Top 5 Best iPad 2 Games 2012

NBA 2K12 is currently the best basketball game for the iPad, though it does feel like you're playing the circa 2007 console version of the game. While it does feel a little stripped down (there's no play-calling capabilities, for example), the control scheme works pretty well, there's a full season mode, and the game grows on you as you play.

All that said, we're adding this one with a big asterisk because 2K Sports' update for iOS5 created huge graphical glitches that have caused a number of users to leave one-star reviews. Hopefully, 2K will correct this soon because it's a solid basketball otherwise. Oh, and it would be good if it lowered the price while it's at it.

DIG FOR VICTORY! TRENCHES II wants you to join the fight! The Great War has arrived and more nations have joined the struggle. Lead troops through a campaign that spans over 50 locations across Europe. Engage the enemy in more realistic, treacherous battlefields with all-new artillery and troops. Wage a real world war as you compete in Global Multiplayer campaigns. Or dominate your opponents in WiFi and Bluetooth enabled multiplayer modes!

Sega's nearly forgotten rarity from 1993 (originally on the Sega CD, a failed CD-ROM peripheral for the Sega Genesis) is one of the best Sonic the Hedgehog games ever made. The side-scrolling epic is perfectly ported to iOS in a universal app, complete with Japanese and American soundtracks. A clever time-travel mechanic has Sonic zipping back and forth through the stages, adding up to a ton of gameplay. The touch controls are simple and easy to use, too.

The most popular fruit-slicing game in the world is now available in a variety of forms, and across a range of platforms.... your fruit ninja journey will take you to the sensory satisfaction of touchscreen fruit destroying, then the social networking smoothie madness of fruit ninja frenzy, and finally through to the full body experience that is fruit ninja kinect.

Your success will also please the wise ninja Sensei, who will accompany your journey with wise words, fun fruit facts, and he will reward you when he believes you have done good!

Have you got what it takes to become a Fruit Ninja?

Experience the action of your favorite sport like never before! Watch matches come to life with vibrant graphics, ultra-realistic animations, and the most responsive controls ever delivered on a FIFA game for iOS. For the first time ever, experience Manager Mode on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Make trades, upgrade staff, and scout for talent. Develop players and choose the best tactics to take your club to the top of the league table.