30 best iPad games
Price: $2.99
Anomaly Warzone Earth HD
Price: $3.99
Carcassone
Price: $9.99
Civilization Revolution
Price: $12.99
Contre Jour
Price: $2.99
DrawRace 2
Along with a career mode that unlocks various tracks and cars, you can race against other players locally (on your device against friends) or online with players from around the world.
DrawRace 2 has much-improved 3D graphics and the game, while simple to play on the surface, is challenging and addicting. It's also available for the iPhone, but sadly this isn't a universal app.
Price: $2.99FIFA 11 HD
If you think $10.99 is too much to spend, EA regularly has sales, so just wait (we picked it up for $4.99).
Price: $10.99
Gesundheit HD
Price: $2.99
Great Little War Game HD
Note: This is a universal app, so you can play it on your iPhone or iPod Touch as well.
Price: $2.99
Groove Coaster HD
Price: $2.99
Infinity Blade
Price: $5.99
Jetpack Joyride
The "rides" are fairly short, lasting anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes, depending on your skill level, but there's lots of joy--this one's simple to play and highly addicting. It's also only 99 cents and is a universal app (it plays very well on the iPhone and iPod Touch).
Price: 99 centsMachinarium
Fans of games like Limbo will be in love with the slightly ominous universe. Surprisingly, Machinarium only runs on the iPad 2. We don't really understand why, but iPad 2 owners should leap on the opportunity for a show-off exclusive.
Price: $4.99
Mad Skills Motocross
At 99 cents, this is a relative bargain and it's also a universal app, so you can play it on your iPhone as well.
Price: 99 cents
Monopoly
Price: $9.99
NBA Jam
Osmos
Price: $4.99
Peggle HD
Price: $2.99
Plants vs. Zombies
Price: $6.99
Puerto Rico HD
It's something we keep repeating again and again, but the iPad is simply a fantastic platform for digital board games. Puerto Rico is the latest port of a classic, expensive board game many people are likely unfamiliar with. The farm-raising, colony-developing structure of Ravensburger's game lends itself pretty well to the iPad, where it's not all that different in spirit from games in the App Store. Turn-based play and the complex rules take getting used to, but an impressive tutorial and hints will help newcomers get on their feet before taking on online challengers. Don't be afraid to take the plunge, especially if you like games like Settlers of Catan.
Price: $7.99
Reckless Getaway
Price: $2.99
Real Racing 2 HD
Price: $6.99
Scrabble
Price: $9.99
Sid Meier's Pirates! for iPad
Price: $3.99
Super Stickman Golf
Price: $2.99
Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP
Price: $4.99
Ticket to Ride
Price: $6.99
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard HD
Price: $6.99
War Pinball HD
Price: $2.99
World of Goo
Price: $4.99