Despite the light-hearted script and colourful visuals, chronoSgear is a riveting and mentally challenging proposition that skilfully melds two genres into a cohesive and enjoyable experience.

Chopper 2 is a demanding experience that won't appeal to everyone, but if you accept the challenge of this side-scrolling shoot 'em up you're certain to get your money's worth.

A marriage of great graphics and solid role-playing, Chaos Rings works through minor hitches to provide enjoyable gameplay.

Methodical and hugely satisfying, Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter isn't your typical shooter and while it makes considerable demands of the player, the feeling of reward you get in return is immense. The only real complaint is a lack of variety.

Blue Defense: Second Wave! is amusing when played to fill a free minute or two, but it lacks the depth needed to encourage extended play.

Bland, outdated gameplay and a poorly designed interface deflate the cutesy Bloons TD 4.

A colourful iteration on Pong, Bit.Trip Beat is to be enjoyed in spite of its structural shortcomings.

Baseball Superstars 2011 makes enough improvements on its predecessor to become the definitive version, but it doesn't offer anything substantially new.

Despite being very similar to the first game, Sword & Poker 2 remains a beautifully balanced marriage of poker and dungeon crawling.

Though a little monotonous in parts, Monster Mayhem keeps you entertained with inventive enemies and a collection of captivating weaponry.

Monster Dash is a spunky spin on the speedy platformer with a short shelf life.

Flying Hamster charms with bright colours and an adorable hero, but its shallow shooter gameplay is stuck in a wheel.

An attempt at modernising classic arcade gameplay, Minotaur Rescue fails due to awkward, imprecise controls.

A great example of the innovation bubbling up from indie games, They Need To Be Fed is a lovely little action platformer. Your only disappointment will be its brevity.

While it's a fun mix of match-three puzzling and role-playing, Dungeon Raid fails to set the two elements in a solid structure and so never gains any long-term appeal.

A charming adventure packed with memorable characters, scenarios, and gameplay, Secret of Mana remains enjoyable in spite of control issues and minor audio quirks.

An inadequate interface, poor localisation, and underdeveloped story make 1112, Episode 02 a disappointing follow up.

1000: Find 'Em All! speaks to the completionist with long term treasure hunting, though has trouble pairing its inventive features with lasting intrigue.

Babel Rising doesn't offer enough strategic options or in-game excitement to encourage prolonged play.

While mastering B-Boy Beats is not without its annoyances, the sheer level of polish and an excellent soundtrack ensure that feet and fingers alike will be itching to face off against the next challenge.

Trigger-happy types are unlikely to find their appetite for destruction sated by this relatively laid-back farming adventure, but everyone else will find it a fertile furrow to plough.

Although its appeal won't last forever, Assault Commando still offers some enjoyable shooting action and neatly invokes warm feelings of classics action games and movies.

Assassin's Creed II: Multiplayer is a novel take on online deathmatch yet its core movement and combat mechanics are frustratingly unrefined.

Armageddon is a straightforward castle vs. castle battler that opts for simplicity and a high level of difficulty over creativity and depth.

Pumped and packed with action, coming out on top in Aqua Moto Racing 2 may be a touch easy at times, but it's never dull.

A fun and humorous operation, Amateur Surgeon 2 suffers from complications with its controls and difficulty spikes, but remains an appealing prospect.

An attractive and highly entertaining shooter, AirAttack is nonetheless liable to be shot down thanks to a lack of manoeuvrability.

Age of Zombies needs to pull back on the lame jokes to let its nicely designed gameplay shine through.