Gaj-it’s Guide to the Top iPad Games

With the official UK and international iPad release  last week we thought we would give you a run down on the best games that have been updated for the shiny new iPad. We trawled through the iTunes store and here is our top ten.

We’ve tried, tested and reviewed all the iPad games below ourselves to see whether the revised iPad editions are better than their smaller iPhone cousins.

1. Pinball HD

Pinball HD is revised version of the iPhone app which allows you to have a two different views; one following the ball or you can have a full HD view of the table - it's incredibly simple, but that's why we love it so much. There touting community scoring so you can spend endless hours trying to crack the top ten

Gaj-it Rating 4/5
Price £1.79

2. Mirror’s Edge

We loved Dice's Mirror Edge when it free-roamed into our lives 18-months ago on the Xbox - you play sassy Faith, the coolest parkour-post-woman in computer game in history. Though this is a 2D variation, it still true to the original and is well worth a launched day purchase.

Gaj-it Rating 5/5
Price £7.49

3. Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Episode 1:The Penal Zone

For point-and-click adventure fans the iPad is a dream come true, offering up what amounts to the perfect platform for the genre. The arrival of Telltale's third season of Sam & Max for a bargain price is great launch title. In fact the new season actually premiered on iPad in the US and was a real coup for the platform.

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Gaj-it Rating 4/5
Price £3.99

4. PadRacer

Is a very clever game; as the iPad is the race course and you have to use your iPhone to control the cars on the iPad. It's a great way to get your mates involved but will require one iPad and four iPhones. But the developer has announced that you will only need one app for a four-way race. Start your engines

Gaj-it Ratingg 4/5
Price £2.99

5. Top Gun

Paramount Digital Entertainment worked with Freeverse to bring the iPhone's Top Gun game to the iPad, complete with upgraded graphics and new content. The slightly corny game follows a new recruit who's looking to become the next Top Gun through a flight school that's taught by instructors Maverick and Iceman. There's also apparently a hidden volleyball mini-game for players to find.

Gaj-it Rating 4/5
Price £1.39

6. Real Racing HD

With heavy-weights like Need for Speed and Asphalt 5 ready for racing - it's the plucky outsider Real Racing HD that get the thumbs up from us. With the fantastic in-car view, which gives you the sensation that you're playing it something larger than the 10"³ screen.

Gaj-it Rating 4/5
Price £5.99

7. Worms HD

Team 17’s fantastic Worms is ready for the iPad launch with a lick of HD paint – with the large screen Worms’ most enjoyable aspect is the social play and friendly competition. And with some sharp visuals to boot this is classic Worms at it’s best.

Gaj-it Rating 5/5
Price £2.99

8. Roswell Fighter HD

If you want to relive you misspent youth playing top-down shooters then Roswell Fighter HD is more than likely to satisfy you.

There are three different difficulty levels; loads of power-ups and the controls are intuitive with your finger controlling the fighter plane. Be warned finger cramp is a distinct possibility.

Gaj-it Rating 4/5
Price £1.19

9. AirCoaster XL

AirCoaster is great value roller coaster game in the similar vein of Theme Park from many years ago. Graphically it’s a little bland. But the game utilises the large, multitouch panel really well and you can take a ride on the your personally designed coaster in a dizzying first-person view.

Gaj-it Rating 4/5
Price £0.59

10. Brothers In Arms Global Front HD

Brothers in Arms is probably the best attempt to bring a full bell and whistles first person shooter to the iPad and it’s hard not to be impressed. With everything controlled by touch you’ll find yourself doing some crazy finger movements to get anywhere with this game. But as ever fortune favours the brave and with a full online multiplayer experience locally or globally you’ll be able to relive those Saving Private Ryan moments over and over again.

Gaj-it Rating 4/5
Price £4.99

11. N.O.V.A – Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance HD

If your not into history lessons when you play first person shooters, then you should try the Alien inspired N.O.V.A (Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance). It set on a space ship and you will be tasked with taking hords of killer Robots and Aliens.

With multiplayer coming for both local and global flavours there’s more than enough to keep you interested as you take on the worst that Space has to offer.

Gaj-it Rating 3/5
Price £3.99

12. Let’s Golf HD

It’s no Tiger Woods but Let’s Golf HD is a great arcade golf game and with multiple holes it great value for money. Controls come in two varieties and with the options to change club, add spin to your ball – it’s worth a purchase if you think you’re the next Tiger Woods.

Gaj-it Rating 4/5
Price £2.99

13. Command & Conquer Red Alert

The iPhone version of C&C was a bit pointless due the lack of a decent size screen, but this is a thing of the past with iPad version securing the award of best RTS on the iPad. This isn't just some stripped back version it's the full Command and Conquer we know and love. And if have penchant for collecting Iron Ore and making buildings then you need this game

Gaj-it Rating 5/5
Price £7.49

14. X-Plane for iPad

Laminar Research’s X-Plane flight simulator series has appeared on many platforms, the iPhone included, but the iPad version is one of the best entries yet. The developer claims that the iPad-specific version of X-Plane is rocking four times the graphical detail, and a reworked cockpit allows for much more detailed control if the player wishes.

Gaj-it 4/5
Price £5.99