You can control the direction and speed of the ball by swiping your finger along its path, and even curve it around walls or past goalkeepers. Your task is simple - you have to put the ball into the net, from different distances and angles, past different players at varied locations. And for them, Flick Kick Football is as good as it gets - it is simple, addictive and a whole lot more challenging than the numerous penalty kick/tie-breaker games that abound in app territory. There are those for whom the real fun of football revolves around scoring goals. A feast for lovers of football history, and the graphics are not too bad either. You have to make the right passes to the right players by moving your finger along the right path (you have to be precise) and at the decisive moment, pop the ball into the net just like Maradona, Michael Owen, or David Beckham did so many years ago (no innovation, please - you have to do it exactly like they did). The game drops you into the shoes of some of the most famous players of all time and then literally asks you to reconstruct a piece of football history by scoring a famous goal. Imagine a game that lets you reconstruct some of the greatest goals ever scored in the history of the game? Score! Classic Goals is designed to do just that. Little Grey Cell stuff, as Poirot would say.Īvailable from: Google Play, iTunes App Store Call it a massive footy spreadsheet where every change you make affects the team and its relationships if you will, but this is football strategy at its best, from bartering players to working out formations to handling media and staff. And if it is this part of football that attracts you, then Football Manager is the game for you. A lot of thought and strategy goes into all that kicking that you see on the pitch, as well as the decision to select players, work out formations, and fitness regimens, off it. And of course, the absence of a price tag, although you will end up paying at some stage (this is a freemium game).įootball is not just about playing the ball around until it finds the net. In terms of appearance too, the game is not really in the FIFA class, but where it scores is in far more fluid gameplay and the HyperPlay. Which is not to say it lacks official teams - it has a few of them, but it is not really as comprehensive as FIFA. And just like on that platform, the parameters of comparison are similar - while FIFA’s biggest strength are its officially licensed teams and realistic stadia, Real Football tries to score on easier gameplay. The battle between FIFA and Real Football on mobile devices is rapidly reaching the levels of the FIFA vs PES battle on consoles. If not very urgent, we would advise waiting for the 2013 version to come out with completely updated teams.Īvailable from: iTunes App Store, Google Play Gameplay could have been better - it still depends on onscreen controls with the few gestures brought in not quite working out well, but graphics are very good (though goal celebrations and missed chance dejection still look wooden).
The spiel about 22 official licensed leagues, 500 licensed teams and more than 15,000 players is every bit correct, which topped off with more than thirty accurately reproduced stadia, makes FIFA 12 the best option for those who get their kicks (pun intended) from real names and teams.
We are going to be blunt about it - if it official clubs and regalia that you are after, then this is your game.
What better time, then, to check out six of the best games that serve up a slice of the Beautiful Game to you on your handset or tablet? The football season has got well and truly underway, with some of the biggest names in the sport in action.