Freebie alert: Bloo Kid itunes.apple.com/app/id45267785… – Cute and great-looking retro-oriented single-screen platform game.
Freebie alert: Wonderputt itunes.apple.com/app/id53949911… – Gorgeous iPad minigolf with imaginative, beautifully animated holes.
Freebie alert: The Blocks Cometh itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id41587… – Nicely designed endless climber, where you leap about blocks to survive.
QatQi: Scrabble meets Rogue. beautiful design & plenty of scope for return visits to the many puzzles. Univ 4/5 Free itunes.apple.com/app/id51986174…
PandaBoy: Auto platformer. Shoots for odd. Overshoots into unplayable. Avoid. Univ. 1/5 Free with IAP itunes.apple.com/app/id55391382…
Mini Ninjas: Another endless runner. Starts well w/ nice ideas but SO MANY NOTIFICATIONS. Gah. Univ. 2/5 $0.99 itunes.apple.com/app/id57710602…
Frankenword: Amusing if short-lived anagrams/combination word game. Alarmadillo! 3/5 Free itunes.apple.com/app/id52753773…
After Burner Climax: Disappointingly messy air-combat arcade game. Noisy, short and not enough fun. Univ. 2/5 $2.99 itunes.apple.com/app/id56052498…
Barg alert: Great Big War Game itunes.apple.com/app/id50800214… – Entertaining if occasionally frustrating turn-based strategy. Now only $0.99/69p.
Barg alert: Rayman Jungle Run itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id53793… – $0.99/69p for a nicely conceived streamlined iOS take on the popular platform game.