After months of waiting we’ve finally got access to awesome fighting-game classic Soulcalibur on iOS. However, we’ve got some major reservations about the state of the final release. Luckily, we have far fewer reservations about the other two stellar-looking games we’re spotlighting this week: JAZZ: Trump’s Journey and Smash Cops.

Adventure Bar Story Coming to US

Some of you may remember a little PC game from a couple years ago called Recettear. It wasn’t a smash hit, but the game garnered a lot of press for its unique concept: it takes place in an item shop from a stereotypical Japanese role-playing game. Adventure Bar Story follows a similar premise, only it takes place in a bar where adventurers come after their journeys to rest. Your goal is to create the best bar in all of the kingdom. To accomplish this, you’ll need to go spelunking in dungeons to get the best ingredients to make the finest ales.

Scribblenauts Remix Gets 20 New Levels for $0.99

One of our favorite games from last year just got a little bit bigger. Scribblenauts Remix picked up a solid 20 extra levels this week in a new downloadable content pack, and while it's unfortunately not a free update, the in-app purchase will set fans back just $0.99.

Q.U.B.E. Might Come to iOS

Q.U.B.E. (Quick Understanding of Block Extrusion) was the first game to be financed by the Indie Fund, a financial group set up by successful indie developers to help finance and release quality indie endeavors. The game made its initial $90,000 investment back in mere days on PC, and now the group is considering an iOS release. Toxic Games managing director Daniel Da Rocha told Joystiq this week that they are currently prototyping an iOS version, with Mac and OnLive iterations expected soon.

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Games to Watch

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  Soulcalibur

  We're positively giddy that Soulcalibur is finally on iPhone and iPad following a long wait, and it is one of the all-time great fighting games, plus the franchise is pretty much unrivaled in terms of 3D fighters. However, we have some reservations. The first is the nigh-ridiculous price of $11.99, which is even more expensive than the better-looking Xbox Live Arcade version.

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  Sadly, this is somewhat expected when it comes to Japanese publishers used to releasing $60 console games. Square Enix and Cave also seem to have trouble acclimating to the $0.99 culture. However, that’s not all. Soul Calibur also only features the arcade mode -- no story mode or multiplayer. Until those features are included, we recommend you wait for a price drop.

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  JAZZ: Trump’s Journey

  This game has us intrigued like few others since the inimitable Papa Sangre. JAZZ is about a 1920’s jazz-man trying to assemble a band -- and he’s even got a time-stopping trumpet to help him along the way. The gorgeous and surreal visuals alone have us curious.

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  We’re a little bit worried that it might just be an average platformer with fresh window dressing, but we’re willing to give is the benefit of the doubt. A one-of-a-kind soundtrack also makes this one of the boldest iOS audio/visual treats in some time.

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  Smash Cops

  Contrasting heavily with the previous entry, this game is far more simplistic in approach. You play as the cops -- now go smash up some bad guys in your car. It’s the kind of childish, simplistic fun most people stopped having when they quit playing in sandboxes.

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  If you’ve already got EA’s Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, then this might be a little bit of a repeat -- but the arcade style and top-down perspective should change things up enough, plus the game touts some interesting new touch controls.

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