Contre Jour HD

Drawing on the strength of the iPad Contre Jour HD is a game that uses both a sumptuous graphical style and touchscreen controls to maximum advantage.

Contre Jour HD is a physics-based action puzzle game that’s every bit as fun to play as Cut the Rope or Angry Birds, but with a jaw-dropping and highly immersive atmosphere. Or, something like that. Contre Jour HD takes tried-and-true puzzle elements and combines them into a truly special gameplay experience that's just as well suited to the casual crowd as it is to seasoned veterans. Where it comes into its own is in its gorgeous graphics and deeply immersive piano music. This is a game that's best enjoyed at night, with earbuds, on a breezy balcony, with a glass of Pinot noir and a view of the Eiffel Tower.

You control a blob that mainly consists of just an eye (named Petit), but not directly. Instead, you manipulate the jelly-esque ground at its feet to move it in a specific direction, and there are numerous tentacles scattered around each level which can be attached in order to swing or spring the wee fella to points you'd like him to pass. The fun comes in trying to work out paths and routes through the levels. There are 60 levels to traverse, which range from easy to mind-numbingly difficult, but they all share one thing in common; that they are beautiful to look at.

Inspired by the classic children's book Le Petit Prince, the game is also very atmospheric as it's mostly black-and-white -- contrasting the world of light and dark -- as the name of the game suggests. "Contre-jour" is a photography effect referring to when a subject is in front of the sun or other light source.

Superborhters：Sword & Sworcery EP

This is a game of moments: some as small as watching a deer hop into the bushes, others more revelatory and world-changing. But each one is powerful. It's an intimate game that makes you feel like it was created solely with you in mind.

Sword & Sworcery EP is the story of The Scythian, a female warrior who is on a mission to retrieve The Megatome. Sword & Sworcery EP is a lot like the experience of playing the game itself. Depending on what angle you're looking at it from, you'll get an entirely different perspective. A masterful collaboration between artist and game designer Craig Adams, musician Jim Guthrie, and the gang over at Capybara Games (Critter Crunch, Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes), this is a title that is smashingly new-school in its extreme old-school-ness.

A cast of interesting stock supporting characters gently support the story and provide comic relief while staying mostly out of the way. Visually, the game is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before while still feeling instantly familiar. Craig Adams brings a unique form of pixel art to the game, evocative of the ancient gaming era of the Amiga and Commodore 64, without actually working directly in either style. I admire its visual style, a lush, proto-Bohemian echo of King's Quest tableaux from the Apple II era. Coupled with the gorgeous visual style is an equally attractive sound design. This is a game that practically demands to be played with headphones on. Simple inputs that work extremely well for the touchscreen environment get your hands out of the way as much as possible, keeping you looking for necessary details or just enjoying the scenery.

Dead Space

Maybe Dead Space for iPad has been designed with the more experienced gamer in mind. Because it's a gutsy, thrilling and extremely difficult adventure that challenges a player’s skills, endurance and psyche.

Let me start by saying this game is not for the timid. There are gruesome creatures, nightmarish visions and lots and lots of blood. Dead Space for iPad is part of the well-know horror series, Dead Space. However, instead of simply being a rehash of previous game events, this version presents an entirely new story and lead character.

The lead character is simply known as Vandal, a person kept anonymous through the use of very thick armor and a voice disguiser. Vandal is part of an extremist church group/cult that tricks him or her into releasing a bunch of alienified humans, called Necromorphs, into a space mining station. Vandal is then trapped, forced to fight his or her way through a slew of disgusting creatures in order to survive.

The fighting style of the game cleverly uses the touchscreen in a way I really think that's great. Its setting, plot, and combat feed into this rich atmosphere, making the title feel as if it were a cohesive whole. It really sucks you in. Combining amazing graphics and a compelling story, this game really makes you feel as if you're fighting for your life, dashing through an endless labyrinth of corridors, wondering what God-forsaken creatures you'll come across next.

Finally, while this game may be a bit too bloody for my taste, it definitely deserved to win Game of the Year. It's evocative, unique and thrilling in a way I really like.

Actually, lots of users like jailbreaking the ipad just for more games. And iTunes also offers a variety of paid and free iPad game apps. To showcase their games Apple has divided them into categories: What's New, Hot, Playing, Top Paid Apps and Top Free Apps,etc. Generally, you will notice that the paid iPad games have more complex graphics, which does not mean that the free apps are not fun; they just have simpler graphics and on the plus side, are smaller programs, so they use less memory on your iPad. Just try it if you have interest.