Comparison pics have been released showing the Apple iPad's various game viewing modes.
Developer Kevin Ng made comparison pics of his game, WordCrasher running on tablet at native iPhone resolution, using the iPad's zoomed-in "2X mode" and in full, native iPad resolution.
The result is that obviously the native iPad resolution looks much better than both the blurry zoomed-in mode, and tiny iPhone res.
Ng says the iPad's use of OpenGL ES 2.0 allowed him to "use bump maps and other shader techniques to present more realistic materials."
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.
As always, feel free to agree or disagree with our picks and make suggestions of your own. Click on any image to start the slideshow.
