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Anomaly: Warzone Earth is a strategy video game for Apple iPad, developed by 11 Bit Studio and published by Chillingo. In the Anomaly: Warzone Earth, it was the year 2018 when the planet gazed to the universe and observed as a massive comet bore down on our world. As it drew closer, we started to see it for what it really was ... remains from a huge spacecraft. It came in our atmosphere, breaking into pieces and sinking to the land. Within a few seconds, the wreckage had turn out to be covered in huge domes the scientists called The Anomalies.

Anomaly: Warzone Earth gives an arcade approach to the real-time-strategy genre. You have the heat of an RTS combat raging around you, as you find yourself in the middle it all, backing your squad, commanding, altering strategy when the condition forces you to do so.

My Kingdom for the Princess 2 is a strategy video game developed and published by NevoSoft for Apple iPad. The game has 60 levels on five different islands, each of the five locations consist of ten regular levels, greatly varying landscapes and tasks, as well as two mini-games. It will take the player more than seven hours to finish the game, and this estimation does not include replaying levels.

Antletics: Archie And The Mysterious Sphere is a text-based adventure video game published by Alfabetweter BVBA for Apple iPad.

In the game, Antchester Town. Little Archie Ant sees a white sphere flying by! His quest for this mysterious object leads him to dreaded Fair-a-Way land. Can Archie unravel the mystery of the sphere? Will he escape the vicious Big Foot?

Antletics for the iPad is an interactive multi-touch storybook. The application, specially designed for iPad contains a gripping story in rhyming verse, lots of animations, an audiobook with sound effects and music and ... hidden lice. By clicking words in the text, hidden lice pop up to explain challenging words: a playful way to broaden the vocabulary of children. Parents and teens will enjoy identifying well-known icons from the worlds of literature, art, history and the movies.

Space Miner: Space Ore Bust HD is an adventure video game published by Venan Entertainment for Apple iPad. The game pits players against the nefarious Mega Space Corporation as they attempt to take over your family's asteroid mining field.

In the game, players battle enemies and destroy asteroids to collect valuable space ore, which can be used to purchase over 75 upgrades for the player's spaceship. The game features extremely high production values, including stunning 3D graphics, a humorous storyline, hundreds of sound effects, and 23 minutes of original music.

Here is the trailer for the upcoming puzzle video game Chu Chu Rocket for Apple iPhone and iPad, set for release in Q4 2010. The game is developed by Sonic Team and published by SEGA. Take a trip to outer space with some very hungry cats and some very scared mice. In Chu Chu Rocket, you control a pack of rodents, placing arrows and other directional information on the floor of each level in order to help steer your friends away from danger. In a race against the clock, you'll have to move faster and faster as the game progresses. Full of addicting gameplay, Chu Chu Rocket is a well-detailed test of your reflexes -- not to mention a one-of-a-kind classic straight from Japan.

StarDrone is an action video game for Apple iPad, release date to be announced later. The game is developed by Beatshapers / TastyPlay and published by Beatshapers. Based on the hit Flash game, StarDrone is reinvented in HD with PlayStation Move support for fast-paced, innovative action across 50 levels of gameplay. Featuring a top-down perspective, players pilot their Drone across the galaxy, collecting pieces of Equilibrix in order to restore the balance of the universe and stop the expansion of evil G-Noids.

Designed especially for touchscreen handsets, StarDrone is a perfect blend of high-speed physics and pinball action, with strategic elements of break-out and object collection. But this is no walk amongst the stars, as the Drone is always in motion in the zero gravity environment, and the more stellar matter collected, the faster it travels until it is careening across the screen at light speed. Gather enough momentum and enter into Comet Rush where the Drone is impervious to all enemies and obstacles. Explore the level to find key power-ups and earn more points that will ultimately let you compete against the world on the StarDrone leader board.

Chu Chu Rocket HD is a puzzle video game developed and published by SEGA for Apple iPad. Just like the original, the ChuChu Rocket! App asks players to guide adorable ChuChus to their rocket ship while avoiding pitfalls and the chomping jaws of evil cats. Players can test out their ChuChu-herding abilities in a variety of different play modes, including taking on over 100 unique single-player puzzles or matching wits against up to three opponents wirelessly. ChuChu Rocket! includes Game Center support, so players can also share their achievements and boast high scores on leaderboards. Do you have what it takes to ferry these mice to freedom? Find out on the App Store today!

Monster Feed is a strategy video game developed by Day Go By Entertainment for the Apple iPad. In Monster Feed, the monsters are hungry and ready to feed! It is your mission to use your towers and powerful spells to stop them from feeding on innocent animals. This task is by no means an easy one, but you have the powers to succeed! By clever use of your spells (and cunning strategy) you have to stop the unmerciful onslaught; this is no defense game for the faint of heart!

