The best iPhone and iPad games this week - Warhammer 40,000: Carnage, Last Inua, dEXTRIS
Violence, platforming, and frustration
Every Friday, Pocket Gamer offers hands-on impressions of the week's best new iPhone and iPad games.
Warhammer 40,000: Carnage
By Roadhouse Games - buy on iPhone and iPad (£4.99 / $6.99)
This might be a slightly unexpected addition to the list, what with the recent Warhammer 40K games failing to live up to expectations, but Carnage is a surprisingly enjoyable action RPG.
Playing as an armour clad Space Marine you slice and shoot your way through hordes of green skinned Orks to try and discover what's turning the inhabitants of a once peaceful planet into raging lunatics.
The real fun is to be found in kitting out your Astartes, tweaking the numbers as you add ever-more impressive chunks of wargear to your arsenal.
It's not the perfect side-scrolling action game, but the depth of customisation options, and the rich 40K lore, will be enough to keep most people entertained for a long while.
Last Inua
By Creative Mobile Games - buy on iPhone and iPad (£2.49 / $3.99)
A wonderfully atmospheric frozen platformer that's all about a father and son trying to save the world from a terrifying demon.
It might be a little on the slow side for some, but Last Inua looks incredible, mixing visual influences from a whole heap of sources to create something pretty unique.
You're unlikely to find a game with a world quite so polished and impressive anywhere else this week, and the puzzling, character swapping platforming will keep you on your toes as well.
Dextris
By Chaotic Box - download on iPhone and iPad (free)
A free, razor-edged two-finger dodge-'em-up that sees you controlling a pair of squares. You need to cajole the shapes through a series of spikes, tapping on the sides of the screen to move them.
Pressing on both sides of the screen at the same time splits the squares up, letting you dodge the angular lumps of scenery in the middle of your path.
Dextris is a quick burst of arcade gaming, perfectly tuned for some high score chasing when you've only got a few minutes.
It's not the deepest game in the world, but it sparks with just enough of the right kind of compulsion that it's pretty tough to put down.
