5 Great Open Source Cocos2D Projects To Learn From
I’ve mentioned the excellent Cocos2D open source 2d iphone game engine many times. The engine itself comes with many examples of the different features available, but something that comes up frequently is that people want some example games to look at it. Here are 5 terrific examples.
1) Gorillas – I’ve mentioned this game before, it’s a great example of a "Worms" type game, and has been around on many different platforms.
iPhone Game Engine Comparison – Open Source
I’m often asked about which iPhone game engine to use, and I know most people are looking for a free game engine so here is a comparison of the different open source iPhone game engines that actually have apps out there. These game engines now also support the ipad.
Update For Cocos 2D iPhone Game Engine
The excellent and free Cocos2D iPhone game engine has been updated with a plethora of new features.
The highlights include:
- a new sound engine
- touch dispatcher
- faster actions
- an improved particle system
If you haven’t tried Cocos and are looking to develop a 2d game on the iPhone quickly without having to purchase a commercial engine you should check out Cocos2D here.
[via cocos2d for iPhone]
11 Cocos2D iPhone Game Engine Resources
I mentioned the open source Cocos2D iPhone game engine on my list of iPhone game engines.
For those that don’t know Cocos2D is an open source LGPL licensed 2D game engine for the iPhone that has already been used in many games. Mitch Allen has posted a nice list of resources for the open source Cocos 2D iPhone game engine.
My favorites from the list are:
1. iPhone Dev – Which contains a collection of Cocos 2D tutorials for beginners.