Players familiar with the genre will immediately feel comfortable playing Monster Feed, while introductory players will need a little more practice. The game has a built-in tutorial helping players of all skill- and experience-levels become acquainted with the game-play mechanics. Monster Feed is more action oriented than the majority of similar games currently available; it is a fixed-path style defense game where the monsters traverse down a designated path. Should they reach the end of the path a life is lost when the monsters eat an animal.

Once you have chosen your hero you begin the game with 3 spells – spells that takes skill and wits to effectively utilize, and you also have a minion summon spell. Some spells knock monsters back, some stun them, and as the game progresses your hero will gain levels to rank up new spells, and the option to make existing spells stronger. Monsters have their own advantages too: for example, one monster will toss a bomb at you that you must tap to destroy; another may jump ahead on the path, sometimes bypassing larger sections quickly.

Cover Orange HD is a puzzle video game for Apple iPad, the game is developed and published by FDG Entertainment. Deadly rain is falling and you need to help the sweet orange community to survive. Grab various protective objects and cleverly place them in each level to hinder the acid rain from reaching the precious fruit. All oranges must survive and you ́ll love to see them shouting and cheering when you succeed.

Cover Orange is an exciting puzzle game for all ages combining outstanding physics, tricky levels, bright colors and funny animations. Save the Vitamin C!

Catan HD is a board video game for Apple iPad, developed by Exozet Game and published by United Soft Media. Catan: The First Island, the legendary strategy game, is now here on iPad. True to the original game, you can compete with up to four players for the most settlements, the longest roads and the largest army. You can trade with each other and claim the precious land with all its resources.

If there are no other players available, various Catanians, each with their own individual characteristics, will prove themselves worthy competitors: the pirate Jean, who knows no compromise, Vincent the merchant, who never allows himself to be cheated, Sean the knight, who takes what is rightfully his... Find out if you really are a secret colonialist, confront your rivals and become Lord of Catan!

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a third-person action video game for Apple iPad, developed and published by Rockstar Games in the game, players will navigate their way through the streets as they uncover the truth behind an epic tale of crime and corruption within the Triad crime syndicate.

Following his father’s murder, Huang Lee has a simple mission: deliver an ancient sword to his Uncle Kenny to ensure his family retains control of the Triad gangs of Liberty City. Huang is a spoiled rich kid who expects everything to run smoothly, but his trip does not go exactly as planned. After being robbed and left to die, he will search for honor, riches and revenge in the most dangerous and morally bankrupt city in the world.

Lamp of Aladdin is an adventure video game for the Apple iPad, developed and published by Chillingo. Lamp of Aladdin immerses players into the fairytale adventures of Aladdin and his faithful genie as they challenge players to test their wits in this new, puzzle adventure game.

Prepare to embark on an unforgettable adventure with the magic lamp and see how it provides our hero everything (wealth, power, glory) except the affection and heart of his beloved Princess Boudour.

Lamp of Aladdin game features:

•Seven 'Hidden Object' Levels

•Over 70 'Match 3' Levels

•Beautifully rendered graphics and special effecets

•Fascinaing, time-enduring storyline

•Professionally narrated voices

•14 Unique trophies

•Crystal integration

Deer Hunter 3D is a hunting video game published by Glu Mobile / Atari for the Apple iPad. The game is based on Atari Inc.'s Deer Hunter franchise, Deer Hunter 3D features 3D graphics, two play modes, various hunting locations, a trophy room and more.

Deer Hunter 3D game features:

3D Graphics – a virtual hunting simulation with realistic 3D visuals.

Two Play Modes – get straight into the game with quick play mode, or embark on a full hunting experience.

Upgrades – unlock new weapons, accessories and skills by bagging the biggest animals.

Space Invaders HD is a shooter video game for Apple iPad, developed and published by Taito.

Taito previously released an iPhone/iPod touch edition of the classic shooting game Space Invaders in February of 2009. Newly released as Space Invaders Hd, this new edition of the game has been redesigned and tuned to take full advantage of iPad's special characteristics.

Space Invaders for iPad! Experience a true shooting game! Originally released to arcades in 1978, Space Invaders sparked a worldwide video game boom. Both the original classic and its numerous sequels continue to be enjoyed around the globe.

While remaining a faithful recreation of the beloved arcade classic, the graphics and sounds in Space Invaders HD have been specially optimized to take full advantage of iPad's hardware. Not only are familiar tricks like the Nagoya Attack present and accounted for, the game also includes a treasury of bonus materials, such as rarely seen design documents from the original 1978 game's development.

