A few niggling issues stop Uprising from being a heavenly experience, but for a star who's spent over two decades out of the spotlight, Pit's return is nothing short of a triumph.

While it adds some interesting new ideas to the schematic laid down by the original, Flight Control Rocket can't quite focus its attention in the same way, landing it on the fun, but a little muddled runway.

A brilliant JRPG that builds on the successes of its predecessors. Chaos Rings II isn't quite perfect, but it more than justifies its premium price tag.

A stellar update of an esteemed platform classic, the Prince's latest handheld trip is one that is well worth rediscovering - or discovering for the first time if you're lucky enough to still be considered a youngster.

A distilled version of RedLynx's console formulas, MotoHeroz is a hideously addictive platform-racer that turns shaving half a second off your race time into an all-encompassing compulsion.

An enjoyable little platform game, Super Lemonade Factory has a few nice ideas, but it can't quite see them through to fruition.

Little Acorns falls short of greatness, but it has many of the hallmarks of a hit iOS platformer and it's well worth a download.

The fundamentals of arrow-throwing are executed well enough, but the spirit of the sport in a larger sense isn't, making for a totally acceptable, but soulless game of darts.

Less game, more interactive narrative: this curious and very distinct release weaves a lengthy tale of samurais and love to good effect.

A strong tower defence game that does very little new, but doesn't put a foot wrong, either.

Fantastic to look at and occasionally excellent to play, but too cumbersome and frustrating to do justice to the brand.

With care and attention, Fun! Fun! Minigolf Touch! could have been great, but instead it feels restricted and poorly implemented.

An innovative and invigorating twist of Snake's tail, Lightopus is a beautifully conceived and executed adventure.

When it excels, Coco Loco is a showcase for its developer, but it slips back too quickly into comfortable routines and safe choices.

When you strip Snake Eater 3D down to its individual mechanics, it's still a strong, if aged, video game. But this stingy re-release features a dodgy camera and an occasionally unstable engine, making for a package that doesn't do justice to the original release.

Full marks for originality, but this unusual mixture of RPG and tycoon simulation doesn't quite have the killer ingredients to make it fly off the menu.

A nice icebreaker for RPG noobs, but this short-lived fairytale will leave experts looking for other page-turners.

Conclusive proof that retro games can still mix it up with modern releases, Gridrunner is a shooter fan's dream come true. Sublime controls and a stern challenge make this one of the best blasters to grace iOS in ages.

As garish as it might appear, Storm Strikers is a precision piece of bullet-hell gaming that can only add to the gaming credentials of iOS.

Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is the best downloadable launch game for the PS Vita.

A decent range of great value, genuine arcade classics neutered by poorly implemented controls.

While its resource-management gameplay won't be for everyone, there's a pleasant rhythm to Rebuild that makes it difficult to put down.

Simple, short, but immediately engaging, Hungry Giraffe is a game that will devour your time as readily as its protagonist devours tacos.

A tightly paced, furiously addictive endless climber that plunders those arcade classics for more than just rose-tinted window dressing.

This isn't SOCOM Vita. The storytelling is abysmal and the online is underdeveloped, but Unit 13 still manages to be a solid military shooter with an arcade edge.

A beautifully designed, relentlessly inventive space oddity with genuine heart.

Trading on its licence and some scraps of humour from the Simpsons table, The Simpsons: Tapped Out is a bog-standard city sim with little to recommend it once you get past the Groening gloss.

Heist is a great slice of first-person bank-robbing action for smartphones, but its very brief length is a sore point.