Sid Meier's Pirates! for iPad

Those hungering for either pirate-themed strategy games or excellent PC gaming ports on the iPad, there's Sid Meier's Pirates!, a port-exploring, ship-managing, booty-collecting game that's excellently adapted for touch. It's not only the best pirate simulation of all time, it's a triple-A PC game that's easily worth twice what the App Store's charging, and then some. This is a great example of the App Store economy in action.

Price: $4.99