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The iPad may not have a built-in camera, multitasking capabilities, or support for Flash, but it does have a 9.7-inch high-resolution touch screen that many expect will be conducive for gaming. And though Apple only showed off a couple of games at the iPad launch event, the company made it clear that all iPhone apps--including games--would run on the iPad and that it expected many developers to create updated versions of their games that would take advantage of the device's larger display.
Of course, it remains to be seen whether developers will charge you extra for the iPad version of an iPhone game you've already bought (we suspect that at least for some games the iPad version will be a separate purchase). However, we're not going to worry about all that right now; instead we're just going to take a moment to imagine what iPhone games will really benefit from making the move to the big screen, and which PC or online games would be ripe for iPad treatment.
1.Tiger Woods Golf
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Tiger Woods may not be hitting the real links anytime soon, but an iPad version of EA's golf franchise would be able to show off the green in far greater detail.
2. Air Hockey
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Virtual air hockey gets more interesting when you move to bigger touch screens. While the iPad isn't table-size, we could see two people playing each other using a single iPad. Ping Pong and tennis could also get a boost when moving to the iPad.
3. Civilization
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Lots of folks are talking about how real-time strategy games would be well suited for porting to the iPad, making army mobilization as easy as pushing your finger. Big RTS franchises like Age of Empires and Civilization would be a great fit on a larger screen.
4. Command and Conquer
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5. ATV Offroad (and other racing games)
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While EA got its Need for Speed plug at launch, several iPhone racing titles should transition nicely over to the iPad. We like what 2XL has done on the iPhone and its racing games should get ported over quickly to the iPad. Jumbo versions of Mario Kart style titles like Shrek Karting should also make the jump.
6. DrawRace
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During the iPad launch event, Apple made a big deal about showing an example of a driving game (Need for Speed) on the iPad. But Draw Race, an innovative iPhone game that has you trace the path of your car, would be even more fun on a bigger screen, especially if tracks could be double or triple the size.
7. Enigmo (and other puzzlers)
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Innovative puzzlers like Enigmo should definitely benefit from a move to a bigger screen, enabling even bigger Rube Goldberg-style kinetic events.
8. Monopoly (and other board games)
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Board games like Monopoly, Life, and Trivial Pursuit have done very well on the iPhone. They'll make a nice transition to the iPad along with stuff like Battleship, turning the iPad into a killer app for multiplayer virtual board games. We're still waiting for Risk.
9. Farmville
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Popular Facebook games like Farmville seem primed for the bigger stage of the iPad. Resource management and icons will be much easier to depict on a 9.7-inch screen.
10. Field Runners (and other tower defense games)
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Field Runners has had a great run on the iPhone. Tower-defense-based games like these are no brainers for the iPad, and an enhanced version feels like a must.
source:cnet]
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