy adaptation for portable players.

Technical flaws and simplified physics stop this from capitalising on the gap in the market it's trying to fill.

A noble effort to bring a PC-style dungeon-crawler to iOS, but Iesabel makes the wrong kind of compromises.

Flip Runner! has a slightly novel approach to the gravity-flipping mechanic seen elsewhere, but it's unremarkable in all other respects.

Cute Heroes is a great looking, but ultimately shallow war of attrition, where only the strongest can compete effectively.

Remember the brawlers of old? This is that. Exactly that, only without the multiplayer you always thought was the best aspect of the genre.

Sugar Rush has a couple of ideas that differentiate it from the likes of Candy Crush Saga, but these aren't enough to make the game special.

Simple and linear, Sprinkle Islands never allows room to think, but it's reasonably entertaining all the same.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. is a welcoming, massive, varied, and superbly executed RPG for all to enjoy.

A series of five taut, well-written character-driven vignettes, that provide a perfect reason to reenter the world of The Walking Dead.

There are some elements which need work, but on the whole Super Skull Smash GO! is highly playable and devilishly challenging.

Tiny Thief is a charming reduction of the point-and-click adventure, though its charm and polish cover over some pretty basic trial-and-error gameplay.

Super Paper Pool has nothing to do with pool or paper, and it's not super either, but if you're looking for a novel physics-puzzler it's worth a try.

This homage to the point and click adventure genre is painfully short, but undeniably entertaining while it lasts.

Like a bottle of fine scotch, SMT IV won't be for everyone - but those RPG enthusiasts who can appreciate its subtlety and challenge will cherish it for years to come.

An ambitious, flawed, but ultimately entertaining FPS, Deus Ex: The Fall is well worth a look.

Simple and stodgy, Assault Wave offers a good chunk of game, but it loses some of its flavour after a while.

Bright, polished, and enjoyable, Respawnables rarely misses its mark.

A refreshingly different approach to the match-three genre that, while has some shortcomings, is a wonderful bit of fun.

A game that, at first, holds promise, but forever lives in the shadow of genre-stablemates that do it far, far better.

A tight and attractive single-thumb racer that prompts you to perfect your lap times, but suffers from somewhat uneven track design.

Style over substance, thanks mostly to some ropey freemium nonsense, Monsters Invade: Oz is a lovely world to be a part of, but only if you have the money to spend while you're there.

It'll ask you to invest significant chunks of time into it, and if you get really serious about it you'll definitely want to splash out on a character or two, but Solstice Arena's top presentation and accessible tactical play make it worth the effort.

Greedy Dwarf has solid arcadey presentation and mostly enjoyable gameplay, but it's far too short on variety and content.

A twee and entertaining sim, Smooth Operators isn't perfect, but it's deep enough to satisfy the call centre-running urges of most.

The Last Ranger is more of the same, with none of the original's main flaws really attended to at all.