Now that news of Apple's iPad has circulated to just about everyone on the planet and then some, it was only fair that the iPad found its way to The Clik. Many have said that the iPad is nothing more than a giant iPhone. If that's the case, then what does that mean for our gaming experience in the future? iPhone game publishers will most likely hop on the iPad bandwagon and begin developing apps that can work on both the iPhone and iPad. More importantly, this new creation may create some interesting new portable games that can make use of the iPad's larger touch screen and built-in accelerometer. Here's a list of fantasy games that would make for a pretty unique gaming experience on iPad.

Need for Speed
Playing Need for Speed on your iPhone was a quaint experience. If you were on a train or airplane, you could sit veritably unnoticed as you sped down the racecourse. How cool would it be to play Need for Speed through a first-person perspective on the iPad? Just imagine everyone on the train staring at you as you held your iPad out like a giant steering wheel. Finally, the thrill of the roaring crowd can be a live experience as people gather around to see you whisk around deadly turns, bumping opponents off the track. Also, if you're like me when you play a racecar game, your body will mechanically move with each turn. This will definitely help to make new friends on a crowded subway car. You can replicate this experience on just about every racecar or flight sim on the market.

Simon
Simon is one of those games that never died. You can find this game replicated in mini games all over the industry. The problem with Simon is that it's just way to clunky to drag everywhere. However, if you are already carrying around an iPad, why not have Simon on it? Forget playing darts and foosball at the bar. You can simply pull out your iPad and let kick off a riveting game of Simon. Thanks to the larger screen, 2 to 4 players can each select a unique color and play a multiplayer game all on the same iPad.

iPad Hero
Many gamers are wondering if the music simulation genre is beginning to move past its hay day. Games like DJ Hero brought a breath of fresh air to the genre by introducing a turntable to our cache of instruments. Now, imagine if that turntable was a virtual turntable. You can mix all-kinds of beats right on your iPad. With DJ Hero, gamers could only get an additional battle turntable by buying the entire DJ Hero package. With the iPad Hero, they need only load up a different application. Outside of gaming, club DJs can also use iPad Hero to run a party instead of using mainstream mp3 mixing software tools like Serato.

Virtual Boom Box
I have always lamented not owning a giant boom box, which would allow me to walk the streets blasting music from off of my shoulder. They were just too bulky. With Virtual Boom Box, you can bring your favorite music everywhere you go. Since iPad is lightweight, you can also carry around a giant piece of cardboard to start a street-dance battle. Take that Dance, Dance Revolution! What! What!

R.U.S.E. (or Any of Your Favorite RTS games on the Go)
The iPhone and DS have had their share of portable Real-Time Strategy (RTS) games like Creeps! and Robocalypse. What the iPad does, however, is give game developers the opportunities to create more massive maps on the go. Right now, RTS fans are anxiously awaiting the touch-screen console game R.U.S.E., from Ubisoft. The game features expansive maps that you can zoom into from a world-view via the touch screen. So what appears to be a giant map, can be magnified until you see the troops on the field. Creating a similar game, featuring large maps, designed explicitly for iPad can be a great boon to the RTS gaming field. Also, it would be a great way to integrate PC and portable RTS gaming. You could take your saved game on the road, or play smaller expansion packs on your iPad that help you to build your main in-game statistics. This ability was somewhat pioneered with the Dreamcast and later expanded by Nintendo with the DS and Wii combo. However, console to portable interaction is still on the periphery of gamers' minds. The iPad could herald a new world of home and portable gaming that finally gets it right. The keyword here, of course, being "could."