Silverfish MAX, the iPad-enhanced version of the popular arcade game from Chaotic Box, is now available from the app store. Featuring the same great play as its iPhone counterpart, Silverfish MAX makes terrific use of the larger screen and adds Bluetooth controller support to boot. Silverfish MAX Pros: Beautiful neon graphics and smooth animations Simple swipe controls offer natural feel ... more.

This week's installment has us checking out a new spin on an old game, a quirky puzzler, a dual-stick shooter, and a buggy (in a good way) RTS-style game. Check 'em out! CurveBot CurveBot is elpixo’s stylish 3D take on the old Qix gameplay mechanic that requires you to draw lines that successively whittle a gameboard down to a small percentage of its original size. Usually this game is... more.

Sid Meier’s Pirates!, a sandbox-style adventure on the high seas from 2K Games, is now available from the app store. A reimagination of the classic tale, Pirates! sees you sailing the seas, pillaging, plundering, trading, swordfighting, cannonballing, dancing, and engaging in all manner of pirate life as you see fit. Sid Meier's Pirates! Pros: Gorgeous visuals on the cut scenes Intuitiv... more.

Deadlock:Online, a fantastic new online multiplayer-enabled dual-stick shooter from Crescent Moon Games, has just been released and is available from the app store. We previewed the offline modes a few months ago and now that we have been able to engage human opponents in virtual battle, we’re happy to report that Deadlock:Online is brutally fun and painfully addictive. Deadlock:Online Pros: ... more.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard HD for iPad has finally been released by Gameloft and is available from the app store. Fans of the tactical squad-based series can now enjoy the stealth experience on a larger screen, providing a better viewing area for properly executing the necessary maneuvers to take down the bad guys once and for all. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard HD f... more.

9mm, Gameloft’s latest TPS offering, is now available from the app store. Offering plenty of violence, some sexual themes, and more than a few dirty words, 9mm earns its 17+ rating and provides a highly-enjoyable experience for adult gamers looking for something a little grittier than your average shooter. 9mm Pros: Gorgeous graphics that bring gritty thug world to life Decent voice act... more.

A bunch of notable updates for some of our favorite games have been released lately. Be sure to check these out or pick them up if you don't already own them. Flick Golf Extreme! HD One of our favorite games of June 2011, Flick Golf Extreme from Full Fat Games has shown some love to their iPad fans and released the HD version of their hit game. Playing the exact same as its iPhone coun... more.

Pocket RPG, a dual-stick action-adventure title with light RPG elements, has been developed by Tasty Poison Games and Crescent Moon Games. It is now available from the app store. Featuring dungeon-crawling fun, bite-sized adventures, and multiple character classes to use, Pocket RPG is an enjoyable experience that shouldn’t be missed. Pocket RPG Pros: Polished 3D graphics create fun and i... more.

Get ready for action and adventure when immersing yourself into Miami's gang life in Gangstar: Miami Vindication now on your iPhone and iPad from Gameloft. Save your little brother from the Amada Gang as you enter the center of the gangs in Miami. Writers of the game also worked on the hit show, “the Wire”. This alternate reality allows you to roam the Miami city at your leisure day and ni... more.

In rare cases, iPad games are released prior to their iPhone and iPod touch capable brethren.  Usually, developers like to test the waters on the small screen before moving onto the larger pastures that reside in iPad land. Nonetheless, QuantumSquid Interactive , to our delight, went the former route by releasing Veggie Samurai HD almost two weeks ahead of Veggie Samurai for the iPhone. Perhaps t... more.

Iron Man 2 by Gameloft is a great example of a solid movie tie-in game.  Sporting all the excitement from this summer's blockbuster film, minus a few drunken party scenes, Iron Man 2 enables play as the swaggering hero or the more sensible War Machine. The smooth controls, highly detailed visuals, and numerous upgrades and achievements all add to an initially stunning experience. But all the whil... more.