Gamers who like to race can now enjoy playing racing games on their iPad's large screen rather than iPhone and iPod Touch. Here are the chosen racing games i found best for iPad:
1. Vector Runner HD
Vector Runner was a huge hit on the iPhone, and now you can play it in glorious HD on your iPad!
Pilot your racer at breakneck speeds while avoiding oncoming obstacles in this highly addictive retro-styled 3D racing game. Also featuring a heartrate accelerating drum & bass soundtrack, and highscore leaderboards for competing globally or against your Facebook friends.
This is the iPad version of the hugely successful online game we released in 2007. Use your thumbs to tap on either side of the screen for steering. Avoid the obstacles and collect powerups for extra points, invincibility, and shield regeneration. And no - Vector Runner does not support tilt! The game is too fast-paced for it to work well.
Download Vector Runner HD
2. Asphalt 5 HD
The blockbuster Asphalt series is now on the iPad! Experience the most polished urban racing game there is with highly-detailed HD environments and cars, new innovative controls including a virtual steering wheel and a customizable interface.
Features:
- THERE’S A DREAM CAR FOR YOU: Take a ride in over 30 of the fastest, most prestigious cars you’ve ever dreamed of, from manufacturers like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Audi and Ducati.
- A CUSTOM DRIVING EXPERIENCE: Customize the interface to suit your driving style: Put the brake, boost and steering wheel wherever you want on the iPad screen.
- You can also choose from 3 control styles, including Accelerometer, Touch Screen and the Virtual Steering Wheel exclusively designed for the iPad.
- THE WORLD IS YOUR RACETRACK: Highly polished HD graphics optimized for the iPad let you see every detail and animation of the track as you speed over snow, mud, dirt and more in 12 beautiful locations around the world including St. Tropez, Aspen and Las Vegas. Discover hidden shortcuts and jump off ramps!
- NEW WAYS TO PLAY: Challenge yourself to 8 different racing events including Drift Contest, Cop Chase, Time Attack, Duel Mode, Last Man Standing and Escape.
- RIDE WITH THE PACK: Six-player Bluetooth and Online let you compete against friends in real time.
Download Asphalt 5 HD
3. Real Racing HD
The best iPhone racer just got even better with Real Racing HD for iPad! You won’t believe the stunning graphics, silky smooth framerate and awesome new features. Are you ready for all the excitement, competition and glory that only real championship racing can deliver?
Features:
- New HD Graphics – the most immersive and impressive racer yet
- New car skins – apply your own images to your car
- new Ghost Racing – race against your personal best or against the top drivers
- New controls – touch screen controls specifically designed for iPad with adjustable sensitivity
Download Real Racing HD
4. Need for Speed: Shift
Drive the world's fastest cars with the hottest HD graphics on the App Store. It's a white-knuckle iPad essential!
The expansive iPad screen gives a hyper-real in-car cockpit POV and a brutal first-person crash dynamic. Race through the sweeping skylines of 18 tracks in Chicago, London, and Tokyo. See and feel the roaring engines, squealing tires, and crunching collisions. Above all, get speed, speed, and more speed. You'll really see why this is the most visceral racing game for iPad.
Shift into either local WiFi or live Bluetooth Multiplayer across 6 game modes to take on friends on the track. Fine tune performance and add custom details. Jump into Quick Race or dominate the circuit in Career Mode. Select 3 Difficulty Settings (Rookie, Pro or Veteran), and track your evolution with DRIVER PROFILE.
Features:
- New 8 Exclusive Cars, 28 Cars Total
- New Stunning HD Graphics
- New Physics-based Acceleration
- New Ultra-responsive Manual Controls
Download Need for Speed: Shift for iPad
5. 2XL ATV Offroad
From the makers of “2XL Supercross” comes the hottest, action-packed racing game to hit the iPhone and iPod Touch… “2XL ATV Offroad”
Features:
- 16 unique ATV Supercross and Outdoor Nationals tracks
- 2 Freestyle levels
- Massive career mode and achievement system
- Freestyle mode with advanced scoring system
- Multiplayer mode with up to 5 opponents
- Race up to 8 opponents in single player mode
- 250cc two-stroke and 450cc four-stroke ATVs
- Choose from hundreds of ATV and rider skin combinations
- Auto-gas and invisible controls feature
- 1st and 3rd person camera views
- 8 preset control schemes including Responsive Tilt Steering
- Adjustable level of difficulty
Download 2XL ATV Offroad
6. Jet Car Stunts
Jet Car Stunts is an award winning, over the top, adrenaline rush, 3D driving game, with massive jumps, mid-air hoops, floating platforms, spiral roadways and outlandish maneuvers in impossible environments. The original levels, tight controls and fast, smooth, addictive game play has landed Jet Car Stunts on many "Best of 2009" lists.
Features:
- The smoothest, fastest game play of any App Store driving game. Perfectly smooth on 1st Gen iPhones and iPods.
- The tightest, most responsive, yet most forgiving accelerometer driving controls in existence.
- Smash Physics.
- 36 insane tracks. Each track offers something new.
- Multiple play modes.
- Jet assisted drift handling.
- Half car, half jet with in-air control surfaces.
- Online leaderboards, achievements, challenges and downloadable replays.
Download Jet Car Stunts
7. Aqua Moto Racing
Aqua Moto Racing offers racing with an unprecedented sense of speed on the platform. With state of the art handling and graphics this game truly puts your Jet Ski riding skills to the ultimate test. Race in the beautifully rendered American locations; Emerald Bay, Everglades and Long Beach Port. Start off with participating in a Championship for beginners. Perform stunts and keep a tight line around the buoys to power your boost. Collect medals in the Time Trial mode by beating set target times. Register a profile and compare your race results with friends all over the world. Race against Aqua Moto Racing Lite World Records through Ghost Play.
Features:
- 7 Championships, ranging from easy to very hard
- 3 true-to life environments
- 18 challenging tracks + reversed mode
- 6 radical stunts that powers your boost
- Time Trial with gold, silver and bronze target times
- Tuning of top speed, acceleration, steering and boost
- Ghost Play, race against the World's Best
- Online World Ranking
Download Aqua Moto Racing
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