Bursting with pixel charm and offering up a vast, detailed world to explore, Frogatto boasts all the hallmarks of a truly classic 2D platform adventure without the spot-on controls.

Delivering a superb slopes experience, Metro Ski Challenge is torn apart by a bizarre rule-set that restricts races to set dates.

While much of its perpetual running gameplay has been seen before, Grim Joggers does enough to push it in front of the also-rans with its crowd-control twist.

Ramps has value in spades, but its physics puzzle play lacks the spark needed to make it stand out.

Let's Golf! 2 is a superb combination of features and quality gameplay that will be tough to top.

The best of old and new wrapped up in one package, the puzzle-platformer gameplay of Dark Nebula - Episode Two is too entertaining to put down.

Creative new modes and a great set of features don't just keep Infinity Field from being a copycat, they make it a superior twin-stick shooter.

Legendary Wars comes close to equalling the zany appeal of Plants vs Zombies, but the micro-management required to succeed is enough to put off all but the most dedicated of fantasy war gamers.

Sacred Odyssey skilfully balances action and exploration for an adventure that's defined by its high quality as much as its variety and scale.

As colourful and solid a match-three puzzler as it is, Swap This! doesn't have the outstanding features necessary to make it stand out from the rest.

A mix of challenge gameplay and fantastic presentation, Cave Bowling is a fun-filled arcade game with personality and substance to match.

Devil May Cry 4 refrain is too basic to be anything more than mildly enjoyable, its lack of depth, excitement, and polish preventing the delivery of a more satisfying experience.

Although this port does little to spruce up a decade-old adventure, enough quality shines through to make Riven a worthwhile play.

Shamelessly derivative and lacking likeable characters and an interesting storyline, The Jim & Frank Mysteries: Blood River Files is a well-intended but ultimately disappointing puzzle adventure.

Tony Stark's high-tech robot suit may boast an alluring sheen, but the core gameplay in Iron Man 2 is rusty and uninspiring.

Hybrid 2 is a playable, though clearly outdated action RPG that can't shake the sense that it's not at home on iPhone.

Though it suffers from loose physics and level design, The Package is inventive and challenging enough to be worth a purchase.

Ozone has one of the simplest set ups around, but delivers past glories to serve up a puzzler-cum-platformer of real merit.

Pacing issues and overly random gameplay detract from the elegance of Osmos.

Elegant, deep, innovative, and most importantly fun, Osmos and its effervescent gameplay makes for one of the most tactile experiences on iPad.

A bright and quirky physics-based puzzler, No, Human suffers from a lack of value and presentation issues.

Extraordinarily polished gameplay and high production values guarantee a blast, even if N.O.V.A. lacks the originality necessary to be an all-time classic.

Customisable controls prevent this reloaded version of N.O.V.A. HD from shooting blanks but it could have been so much more.

A clear advance from last year's wretched instalment, NFL 2011 fumbles with a number of issues new and old that prevent it from scoring big.

A faithful replication of a mentally taxing strategy board game, Neuroshima Hex is limited by its small selection of gameplay modes but offers an engrossing and complex multiplayer experience.

Need for Speed: Shift offers the best single-player racer on iPhone to date, with in-depth customisation and superior handling that almost make up in full the limited multiplayer offering.

The melodramatic use of weapons and curious lack of online multiplayer can't stop Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit from offering cheap arcade racing thrills.

A lazy effort that adds little value in relation to last year's instalment, NBA Elite 11 offers only superficial improvements that fail to move the ball forward in terms of gameplay.