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The iPad may be the device of the rich, but no matter what your socioeconomic status, it’s never fun to shell out for an app and end up disappointed in your purchase. Considering that the iPhone’s strong gaming heritage has carried over to Apple’s tablet device, the danger of picking up a sub-par paid title is arguably high.
With iPad app counterparts running significantly higher in cost than their tinier mobile cousins, it’s more useful than ever to be able to separate the wheat from the chaff. We went hands-on with a number of popular paid titles in the Games category of the App Store to cull the following list for you, which represents some of the best that the still-early days of iPad gaming has to offer.
Still, there are sure to be great paid iPad games we’ve missed in this list, so please do share your favorites in the comments.
1. Civilization Revolution
If you’ve played any version of Sid Meier’s award-winning Civilization franchise, you’ll be instantly familiar with the iPad app. It compares very favorably with the versions of Civilization Revolution that brought the original PC strategy series to consoles, and will have a very small learning curve for anyone who has played the title on other platforms.
If you’re not already familiar with the franchise, it may be easier to think of Civilization as a modern-day version of Risk, in which you choose a historical figure to lead your civilization in a turn-based scaled progression of time. As you turn your tiny village into a thriving metropolis, animated advisers help guide you through the finer points of diplomacy with your adversaries and scientific advancement through research. Unlike Risk, however, there is more than one path to victory — in addition to world domination, you can also win a match by technological advancement, cultural growth, or economic achievement.
Several difficulty levels allow you to scale up as you master the various aspects of the game. If you’re already a fan of Civilization or the strategy and management genre in general, our only caveat is the many hours you may lose to this $12.99 title.
Last night, Flipboard announced the launch of their iPad app, a social magazine called Flipboard.
Designed from the ground up for iPad, Flipboard creates a magazine out of a users social content. Simply launch Flipboard and flip open the cover to get started. From the Table of Contents readers can view their sections and personalize the magazine.
The content of Flipboard is populated based on the user’s own accounts on Twitter and Facebook, as well as their other interests. It’s also presented in a very iPad-friendly interface as shown in this promo video:
Kayak’s iPad app already lets users price out flights to find the best fares to their desired destinations. But a recent update to the app now lets users see just how far their budget can take them.
The Explore feature in Kayak’s iPad app lets you see where you can travel based on your budget and interests.
The 12.2.0 update to Kayak’s iPad app, which arrived on the App Store Monday, introduces a new feature called Explore. It lets users see where they can travel based on how much money they want to spend, the kind of climate they’re looking to visit, and what kind of activities they want to try once they arrive.
If there were any doubt about the importance Kayak.com has placed on the new Explore feature, it’s necessitated a name change for the iPad app. Previously billed as Kayak Flights, the iPad offering now goes by the moniker of Kayak Explore + Flight Search.
Here’s how Explore works: After you launch the app, you can set the departure point by tapping a button in the top right corner of the screen. Three slide-out panes on the bottom of the screen let you pick when you’re looking to travel, what kind of activities (golf, gambling, skiing, or hanging out at a beach) and climate you’re looking for, and whether you’d prefer a non-stop flight or not. As you set your criteria, orange dots appear on a map of the world; tapping a dot shows the destination and the price range for your getaway. You can use the pinch gestures to zoom in for a closer look at the map. (As you zoom in, the orange dots become red price tags.) And if you care to narrow down your options, a slider at the top lets you adjust the minimum and maximum you’re looking to spend. As you make your adjustments, some of the orange dots will disappear from the map.
Maybe you prefer Kayak’s old multi-pane look for searching for flights, hotels, and car rentals. Just tap the Flights button in the upper left corner to summon that view. You’ll also notice that the 12.2.0 update has added the option to run multi-city searches in the iPad app.
Despite the name change, Kayak Explore + Flight Search remains a free download from the App Store. The new version runs on iOS 3.2 or later.
The iPad has some great sports apps which let sports fan watch live coverage and highlights of their favorite sports team. If you are a sports fan and are on the move on a regular basis then the iPad sports applications will suit you down to the ground. They will let you watch major sporting events in high quality and will ensure you see the best action.
Possibly the best iPad sports app is ESPN ScoreCenter XL app. ESPN is a great provider of all major sports including NFL, NBA, golf, tennis, football and other major sports. If you are without television coverage and you are a sports addict you must download this app. It features instant access to live sports action, highlights, scores, interviews and sports news. The ESPN ScoreCentre XL app is not free but is reasonably priced at $4.99.
If you are a fan of NCAA then you may want to download the NCAA photos iPad app. This app is very cheap at $1.99 and allows you to see pictures from the NCAA matches as soon as they are taken. The NCAA iPad app will show pictures from all major NCAA games.
NBA Game Time CourtSide is the perfect iPad app for NBA sports fans. If you want to keep up to date with the latest baseball scores and stats then you should download this free iPad app. As well as providing teams news and highlights, player interviews are also shown.
An app with a domain like DeathtoMarkerFelt.com has a clear objective. The app itself, HelvetiNote (US$2.99) is a note-taking application for the iPad meant for folks who dislike the aesthetics of Apple’s own offering. Minimalist, attractive and useful, it’s earned a spot on my iPad. Here’s what I like (and don’t) about the Notes alternative.
I appreciate good design, but admit that I don’t share the vehement opposition to Marker Felt that burns in the bellies of so many. It’s cutsey, yes, and reminds me of a late-summer garage sale, but I can live with it. That said, Helvetinote looks beautiful.
Liberal news megasite The Huffington Post today announced the launch of its iPad app. The free app provides users with downloadable HuffPost content for offline reading, swipable slideshows (whee!) and easy sharing via social-networking platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
The launch of an iPad-capable edition of The Huffington Post is the latest step in an expansionist tear. The company last week bought polling-data aggregator Pollster and in June took over comment-moderating software provider Adaptive Semantics. The company also recently launched new verticals to cover food and the arts.
The iPad may be the device of the rich, but no matter what your socioeconomic status, it’s never fun to shell out for an app and end up disappointed in your purchase. Considering that the iPhone’s strong gaming heritage has carried over to Apple’s tablet device, the danger of picking up a sub-par paid title is arguably high.
The iPad has some great sports apps which let sports fan watch live coverage and highlights of their favorite sports team. If you are a sports fan and are on the move on a regular basis then the iPad sports applications will suit you down to the ground. They will let you watch major sporting events in high quality and will ensure you see the best action.
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