Technically speaking, it was available yesterday, but you weren't going to be able to play it anyway.
With how crazy things have always been on the iPod/iPhone front when it comes to games, I can't say I've been looking forward to the iPad all that much. I'm thoroughly expecting a deluge of apps retouched and then marketed as being for the new device.
But this is special because it's Geometry Wars. The newest iteration of Bizarre Creation's brilliant shoot-em-up series features all six game modes previously found in Geometry Wars 2: Retro Evolved on Xbox Live Arcade plus "Titans!," a new mode exclusive to the iPad.
The game will run you $9.99 in the App Store. If you're in the App Store and that seems like a lot of money, remember this: You just spent $500 on an oversized iPod. Get some perspective.
iPad Geometry Wars game available before the iPad [Joystiq]
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12:20 PM on 04.02.2010 | 
Lite versions are nice but not every game has one.
Demos could be a universally applied thing using a timer, maybe 10-15 minutes? Basically just enough time to figure out if the controls work well and don't require obscuring the screen with my fingers/hands too much.
I—and I'd bet, many others—would buy a lot more iPhone/iPad games if we could simply try before buying.
Seriously! I also haven't been looking forward to the iPad. There are few games on the iPhone that keep my attention beyond a day (besides ports like Final Fantasy). Sometimes it feels like the App store collects the best of the worst flash games and then charges for them.
Hmm...