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Call Sign November 2011
GAMING
What's worth playing?
games/starfront-collision/
#2 Ticket to Ride (£4.99) This is an iPad-
only game, a digital version of the best-selling
#4 Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus HD
designer board game by the same name.
(£4.99, also available on iPhone) Are you a
Having played the board game, I found this
Call of Duty fan? If so, then this game is right
even more enjoyable. The basic premise of
up your street. It's essentially COD for iPad
the game is to build railroads across America
and it is exquisite. Sporting both a solid single-
and gain the most points by building the
player campaign and excellent multi-player
longest routes. You can compete against the
combat, you won't find a better FPS on the
AI or play-and-pass with others or play online
app store. More info at:
against remote players. If you like light tactical
5 Great iPad Games
http://www.gameloft.co.uk/ipad-
games, this is well worth a look. More info at:
games/modern-combat-2-black-pegasus/
http://www.daysofwonder.com/online/
Hello again!
en/t2r/ipad/
#3 Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD (£0.69, also
In the last month I have moved from using a
available on iPhone) If you like driving
computer at home, to doing almost everything
#1 Anomaly War Zone Earth HD (cur-
games, then you must give this game a look
on my iPad 2; in fact I'm even writing this arti-
especially as it's only 69p! This game has stun-
rently on sale for £1.49, also available on
cle on my iPad 2! As an avid gamer (both
ning graphics like nothing I've seen before in
iPhone) If you've ever played tower
iPhone and PC), I have been playing some of
driving games on the iPad and whilst it's great
defence games, you'll know how addictive
my iPhone games on the iPad, as well as
on iPhone, it really shines on the big iPad
some new iPad-specific games (known as
they can be. Essentially, you build armed tow-
screen. You can build your dream collection
`HD' games due to the high-definition graph-
ers to protect your city from alien invaders
of cars, race against your friends online and
ics used). So for all you iPad and iPad 2 own-
who relentlessly march upon your capital. In
climb the online leadership boards. More info
ers out there, here is a run-down of what I
this game, the developers have taken a
at:
http://www.gameloft.com/ipad-
think are the top 5 games currently available
unique twist on the classic tower defence
games/asphalt-6-adrenaline/
on the app store.
game; rather than you building the towers to
hold off the screaming hordes, you play as the
#5 Starfront: Collision HD (£4.99, also
invaders, marching on the aliens who have
available on iPhone) If you recall a few
infested the city with their armed towers. This
months back, I told you about the gaming
game is not only addictive, but also beautiful-
phenomenon called StarCraft 2, a PC/Mac
ly designed and well thought out. It is an
game that has become so popular, it has
absolute must-buy. More info at:
developed into a sport. Well, now StarCraft 2
http://www.chillingo.com/games/ano
fans can play an almost identical version of
maly-warzone-earth/
this on iPad. Starfront Collision is a real-time
strategy game based in the far future, which
See you next month with more games...
essentially involves managing resources and
armoured units to protect your base and con-
quer your enemy by destroying their base.
Jon Winterburn
Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD with stun-
More info at:
DaC Network Administrator
ning graphics
http://www.gameloft.co.uk/ipad-
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