Lay iPad flat for nostalgic table cabinet-style play! Carefully tuned for iPad play and with optimized graphics, Space Invaders HD offers a more impressive gaming experience than the iPhone/iPod touch edition played magnified.

Additionally, when the iPad is laid flat on a surface, Space Invaders HD offers a gaming experience remarkably similar to that of the "cocktail table"-style arcade cabinets often seen in cafes and restaurants during the 1980s. Adding to the nostalgia is a two-player mode that allows two friends to sit facing each other, competing for the high score.

For more information, please visit http://tap.taito.com/

Samurai: Way of the Warrior HD is an action video game for Apple iPad, developed and published by MadFinger Games.

In the game, become a wandering samurai in the ancient Japan during chaotic times of war. As Daisuke Shimada you must defeat evil Daimyo Hattoro who spreads terror and fear around the country. Will you dare to stop him? Will you follow the Way of the Warrior?

Samurai: Way of the Warrior HD game features:

No more virtual joyisticks or gamepads, only your finger and touchscreen.

Wallace & Gromit: The Last Resort is an adventure video game for Apple iPad, release date to be announced later. The game is developed and published by Telltale Games.

In The Wallace & Gromit: The Last Resort, Wallace and his faithful pooch Gromit, embark on an ambitious new venture laced with unexpected (and always amusing) complications. When Wallace & Gromit construct a makeshift resort (complete with waterslide) in their basement, the shenanigans begin!

It's a lovely holiday but before long there is the mystery to solve and misadventures to happen upon. It is up to Wallace & Gromit to find the clues and solve the mystery with a little help from Wallace's latest invention, the Deduct-o-matic (and your iPad!).

Crystal Defenders is a RPG video game developed and published by Square Enix for Apple iPad, now available for download via App Store for $7.99.

Crystal Defenders is simple and easy to learn-monsters will enter an area and march through it until they are defeated or reach an exit, at which time they will steal one or more crystals. It is up to the player to decide by pausing the action at crucial moments when and where to deploy various jobs such as Black Mages or Soldiers that will attempt to defend the party's crystals. Factors such as map terrain, monster strengths and weaknesses, job attributes, and more will play a crucial role in determining what steps a player should take.

In a land ruled by might and magic, peace is ensured by the benevolent power of the crystals. When a young moogle charged with guarding these crystals learns of an evil presence gathering on the horizon, he calls upon heroes from the far corners of the realm to join forces and stand against this new threat.

Wielders of blade and bow, keepers of arts arcane, unite! As darkness draws nigh, only you can protect the light that binds us. The fate of Ivalice lies in the hands of...the Crystal Defenders!

Crystal Defenders game features:

Assess the battlefield and position your units effectively to stave off your foe!

Your enemy will march relentlessly across the map--defeat them before they reach your crystal supply to advance to the next challenge.

Intuitive touch panel controls and up-tempo play make Crystal Defenders easily accessible whether at home or on the go.

Balanced and addictive gameplay offers new challenges every time you play!

Customizable music selection: choose your favorite fanfare as you charge into battle!

For more information, please visit http://www.crystaldefenders.jp/

Chocobo Panici is an action video game for Apple iPad, developed and published by Square Enix. In the game, catch the chocobos specified as they move about the field. Once you're holding a certain number of chocobos, you must release one of them. When it's time to release a chocobo, “Let go!” will appear in the window and an effect will show around the chocobo to release. If you release the wrong chocobo, it will count as a mistake.

Chocobo Panici game features:

In 1 Player & Co-Op, mode, use up to six fingers to catch chocobos one after another and aim for the High Score.

In 2 Player mode, use one iPad and compete against each other until someone makes a mistake. If you release your hand too soon, you'll lose.

For more information, please visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chocobo-panic/id373052434?mt=8

Hero of Sparta HD is an action video game for Apple iPad, developed and published by Gameloft. In the game, take up the fiercest challenge and fight from the Oracle's island to the summit of Olympus. Hero of Sparta features an innovative double-view system combining absolute action and platforming. Begin your trip on the Oracle’s island and end it at the summit of Olympus, crossing 13 levels of action. Face legions of enemies and the most impressive mythical creatures stand in your path - Cerberus, the Colossus, etc. Upgrade your equipment to gain the the Chronos Sword, the Medusa Shield, and more. 

U Connect is a puzzle video game for Apple iPad, developed and published by Bit Logik. In the game, the goal is to connect all the points by dragging your finger from point to point without retracing your steps.

Sounds simple? It might just have you playing for hours! Try to finish all 1000+ puzzles. A great way to pass the time when you need to or just plain want to. Come see what has everybody talking.