Rakoo's Adventure is a bright and fresh casual auto-runner, though the gameplay can't quite live up to the standards set by the stellar cartoony visuals.

A smooth and soothing puzzler, Kami still offers a decent challenge to anyone who wants to go for a perfect score.

An interesting amalgam of tower defence and castle defence, Steampunk Tower seizes up a little with its monotonous mechanics.

Takes what was once a wonderful experience and makes so many development mistakes that even Myst's wonderful story and puzzles can't fix it. Not even the Myst faithful should pick this up.

Instantly accessible and enjoyable in short bursts, F1 Challenge doesn't offer the complexity of its home console parent but will nevertheless please fans of the sport.

There are a few niggles here and there, but as a package Rollabear offers a decent few hours of quick-fire fun.

With Nascar: Redline, Eutechnyx reduces high-octane wheel-to-wheel motorsport to a rather uninspiring series of mini-game events sprinkled rather sparsely over a dull race management simulation.

A strong and compelling RPG hidden under mountains of fan service. Marvelous AQL should seriously reconsider bringing sexy back if there's a sequel.

A harsh and unforgiving game, Duet rewards those who put the work in.

Dead Man's Draw is a superb card game with excellent production values and an intriguing level of depth.

AdvenChewers is a surprisingly open and adventurous casual platformer built from otherwise familiar components.

Beautiful and flawed in equal measure, Snailboy has its charms, but its slime trail can't be ignored.

Random Runners adds nothing new to the auto-runner genre, except frustration, unfair design, and grinding for currency.

Were you expecting anything less from a movie-game cash-in? Turbo: Super Stunt Squad is a whole bag of meh, with racing action that is below-par in every way.

A sticky toffee pudding of a game, Costume Quest is warm, sweet, and satisfying.

You've trodden on this battlefield before, but Puzzle Trooper is undeniably fun.

There's still plenty of room for improvement with patches and bug fixes, but NBA 2K14 shows signs of improvement.

While it starts off brightly, Ring Run Circus quickly loses its sheen and descends into mediocrity.

A solid and entertaining platformer, Type:Rider has a few niggling problems, but it's still worth a look.

Despite being entertaining in bursts and boasting a decent ship-building experience, Space Qube is a little too simple to be anything more than a brief fling.

Pandemic: The Board Game is a tense and tricky strategy game that's surprisingly well suited to solo play.

A dull shooter wrapped in an angry freemium model, Gunner Z is enjoyable for a while, but it soon fades.

There's a decent game here, but Machines at War 3 is far from original, and a little too rough around the edges to wholeheartedly recommend.

It might not have the staying power of the best games, but there's fun to be had in Edge of the World.

A well-formed stealth game with a novel everyday setting, Level 22 is frequently frustrating but rarely dull.

This rookie has potential, but it needs some work before it can earn its wings.

Skip buying your kid FIFA on 3DS this year, and give your offpsring Inazuma Eleven 3 instead. It's a novel light RPG experience, with all the compulsive collecting of a sticker album. There's also a decent football story at its core.

Skip buying your kid FIFA on 3DS this year, and give your offpsring Inazuma Eleven 3 instead. It's a novel light RPG experience, with all the compulsive collecting of a sticker album. There's also a decent football story at its core.