The Best 10 iPad Mini Games
One of the best things about the iPad Mini is its size. It’s smaller, easier to hold, thinner than its previous counterparts. And better yet, it already has access to a huge number of applications and games from the App Store, apps and games already available for some time now on the Apple iPad.
The iPad Mini is a great gaming device due to its portability and battery life. We have compiled a list of the best apps and games available on the iPad Mini, drawing conclusions from the preferences of established iPad and iPad 2 owners.
SpellTower
At $1.99, SpellTower is a word game. maybe the best one you’ll find in the App Store. You will have to spell words with it – the more letters in the word, the higher the score you’ll get. Just like in Tetris, some letters have abilities like the one allowing to take out an entire line of letters when used within a word. The game is about you navigating the board and taking out letters to make a high score.
dThe game also looks fantastic and it displays well on the iPad Mini. This one is for keeps and if you’re into word games be sure to check out and buy SpellTower.
Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor HD
This game costs only $0.99 and it brings you hours of fun. Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor HD uses swipe gestures in an intuitive way and you will have to use these to guide a spider around a mansion. The spider in Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor HD will have to eat insects it traps into the spider webs and this gives the game an adventure feel, although you could call Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor HD also a puzzle game. Each level of the game will need concentration on your part and you will have to think each move thoroughly before jumping to the next level. The art in Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor HD is beautiful and the storyline will keep you glued to the screen.
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
This one is a weird one. Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP costs $4.99 and it might be regarded as a puzzle game. You will have to move a pixelated avatar around a 2D world and a narrative will guide you while doing so. There are beautiful landscapes in Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP and mysteries to be solved. The audio-visual part is in sync and you will have hours of fun playing Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP.
On the iPad Mini you will find Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP displays nicely and you will better enjoy the graphics of the game on a smaller screen. You will also be able to better maneuver the main character.
Fruit Ninja HD
Fruit Ninja HD is by now known to every iPad or iPhone owner. It costs $2.99 and you will have to slice fruit that constantly pops up from the lower part of the screen. By slicing the fruit you get points. The higher the score, the better. You slice the fruit in Fruit Ninja HD by swiping quickly on the screen and the trace of your finger will leave a cut on the aforementioned fruit, slicing it in two or more parts, depending on your speed. The trick is that sometimes, instead of fruits you are given bombs. If you slice these you will lose the game. It’s a hand-eye coordination thing.
Fruit Ninja HD is one of the oldest games in the App Store and you will be surely pleased with it.
World of Goo HD
At $4.99 this is one of the best puzzle indie games yet to hit the App Store. World of Goo HD is challenging, beautiful and the graphics set it apart form all other games. In World of Goo HD you have to guide a bunch of goo balls to the end of the level by using other goo balls to build structures that abide to the laws of gravity. You will have to think each level through and use the proprieties of special goo balls to hold your structures together. If your structure falls, you won’t be able to finish the level and will have to start that level again.
The music in World of Goo HD is highly entertaining and will keep you energized for most of the game. Some goo balls perform specific tasks. Some float, some stick to each other, some will adhere only to the same type of goo balls.
You will spend days playing this game and the best part of World of Goo HD is its replayability. You finish the game and will want to play it again. There are also special levels to be unlocked as you finish the game’s main levels.
Angry Birds HD
Angry Birds costs $2.99 and is one of the better-known games of the Apple and Android ecosystems. There’s hardly one person left on the face of the planet that owns a tablet or smartphone and who hasn’t yet played this game. Angry Birds HD is a puzzle game in which you control different birds, launched by a sling. The purpose of the game is to demolish a nearby castle made of wood, glass, stone and other materials. Each bird has a different power. Some explode in mid-air, some burrow into the castle walls. You will have to use the right bird to get at the pigs that took refuge in the 2D castle and make it so that every level completes by destroying the said castle and the pigs inside it.
Angry Birds has always been a fun game to play and its now even more so on the iPad Mini. There’s also an Angry Birds Space you might want to try out and a separate game called Bad Piggies, both developed by the same game company.
Carcassonne
Carcassonne ($9.99) is originally a board game that has been digitized and turned into a tablet game. In Carcassonne you and other players (six in total) have to build fortified structures by using random tiles assigned to you, and you have to do so as quickly as you can. You get points based on the scale and the size of the structure you have built when you place a person-shaped token on it. You will have to build roads and cities using this method.
On the iPad Mini this means many hours and days of fun. Carcassonne is easier to play on the iPad Mini’s small screen.
Rayman Jungle Run
Rayman Jungle Run is a side-scrolling 2D game that costs $2.99. You, as a player, control the movement of your character and you will have to pass obstacles by jumping across them or by climbing to avoid them. You can also attack the creatures you encounter and there’s plenty of action to be had. Rayman Jungle Run is an entertaining game and is based on a much older game called Rayman that was available on DOS machines many years ago. It nevertheless is fun to play and Rayman Jungle Run has great graphics for the iPad Mini’s screen.
Bumpy Road
Bumpy Road costs $2.99 and is a truly unique game. You have to bump the road that moves alongside your car and it has interesting mechanics to do so. The road changes shape depending on how you tap it and it may so be you’ll encounter hills and valleys in Bumpy Road. It’s a simple game and a great way to waste some time on your iPad Mini.
Tiny Wings HD
So you have this bird that you roll down hills to be able to gather momentum and fly. Tiny Wings HD costs $2.99 and is controllable by both touches and swipes. Take it from us – it’s a great game and much fun to fiddle with. There are constant updates to Tiny Wings HD and they bring new functionality to the game. There are islands you will have to explore and you have to do so on a limited time. The games behaves great on the iPad Mini and we’re sure Tiny Wings HD will keep you glued to your device’s screen.
