[In this weekly column, Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the U.S. App Store as of today, with Plants vs. Zombies, SimCity Deluxe
and Super Stickman Golf
currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.]
PopCap's leads the iPad's paid game charts this week with a price-dropped
Plants vs. Zombies HD, fending off competition from former chart leaders
Angry Birds Rio HD and
Infinity Blade.
Electronic Arts also finds chart success this week with a catalog sale, putting
SimCity Deluxe, Tetris, and
Yahtzee HD among the iPad's top ten sellers.
This week's top paid titles are:
1.
Plants vs. Zombies HD ($1.99)
2.
Angry Birds Rio HD ($2.99)
3.
Infinity Blade ($2.99)
4.
Angry Birds HD ($4.99)
5.
SimCity Deluxe for iPad ($0.99)
6.
Tetris for iPad ($0.99)
7.
Casey's Contraptions ($2.99)
8.
Angry Birds Seasons HD ($1.99)
9.
Yahtzee HD ($0.99)
10.
Fruit Ninja HD ($2.99)
Here are this week's top free iPad applications:
1.
Super Stickman Golf
2.
TowerMadness HD
3.
Angry Birds HD Free
4.
MetalStorm Online
5.
Angry Birds Rio HD Free
6.
Words With Friends HD Free
7.
VegasTowers HD
8.
iQuarterback 2
9.
Pocket Dinosaurs 2 HD
10.
Awakening 2: Moonfell Wood HD
Noodlecake Games'
Super Stickman Golf ranks as the single most-downloaded free iPad app during a limited-time free download promotion, overtaking Limbic Software's
TowerMadness HD for the top chart spot.
Z2Live's free-to-play aerial combat sim
MetalStorm Online remains a popular pick at fourth place, meanwhile, as
iQuarterback 2 and
Awakening 2 make impressive showings in their first week of release.
