An attractively presented arcade climber that's seriously undermined by frustrating controls and unadventurous design.

Few games are able to worm their way into your imagination and subconscious as well as New Star Soccer. You'll suffer the highs and lows of its simply presented matches with the grin of a true addict plastered across your face.

An exquisitely ridiculous high score chaser, Extinction Squad is another brilliant, unique, and hilarious addition to the Adult Swim stable.

DevilDark: The Fallen Kingdom is a passable hack 'n' slash, RPG-esque romp that is worth the price if you're willing to put up with some heavy grinding and an imbalanced in-app purchase system.

A thoughtful and well-put-together puzzle game, Reiner Knizia's City of Secrets Pipes is an enjoyable, deep, time-consuming brainbender.

There simply isn't enough to do, especially for a 3DS game. Throw in poor dialogue and barely evident stereoscopic 3D effects, and Bird Mania 3D just isn't worth your time.

While a generation of gamers dreams of better days, Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II is an unpleasant reminder of how far the series has fallen since its glory days.

Putting accessibility over its heritage, Mario Tennis Open is likely to win over more newcomers than returning players.

A quirky, intriguing endless-floater that's simply far too shallow to captivate for long.

A brilliant little skating game, Penny Time is a hugely entertaining title that anyone can enjoy.

The fact that Shifting World's flaws are so easily fixable makes this release all the more frustrating.

A refreshing take on the iOS platformer, This Could Hurt doesn't revolutionise the genre, but it makes a good case for a button-free style of play.

While it is a lot of fun to begin with, Pinch Peeps loses its spark pretty quickly, and a serious lack of content only adds to its problems.

In an age where we're seeing a great deal of innovation and quirkiness in iOS releases, it's disappointing to see an old classic so lazily ported across to Apple's mobile platform.

Come for the extreme violence, stay for one of the best single-player experiences in the genre. Mortal Kombat is back and brilliant.

A beautifully polished, richly rewarding take on the tower defence genre.

An accessible, enjoyable online shooter that desperately needs more content to expand its appeal.

A clever twist on the undead craze, Brainsss focuses on grey matter in more ways than one, and just about manages to pull off its mix of stealth and strategy.

Fans of Advance Wars should have this extremely challenging game on their radar, for it's one they'll relish.

Packing in character from start to finish, MacGuffin's puzzle play ultimately doesn't entertain enough in its own right to enable the game to stand out from the crowd.

Cubis Creatures represents a memorable marriage of marvellous design and artful aesthetics.

Downhill Xtreme is fun, good looking, and doesn't require a penny to play.

Winter of the Melodias adds some fiendishly clever new ideas to LostWinds, without spoiling that sense of quiet discovery and childlike wonder.

While it's not without its merits, a clumsy control system and some badly thought-out levels mean Rocket Fox doesn't quite reach the heights it's aiming for.

Equal parts slick fun, frustrating controls, and jaw-dropping visuals, N.O.V.A. 3 is a prime example of what's good, and bad, about smartphone gaming.

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

Think DIY Tetris sounds like an intriguing experience? You couldn't be any more wrong - or, at least, that's what Block Factory has taught us.

A brilliant revamp of the original that ups the ante for iOS brawlers, King of Fighters-i 2012 is only let down by its slightly laggy online bouts.