Online battles and loads of loot save Chronicles of Inotia 2 from errand-like missions and lackadaisical spirit of adventure.

While The Inferno's brand of fiendish maze-running possesses a stripped back, old-skool charm, clunky controls and poor animation place the game in a frustrating state of purgatory.

In spite of some appealing presentation and a suitably epic quest, Illusia possesses a generic nature and ill-conceived controls prevent it from contributing much to the genre.

By limiting the number of units, and focusing on simple, explosive gameplay, iBomber Defense turns the tower defence genre into a more enjoyable spectacle.

A simple, well-presented and fun game, iBomber 2 builds on the original with enough additions and improvements to keep the experience fresh.

Bringing a fair amount of character to the catapult set-up, The Horrible Vikings comes with too much baggage to really take on the genre's masters.

Monty Python's Cow Tossing is a mediocre physics puzzle game that earns more points for style than substance.

Sticky is full of great gameplay ideas hampered by a restrictive camera and a sense that luck overrides skill.

Ultimately a little bit of a plain Jane, Hooga hits all the right notes, but doesn't necessarily play them in the right order.

Without a compelling story or multiplayer it's hard to find a reason worth sticking with the plain strategy gameplay of Hills and Rivers Remain.

Highborn is a well-intended, though unpolished tactics game that needs to incorporate a number of basic features in order to improve playability.

Hero of Sparta II is missing the polish to transform its clever combat mechanics and non-stop action from zero to hero.

Mild repetition can be an issue but on the whole The Hero is a highly polished piece of gaming that is easy to pick up and contains plenty of heroic hilarity.

New Puzzle Bobble adds just enough gameplay gimmicks to freshen up its well-worn bubble-matching gameplay.

Glory Days - Tactical Defense is a solid enough tower defence title for the DSiWare service, but doesn't provide much in terms of innovation or variation.

A sublime mixture of stunning visuals, deep combat and unique plot make it easier to forgive Wild Frontier for the occasionally samey nature of the quests and the existence of exploitative in-app purchases.

Addictive, fun puzzling that's right at home on DS. Sadly, lack of originality lets it down.

Mixing quick thinking with fast fingers and a gothic setting, Helsing's Fire is a smart puzzler that's more about fun than challenge.

With a great setting, storyline and characters, it's a shame Hector: Badge of Carnage Ep1 falls down due to overly complicated, frustrating puzzles.

Flipstones lacks the variety and right balance between chance and skill to be consistently enjoyable.

Some visual glitches, disjointed dialogue and lacklustre combat thankfully don't manage to entirely spoil an atmospheric, visually impressive horror romp.

Eliminate: Gun Range is too repetitive to be a classic, but it's a solid and playable demonstration of what the iPhone 4 can do.

While MMA should be applauded for an innovative control scheme, it's ultimately cumbersome. This issue and the lack of multiplayer make it an underwhelming game.

DynamoKid Touch has neither the instant appeal of Canabalt nor the breadth of play of a full platformer to make it fully satisfying.

A solid hack 'n' slash role-playing game despite the need for fine-tuning and a more substantive cooperative multiplayer experience.

Probably the most original and unique football sim to hit iPhone, Soccer Superstars sadly doesn't play quite as smoothly on the pitch, serving up an arcade take on the sport that feels a touch half baked.

Makes the mistake of stereotyping the skater culture of after school TV specials, but still delivers a very impressive, expansive and agile street surfing experience.

Skate It takes the good work of the Nintendo DS version and effectively jams it into the iPhone with little concern for control complexity, yielding a disappointing and frustrating skateboarding simulation.