FIFA 12, EA’s latest iteration of its popular soccer series, is now available from the app store. Featuring beautiful graphics, realistic animations, and improved controls, FIFA 12 is the first serious contender to challenge First Touch Soccer for iOS football supremacy. FIFA 12 Pros: Smooth, crisp graphics and ultrafluid player animations give First Touch a run for its money Fast-paced... more.

Flick Champions HD, Nawia Games' and Chillingo’s collection of sports games featuring flick-based control overlays, is now available from the app store. While not all sports seem that conducive to this control style, gamers may find some of these offerings to be a fun timewaster. Flick Champions HD Pros: Nice variety of games with both Exhibition and Cup modes Simple flicking/dragging m... more.

This week, we look at a turn-based multiplayer battle, a unique tower defense game, a physics-based soccer match, and a turn-based strategy game. Let's check them out! Jelly Wars Jelly Wars is an online multiplayer turn-based battle between two players in the style of Worms or one of the many tank varieties that populate the genre. It pits two gelatinous globs, one red and one blue, agai... more.

We just love it when our favorite games get updates, especially when it's much more than just a couple of bug fixes. A few recent updates of note: Reckless Getaway from Polarbit also received an update that doubles its content, giving gamers access to a green semi rather than the flashy sports car used to avoid the cops. This time around, the goal of the new Wreckless mode is not to avoid c... more.

Flick Soccer! is Full Fat Games’ latest app store release, bringing the same awesome physics-bending fun we’ve enjoyed on the links to the pitch for this go-round. Using targets, bonuses, and a variety of game modes, Flick Soccer! has plenty of enjoyable content to keep us bending it like Beckham for months to come. Flick Soccer! Pros: Multiple game modes to keep gameplay fresh Intuit... more.

This week’s Quick Reviews feature includes a clever puzzle game, an arcade-style soccer app, and a first-person castle defense shooter. Rota-Bloxx Rota-Bloxx is a challenging new slider-style puzzle from Banana Iguana. There is a 20 level Base Pack and a 40 level Premium Pack for a total of 60 levels. Each level provides various grid configurations with both colorful gem squares and ta... more.

First Touch Soccer, Exient’s follow-up to their popular X2 series of footie games, is now available from the app store. Offering improvements aplenty as well as a revised control system, First Touch picks up right where X2 left off and continues to provide the best soccer experience on the iDevice. First Touch Soccer Pros: Terrific Retina Display graphics and extremely fluid animations ... more.

Deadball Specialist, a soccer goal-scoring game from Full Fat Productions, is available from the app store. Whether or not you can bend it like Beckham, you’ll need crazy accuracy and quick reflexes to put up big numbers in this flicking fun game. Deadball Specialist Pros: Responsive and intuitive controls Multiple game modes "Just one more try" gameplay Clean presentation OpenFei... more.

Bonecruncher Soccer, a soccer mini-game from Distinctive Developments, has recently hit the app store. Unabashedly drawing its inspiration from Backbreaker Football’s look, feel, and even name, Bonecruncher Soccer manages to add and alter enough elements to make it stand apart from its brethren. Bonecruncher Soccer Pros: Clean, crisp Retina Display-supported graphics in the style of Backb... more.

FIFA 11 by EA SPORTS, this season’s soccer reboot from Electronic Arts, is now available from the app store. The FIFA series continues to put forth a solid showing in the realm of the beautiful game, though a few annoyances do creep in to prevent EA from running away with the cup. FIFA 11 by EA SPORTS Pros: Improved graphics and fluid animations Outstanding commentary Terrific ball ph... more.

Real Soccer 2011, Gameloft’s seasonal reboot of their soccer franchise, just became available in the app store. In addition to a greater selection of teams and better player motions, the most notable improvement over last year’s version is the much-improved graphics that take advantage of the new Retina Display. Real Soccer 2011 Pros: Great graphics and fluid animations Great variety ... more.

Volley Soccer, a goal-scoring mini-game from White Room Games, is now available from the app store. Piggybacking on the fervor stirred up by the World Cup, this game aims to provide yet another avenue of excitement between matches. Unfortunately, its appeal is limited and the wow factor just isn’t there. Volley Soccer Pros: Simple controls Nice graphics OpenFeint integration Volle... more.