Top iPad Game Apps: Sega All-Stars Racing Leads in Debut Week

[In this weekly column, Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Battleship and Mr Giggle HD currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.] This week's top paid titles are: 1. Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing ($1.99) 2. Battleship for iPad ($2.99) 3. Angry Birds HD ($4.99) 4. Angry Birds Rio HD ($2.99) 5. Angry Birds Seasons HD ($1.99) 6. Fruit Ninja HD ($2.99) 7. Cut the Rope HD ($1.99) 8. Trenches: Generals ($0.99) 9. Words With Friends HD ($2.99) 10. Epic War TD: iPad Edition ($0.99) Sega's kart racer Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing leads as the iPad's biggest-selling app in its debut week, overtaking EA's recently released Battleship for iPad and three versions of Angry Birds for the top spot in today's results. An iPad adaptation of Thunder Games Works' Trenches: Generals enters the top ten at eighth place this week, as newcomer Epic War TD trails Words With Friends HD at tenth. Here are this week's top free iPad applications: 1. Mr Giggle HD Lite 2. Rows 3D for iPad Lite 3. Tiny Tower HD 4. Angry Birds HD Free 5. Fishing Joy HD 6. Breakout Mania HD 7. Monkey Island Tales 1 HD 8. Army of Darkness Defense HD 9. Castle Attack HD 10. Galaga 30th Collection Patryk Palasz's Mr Giggle HD Lite reclaims first place in the free charts after dropping to eighth last week, amid competition from Pixeltin's puzzler Rows 3D for iPad Lite and NimbleBit's recent debut Tiny Tower HD. Angry Birds HD Free and Fishing Joy continue to rank among the iPad's most popular downloads, as Telltale Games earns a spot in today's rankings with the first chapter of Tales of Monkey Island, which is now a free download to promote the later entries in the series.