Mobile Weekly

We've been browsing Google Play and the App Store to find out what's worth the cash and download - be they new games or older titles we still haven't been able to put down since release.

Titles are tested on the new iPad for iOS, while Android games are tested on the Samsung Galaxy Note.

Wargames

Do you remember the classic movie Wargames? Now it has ended up as a puzzle game, and surprisingly captures the history, excitement and charm of the movie perfectly. There's plenty to tickle the nostalgia bones: as you meet all the characters from the film and the title captures the original look of the movie. Puzzle mechanics are fantastic, there are power-ups, special moves, good variety and lots of strategy across the multiple stages. And it's damn addictive. Buy it!

CS Portable

CS stands for Critical Strike - and it's easy to see the connection with another similarly-named title. And that's why it makes it easy to recommend: not only is it Counter-Strike, but it is also free. There are mods, bots, single and multiplayer. The mobile version runs perfectly, and the only criticism is the microscopic text on menus. But if you can live with that, you should download this. Did we mention it was free?

Asphalt 7

The Asphalt Series is back. And as 7 brings with it refined visuals overlaid on the arcade-style racing, it makes for an easy recommendation. It comes in both classic and new tracks and locations stretch from Hawaii, to Shanghai, to the streets of London. There's plenty of rides from renowned car manufacturers and the game supports both single and multiplayer.

Astronot

Astronot is quirky. Old-school pixel ugly with a cracking soundtrack. Yet it's a complete metroidvania experience filled with enemies, huge levels and a smattering of puzzles. If you can't get enough of the old days, you may find good company with the little square astronaut.

Dead Trigger

Dead Trigger is a pure arcade shooter from the people behind Shadowgun. It's just like revisiting Call of Duty Zombies just with more bling and more blood, and is easily one of the most beautiful game on Android and iOS.

You can upgrade your weapons and there are tons of stages and more brain-dead enemies than you can count. Note that unless you want to grind, you'll need to spend a bit of cash on in-game weaponry, but it's still not much more than the price of a cheeseburger from McDonalds. It's arguably more tech demo than fully-fleshed title, but if you're into solid shooting experiences you could do far worse.

Squids Wild West

The Squids team continue their colourful adventures. The mix of turn-based games and puzzles are visualised with a bold style and told with flair. Familiar mechanics carry over from the first game, but this time with a spaghetti Western flavour.

Dark Side

If you're jealous of the PS Vita and its amazingly good Stardust Delta, then it will surely delight you that iOS format now has a title that fills the void. Offering great music and rich colours, the game also lets you adjust the controls to fit your shooting fingers. Its perfect for those small breaks where you just want some quick arcade action.

The Amazing Spider-Man

The big news last week was obviously Gameloft's The Amazing Spider-Man, giving you a great sandbox to play in. Unfortunately though, it's sometimes more than the poor mobiles can manage to deliver: cue textures popping and lag.

It is still a decent game, but expect no better quality than Gang Star games. We tested the game on the iPhone, the new iPad, Huawei MediaPad and Galaxy Note. The absolute winner was the Samsung Galaxy Note for overall quality. Buy it if you absolutely can not live without Spider-Man on the phone (but I'd recommend the fine platform game Spider-Man: Total Mayhem instead).

Where's My Perry

One must be more than half-blind for not being able to see the connection between the title of this and another Disney hit (hint: Where's My Water?). It's also basically the same game, just added the Disney Channel characters Phineas and Pherb. Given both are Disney properties it's hard to blame them for cloning an already good game and deliver 80 puzzles with the promise of free updates. But if you've already tired of the original, there'll be little to draw you back.

TheEndApp

Temple Run managed to make a new genre entitled the temple runner. This game apes the style so you'll know the drill by now - jump, slide and try and get as far as possible. It's quite nice, and that it now takes place in apocalyptic surroundings make just the experience much better. And it's free.