The best gaming apps of the Week for iPad

The sequel to Cut the Rope: Experiments from ZeptoLab, presented for the iPad for the first week, occupies a leading position, beating Fruit Ninja (Halfbrick), Flight Control (Firemint) and three releases of Angry Birds from Rovio.

Sid Meyer’s Pirates drop out of the top 10, while Shift 2 Unleashed and Infinity Blade return after providing discounts.

Top Paid Apps for iPad

1. Cut the Rope: Experiments HD ($1.99)

2. Angry Birds HD ($4.99)

3. Angry Birds Seasons HD ($1.99)

4. Angry Birds Rio HD ($2.99)

5. Fruit Ninja HD ($2.99)

6. Flight Control HD ($0.99)

7. Cut the Rope HD ($1.99)

8. Shift 2 Unleashed for iPad ($0.99)

9. Infinity Blade ($2.99)

10. Scrabble for iPad ($3.99)

Top Free Apps

Underground Basketball from AlphaWeb wins the fight for the first place of Mr Giggle HD Lite. Mahjong Towers Touch HD, a recently released game from Big Fish Games, ranks third in the top 10, while Rows 3D for iPad (Pixeltin) falls to tenth place.

1. Underground Basketball

2. Mr Giggle HD Lite

3. Mahjong Towers Touch HD

4. Angry Birds HD Free

5. Cordy

6. Mr Giggle 2 HD Lite

7. Angry Birds Rio HD Free

8. Panda Revenge HD

9. FireWorks Ninja HD

10. Rows 3D for iPad Lite