The best iPad games
No-one predicted the meteoric rise of gaming on iOS, and
we're not sure anyone knew what the iPad was for at all when it first appeared.
However, Apple's tablet has become a very able gaming
platform. With more screen space than the iPhone, games have the means to be
more immersive. The iPad's therefore a perfect platform for adventure games,
strategy titles and puzzlers.
But, just like the iPhone, there are so many iPad games that
it's tough to unearth the gems and avoid the dross. That's our mission here -
to bring you the very best iPad games, mixing traditional fare with titles that
could only have appeared on a capable and modern multi-touch device.
New: Samorost 3 ($4.99)
From the creators of Machinarium and Botanicula, Samorost 3 is an
eye-dazzlingly gorgeous old-school point-and-tap puzzler.
It follows the adventures of a gnome who sets out to search
the cosmos and defeat a deranged monk who's smashed up a load of planets by
attacking them with a steampunk hydra.
The wordless tale primarily involves poking about the
landscape, revealing snatches of audio that transform into dreamlike animations
hinting at what you should do next.
Although occasionally opaque, the puzzles are frequently
clever, and the game revels in the joy of exploration and play. It's also full
of heart – a rare enchanting title that gives your soul a little lift.
New: Solitairica ($3.99)
RPG combat games usually involve doddering about dungeons
with a massive stick, walloping goblins. But in Solitairica, cards are
your weapon; or, more accurately, cards are the means by which you come by
weapons.
Your aim is to trudge to a castle, defeating enemies along
the way. You do so in a simplified solitaire, where you string together combos
by removing cards one higher or lower than your current card. Doing so collects
energies used to unleash defensive or offensive spells.
Unfortunately, your enemies also have skills, and survival
requires a mix of luck and planning to defeat them.
This involves managing your inventory so you're always armed
with the best capabilities, while probably simultaneously wondering why the
hero didn't arm themselves with a bloody great sword rather than a deck of
cards.
Legend of the Skyfish ($3.99)
Although it resembles an iPad take on Zelda, Legend of the Skyfish is
more a handcrafted action adventure with a hint of puzzling.
The story involves a civilization greedily emptying the seas
and subsequently getting enslaved by angry fish...a s you do.
Heroine Red Hook sets out to rescue her brother from the cod
mob, having been trained by a friendly whale in the art of maiming bipedal
seafood by way of her trusty fishing rod.
Each of the 45 handcrafted levels comprises loads of
miniature islands, where your rod can be used to catapult you across rivers,
drag boulders onto switches that open doors, and smack fishy foes into fillets.
It's all quite linear and by-the-numbers, but Skyfish is so relentlessly
charming you'll be smitten.
source: http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/50-best-ipad-games-the-greatest-free-and-paid-for-games-around-1233917
by Craig Grannell
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