The Secret of Monkey Island

There's no question that having Guybrush Threepwood's unforgettable original adventure on your iPhone is as cool as it gets, but move it onto the iPad, and the experience can only get better. The point-and-click interface wouldn't need any work as it's already well implemented, but the larger screen of the iPad will make it easier to navigate the colorful pirate-themed world and solve its unique puzzles. We're also big fans of the game's distinct old school look, and seeing the bustling Scumm Bar or cannibal infested Monkey Island on the iPad is going to be an interesting experience. The visuals may look a bit pixelated on the iPad, but that's also part of The Secret of Monkey Island's charm.

IPHONE DEVELOPERS BUSY MAKING IPAD GAMES

We were the first to report that the Apple iPad will certainly prove to be a strong force in mobile gaming. Apple has been successful in dominating the handheld gaming market with the App Store for iPhone and iPod touch.

As Apple announced the iPad it made complete sense for Apple to extend the App Store to iPad. To show the capabilities of the new iPad Apple invited EA Mobile and Gameloft to showcase their popular games Need for Speed Shit and N.O.V.A on iPad.

Electronic Arts have reworked Need for Speed Shift for the iPad and made the game fully touch enabled. The graphics appeared alot better than on the iPhone. Just tap inside the car to see from inside, you can swipe up and down change gears, and tap on the mirror to look behind you. Awesome!

Gameloft presented a new version of their popular game N.O.V.A. To control this game you can slide the D-Pad up and down the screen or move the controls around. The game will also feature multi-touch gestures like sliding two fingers across the screen to throw a grenade. This will be a huge success for Gameloft.

We received an urgent update from Firemint saying “we are already building our next generation of games for higher definition, more powerful devices than are available today. We imagine what the devices of tomorrow will be capable of, and invest in bringing our games to the next generation of hardware, like the iPad!” Firemint confirmed that Flight Control will be available for iPad on release.

Today, SGN also confirmed on Twitter that they would be modifying their games like F.A.S.T and Skies of Glory for the iPad.

Stay tuned as we bring you all the latest in iPad games!