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 - Pac-Man Championship Edition DX $4.99
You might balk at Pac-Man appearing in a best-of list for
iPad games, but this isn’t your father’s arcade game. Sure, the basics remain:
scoot about a maze, eating dots, avoiding ghosts, and turning the tables on
them on eating a power pill. But Pac-Man Championship Edition DX is
significantly faster, has neon-clad mazes and a thumping soundtrack, and the
gameplay’s evolved in key areas.
First, the maze is split in two. Clear one side and a
special object appears on the other, which refills the cleared side when eaten.
Secondly, snoozing ghosts can be brushed past to fashion a spectral conga to
shepherd, contain, and not blunder into – until you eat a power pill,
reverse course, and eat your pursuers to amass huge points.
In short, this game is superb, transforming an ancient
classic into something fresh and exciting. And importantly, it works best on
the large iPad display, because your fingers don’t get in the way of your
frenetic dot-gobbling.
AG Drive $3.99
In the future, it turns out people have tired of racers
zooming about circuits on the ground. In AG Drive, tracks soar into the air – akin to
massive roller-coasters along which daredevil racers of the day speed, gunning
for the checkered flag.
This is a pure racing game – all about learning the twists
and turns of every circuit, and the thrill of breakneck speed. The only weapons
you have available are strategy and skill. And this suits the kind of
stripped-back controls that work best on iPad – tilting to steer, and using
thumbs to accelerate, brake, and trigger a turbo.
Also, while some slightly irksome IAP lurks, there’s little
need to splash out. The game’s difficulty curve is such that you can gradually
improve your skills and ship, working your way through varied events until you
become an out-of-this-world racing legend. (Or, if you’re a bit rubbish, an
ugly stain on the side of a massive metal building.)
Concrete Jungle $4.99
Most city building games are about micro-management –
juggling budgets, people’s demands, and limited space. But Concrete Jungle rethinks
the genre as a brilliant brain-bending puzzler. And here, restrictions
regarding where you can build are of paramount importance.
At any point, you have seven rows with six lots where you
can place a building. Said buildings are served semi-randomly from a card deck.
Each column needs to have enough housing points for it to vanish and unlock
more space on which to build. The snag: other buildings boost or reduce the
points allocated to adjacent lots.
You must therefore take great care to place your factories
(bad) and parks (good), realizing that any complacency may be severely punished
several moves down the line, when you suddenly find yourself faced with a slum
of your own making.
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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