With its clever gimmick, smart design, and charming sense of style, Bad Hotel is a fine addition to the tower defence genre.

A cute tower-building game that does its best to hide its tedium under cute graphics and simple mini-games.

Dull, repetitive, and lacking content, Foosball 2012 might get the feel of the physical game right, but it doesn't do much else.

A cynically deceptive experience that promises deep strategy while delivering the same old social freemium 'gameplay'.

A bright and humorous point-and-click adventure with excellent dialogue but frustrating gameplay - just like they used to make 'em.

Breakout updated. Wizorb is more intense than your average stab at the format. And the inclusion of extra abilities and retro appearance refresh a genre that didn't seem to be going anywhere.

A fun little monkey-flinger, Chimpact is an entirely forgettable, overwhelmingly cheerful slice of twee gaming nonsense.

Imbued with a retro style and blessed with tight controls, Kid Vector calls to mind the great platformers of yesteryear, but sadly lacks long-term prospects.

All the content of the Amiga originals - plus some new levels - make this update a must-have for retro enthusiasts and twin-stick blaster fans alike. It's just disappointing that the two-player mode wasn't included.

After a lot of false FPS /TPS starts, Trigger Fist is the first iOS shooter that works within the limitations of the hardware, and it's remarkably good fun.

Blessed with instantly appealing gameplay, engaging presentation, and plenty of long-term challenge, Super Mole Escape is a must-have download.

By abandoning the original and failing to match the best Temple Run clones on the market, Pitfall has misjudged its leap onto the iOS platform.

An excellent multiplayer portion makes up for an occasionally flimsy single player campaign to make Gasketball a highly recommended purchase.

Clever, well-designed, and occasionally pretty special, Car Toons! is well worth a try for anyone with even a passing interest in physics-puzzlers.

A simple and cute little title that delivers far more enjoyment and challenge than you'd think possible.

A fun little diversion of a game that allows you to kill time via iOS or Facebook.

Happy Street is a charming freemium builder that fails to live up to its inspiration thanks to a gameplay-distorting freemium model.

A fine mixture of excellent presentation, surprising depth, and perfect control, Shellrazer is one of the most compelling action games we've seen on iOS in quite some time, but its intense action may not be for everyone.

Sound Shapes is a short, unremarkable platformer that's transformed into something quite special when mixed with the sights and sounds of its killer line-up of artists.

A strange concoction that somehow just works, Wizorb is an entertaining, though at times unwieldy beast.

A fun, addictive concept ultimately bogged down by intrusive IAPs and a cumbersome interface.

As good as it's always been, this is really worth a look if you've never strayed into the delights of Zuma before, but veteran players need not apply.

A fun retro platforming adventure that faithfully represents '80s gaming with a crisp modern polish.

A well-intentioned attempt to bask in some of Angry Birds's reflected glory, Chicken Raid is a physics-puzzler which is at best mildly distracting and at worst downright broken.

A handful of new features, lessons, and a robust tool kit makes New Art Academy essential for anyone looking to further their drawing skills beyond doodling on Post-its.

While it has occasional moments of levity, more often than not Commando Jack is an unrewarding slog.

Monster Life is one of the prettiest and best constructed social freemium titles we've ever seen, but its core gameplay systems don't offer anything new or particularly interesting.

There's a paucity of challenges to keep you engaged, but Pinball Arcade makes up for that with sheer power of presentation and rock-solid ball physics.