Games For iPad

[cpdeyoung]

I love the iPad, and bought five of them the first day available. It is amazing how the grand kids took to them.

I would love games developed for this form factor.

I no longer have to carry a notebook to work.

Chuck

[Lützow]

Tested the iPad for like 20 min. and wasn't too impressed. Unlike the iPhone it doesn't add any new functionality and if I have to carry a device in an extra bag, I can also take my subnotebook.

Having said that, I purchased some iPhone titles because they were cheap, but actually never got to play them. On the road I can't focus on gaming and the sound is disturbing. However, at home I prefer my large pc display over a small screen.

[Kubel]

Matrix Games on iPad ..... does life get better????
[&o]

[htuna]

Battlefield Academy would probably be cool on one..

Not that I own one yet.. too expensive for my blood right now.. 12 year old's getting his braces put on this morning!

[hgilmer3]

Man, I can't even make the transition to playing anything on a laptop, let alone a tablet/ipad platform.

[Zakhal]

I think its way too expensive for the few games I might play with it and my eink reader is still better for reading books. I will propably buy som tablet at som point but for no more than 200-300 euros. I could use it instead of my cellphone in bedroom/bathroom and outside on sunny day. As long as its not too big, heavy or hot.

Last week I found my first addicting strategy game for my N8 phone: Majesty the fantasy kingdom simulator. Its pretty much a copy of the PC version and works perfectly on touchscreen.

[z1812]

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

ORIGINAL: Joe 98

I have no use for a tablet type device at all.

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second that

and I'll add I have no use for an "i" anything at all

I find the above interesting and amusing. I remember the first incarnations of the personal computer. Many, including me, said "I have no use for a personal computer."

Then with laptops it went "I can wait until I get home to use my desktop. Who needs a laptop?" Bear in mind the desktop was that which we had no use for
in the first place. Now we have desktops and laptops that we originally had no use for. I am sure you can see where I am going with this.

In the not so distant future the tablet will be indispensible. And of course the vast majority of us will have one.

Now let me think. Do I really need a smartphone....................

Regards John

[Hertston]

ORIGINAL: z1812

In the not so distant future the tablet will be indispensible. And of course the vast majority of us will have one.

Maybe. In it's current form the iPad does nothing of importance to me significantly better than my netbook, which in addition to doing stuff the iPad won't do at all does stuff it will just as well. Even as a determined netbook fan, I believe that format will die, just as the PDA (as opposed to inferior low-spec crap with a phone bolted on) did but my netbook's eventual replacement will be a full-powered laptop (which even now are available not much larger and heavier if you are willing to pay for them) not a tablet.

The only thing for which netbook/laptop is obviously inferior is reading but will the big player in that market end up as Amazon or Apple? My guess is the Kindle or a descendent of it; they have huge head start,already dominate the market and they offer great value for money in contrast to the 25%-50% bragging-rights premium you pay for an Apple i-anything.

I guess one day, we will all have one all singing-all dancing device that does everything, but I just can't see it being based around a touch-screen interface which on anything larger than a smartphone is still just a gimmick IMHO. Having played around with several now, I still consider mouse/keyboard vastly superior, let alone anything else the techie bods might dream up in the future. My very wild guess at that, short of anything you can actually plug into your head, is some sort of advanced movement sensor able to pick up on very slight body movements (which could be as simple as just moving your eyes).

[z1812]

Hi Herston,

It is the convenience of mobility, the intuitiveness of a touch screen, and the quality of low priced applications that will make the ipad and similiar tablets indispensable.

Have a look at the following.

http://www.imedicalapps.com/tag/ipad-medical-apps/

http://www.padgadget.com/2011/03/21/ipa ... -military/

http://www.redmondpie.com/uk-military-a ... -soldiers/

http://architosh.com/2011/03/ipad-2-imp ... g-and-cad/

Regards John

[rtamesis]

There is in fact already a four star rated strategy wargame on the iPad that uses essentially a hexagonal grid and is turn based. It's called Great Little War Game HD and looks toylike with its cartoonish depictions of soldiers and military equipment. It just shows that there is a potential market for good wargames on the iPad.

[IainMcNeil]

We've got our first iPad game in submission with Apple at the moment. If all goes well Egypt Engineering an Empire will relaese in a couple of weeks. It's one of the best looking strategy games on iPad.

We've also got Great Battles Medeival in final testing for Android tablets which shouls be releasing in a similar time frame.

[rtamesis]

Any plans of bringing Commander Europe at War to the iPad?

[jomni]

Just in from the latest GMT Games newsletter:
 

iPad and Computer Products
 
Just a quick update here, and an appeal for patience. Our call for iPad developers last time resulted in over 100 contacts from various companies and individual developers. To date, due to just a ton of work and only one of me, I have corresponded with around a dozen of those contacts. And several of those are already working out nicely, with a few new games already slated for iPad development and one new computer project, and a few other interesting possibilities.
 
To the rest of you who have written, please don't give up on us. I will get back to you as quickly as possible and hopefully we can agree on a game for iPad development that will work for both you and GMT.  Thanks for all your interest in working with us! 

[IainMcNeil]

We're not looking to do CEAW on the iPad but we will be looking at all new releases and reviewing the best platforms for them.

[IainMcNeil]

Oooh... how often do you hear about a game releasing ahead of schedule. Egypt Engineering an Empire was due for release on April 15th.

Well you do today!

Egypt Engineering an Empire has released on iPad

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/history- ... ?mt=8&ls=1

Its one of the best looking games for the platform and probably the best historical strategy/wargame game.

Go and get a copy - and dont forget to write a review!

[Fallschirmjager]

I am getting an iPad 2 in the next few weeks. Is there a lite version of your games?

[IainMcNeil]

No not at the moment. Here are some reviews though

Reviews
90% - Armchair General "A great game for gamers who wish to step into the world of strategy gaming"
80% Silver Award - Pocket Gamer "With a large solo campaign and decent hotseat multiplayer for two players, HISTORY Egypt: Engineering an Empire has plenty to offer"
95% - PSP Minis "If you like strategy games at all, this is a must buy"
80% - Adrenaline Vault "HISTORY Egypt: Engineering an Empire is a very solid game"
80% - What Mobile "strategy enthusiasts and more casual players alike, this is imperial stuff."

[jomni]

Congrats. I have the iPhone version. Is the iPad version significantly different?
Bigger maps, more units? Or is it just HD graphics?

[IainMcNeil]

Yes it has bigger campaign maps and lots of other minor tweaks. It obviously looks much better too on the iPad - it looks really really nice!

[sterckxe]

ORIGINAL: Iain McNeil
Yes it has bigger campaign maps and lots of other minor tweaks. It obviously looks much better too on the iPad - it looks really really nice!

From the picture saying more than a thousand words front :

http://www.wargamer.com/files/articles/ ... 134331.JPG

On the left : the game running on a DS, on the right on the iPad.

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx