Top iPad Game Apps: World of Goo Returns After Price Drop

[Sister site FingerGaming rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPad games on the App Store as of today, with World of Goo, Pinball HD, Catcha Mouse HD and Deer Hunter Challenge currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.] This week's top paid iPad games are: 1. Angry Birds HD ($4.99) 2. World of Goo ($4.99) 3. Cut the Rope HD ($1.99) 4. Fruit Ninja HD ($0.99) 5. Angry Birds Seasons HD ($1.99) 6. Pinball HD ($0.99) 7. Fragger HD ($2.99) 8. Plants vs. Zombies HD ($6.99) 9. Scrabble for iPad ($9.99) 10. Dungeon Hunter 2 HD ($6.99) 2D Boy's acclaimed physics puzzler World of Goo returns to the iPad charts after a brief absence, challenging reigning chart leader Angry Birds at second place following a drop in price from $9.99 to $4.99. Cut the Rope HD and Fruit Ninja HD remain strong sellers at third and fourth place, while Angry Birds Seasons HD reports increased sales at fifth. Increased exposure via the Mac App Store puts Gameprom's Pinball HD back in chart range this week at sixth place, as Miniclip's Fragger HD, PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies HD, EA's Scrabble for iPad, and Gameloft's Dungeon Hunter 2 HD close out today's rankings. Here are this week's top free iPad applications: 1. Angry Birds HD Free 2. Catcha Mouse HD 3. Deer Hunter Challenge 4. Angry Birds Seasons HD Free 5. Mr Giggle Xmass HD Lite 6. Mr Giggle HD Lite 7. Fruit Ninja HD Lite 8. Jules Verne's Return to Mysterious Island - Deluxe Edition 9. Crazy Monster Truck HD 10. Solitaire Rovio's ad-supported Angry Birds HD Free tops the free iPad game charts after a promising debut last week. The holiday-themed Angry Birds Seasons HD Free also emerges as a top download at fourth place, while Glu's Deer Hunter Challenge and Odasoft's Catcha Mouse HD see chart success after recently becoming free-to-play. Two entries in Koala's Mr Giggle puzzler series follow at fifth and sixth place, while Anuman's adventure game Return to Mysterious Island charts behind Fruit Ninja HD Lite at eighth.