Sunday, July 3, 2011

75 Best iPad Apps -2


Communication
TextNOW to TextPlus
TextNOW to Truphone

TextNOW

This capable iPad SMS app is priced right, easy to use, and features the very cool ability to send free, unlimited texts, and embedded photos.

TextPlus

TextPlus

Prolific texters who want to save money on SMS messages will find textPlus a very solid alternative to dipping into their mobile budgets.

Games Apps
Apple iOS Game Center to Smurfs' Village
Apple iOS Game Center

Apple iOS Game Center

Free
Game Center brings video game achievements, matchmaking, high scores ,and more to iOS devices.

Angry Birds

Angry Birds
$0.99
Consider it the most addictive game to come along in a long, long time. Whether you are a hard core gamer into first person shooters or more of a Solitaire player, Angry Birds is essential downloading. There are walkthroughs of every level on YouTube if you get stuck.

Atari

Atari's Greatest Hits
Free
The app itself is free, but should you want to explore the breadth of Atari's retro gaming catalog, you'll want to fork over $15 for an incredible 100 old school titles (or pay 99 cents four-title game packs).

Babylonian Twins HD

Babylonian Twins HD
$4.99
This side-scrolling action title puts gamers in the role of twin princes who must defeat an evil wizard that has cursed the land. In a unique twist, you control both princes, though not simultaneously; switching characters is a vital gameplay element for opening blocked passageways and solving puzzles.

Battleheart

Battleheart
$2.99
Easily one of the most entertaining, time-consuming games on any platform, this cute 2D dungeon-crawler lets you manage your rogue, knight, witch, and other fantasy characters through the use of an intuitive multi-touch control scheme.

Dungeon Hunter

Dungeon Hunter
$6.99
This Diablo-inspired dungeon-crawler lets you construct a character from warrior, rogue, and mage classes, and select one of five fairies that will accompany you on your quest to rid the land of Gothicus of evil.

Fieldrunners for iPad

Fieldrunners for iPad
$7.99
Fieldrunners for iPad is what you would get if you took Team Fortress 2's wacky take on warfare and blended it with the addictive "destroy 'em all by any means necessary" quality inherent to the tower-defense genre. As enemies race toward your HQ, strategically place weapons on the map, and prevent enemy troops from breaching your defense.

Frogger

Frogger
$4.99
Konami's port of the arcade classic leaps onto the iPad. Just like in the days of yore, bragging rights come by claiming the high score, but this new version offers additional incentives to keep you dodging traffic, such as issuing awards for achieving certain in-game goals.

Geometry Wars: Touch

Geometry Wars: Touch
$0.99
This fast-paced action game feels like a jacked-up hybrid of Robotron and Tempest that uses the multitouch screen as a giant dual controller; your left finger controls the ship, while your right finger aims the rapid-fire laser cannon. Super-fast animation and 90's techno-style music add to the trippy effect.

Infinity Blade

Infinity Blade
$5.99
Powered by the Unreal Tournament 3 engine, Epic Games' beautiful and intense action-RPG has proven that iOS gaming can rival traditional console offerings.

Minigore HD

Minigore HD
$3.99
John Gore is a literal blockhead who braves the monster-filled Hardlands with a machine gun and unlimited ammo in this upgrade of the original Minigore. Later levels get rather intense as the monsters get larger and their swarms get bigger, but new weapons (such as the shotgun) help balance the challenge.

Mirror

Mirror's Edge for iPad
$4.99
This port of EA's solid PS3, Xbox 360, and PC freerunning game takes advantage of the iPad by featuring fast animation, precise multitouch gestures, and a very smooth frame rate. The single-player campaign features 14 levels, a head-to-head mode, and more.

N.O.V.A.

N.O.V.A.
$6.99
Gameloft's N.O.V.A. bears more than a passing resemblance to Bungie's hit Xbox 360 first-person shooter with its space marine vs. alien invader storyline, and combat armor that enters Halo territory. But being a clone doesn't mean that the game's second-rate; this action-packed title will snare mobile FPS fans.

Plants vs. Zombies HD

Plants vs. Zombies HD
$9.99
If mobs of brains-craving zombies ambling across your front lawn sounds like your idea of a good time, Plants vs. Zombies HD should be your next download. Colorful HD graphics, a delightfully creepy soundtrack, fun sound effects, and 50 Adventure Mode levels—including day, night, swimming pool, and rooftop boards—makes this title a must-buy.

Pro Zombie Soccer: Apocalypse Edition Lite

Pro Zombie Soccer: Apocalypse Edition Lite

Free
Far from just another sports sim, Pro Zombie Soccer: Apocalypse Edition Lite combines soccer, the undead, and wacky power ups into a must-try title.

Real Racing 2 HD

Real Racing 2 HD
$4.99
If you're looking for the ultimate in mobile 3D racing games, Real Racing 2 HD delivers with beautiful, fluid, realistic graphics. Two new iPad 2-exclusive gyroscope-based steering methods makes hugging those curves even easier, since you don't have to touch the iPad's screen to steer.

Scrabble

Scrabble for iPad
$4.99
Scrabble for the iPad offes multiple play modes, including online over Facebook, pass-and-play for up to four players, and a unique party mode that uses companion iPhone and iPod touch apps to let owners of those devices use them as letter trays.

Smurfs

Smurfs' Village

Free
Smurfs' Village combines elements of Farmville and Sim City to create an engaging iPad game, but the impatient may find the in-app purchases expensive.

Superbrothers: Sword & Sorcery EP

Superbrothers: Sword & Sorcery EP
$4.99
This point-and-click adventure deftly combines visuals and music that make sit not just a game, but an audio-visual experience that delights on nearly every level.

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