Cocos2d

Cocos2d
Stable release 0.4.0 / September 8, 2010; 17 months ago (2010-09-08)
Written in Python
Platform Cross-platform
License MIT License
Website cocos2d.org

Cocos2d is an open source 2D game framework. There are two versions, one written in Python and one written in Objective-C targeting iOS.

Contents

iOS port

Cocos2d for iPhone is an Objective-C port for iOS with the same design and concepts as the original framework. The API comes integrated with Box2D and Chipmunk physics engines. It is used in several games on the App Store.[1]

Android port

Cocos2d for Android is a Java port for Android that is based on cocos2d for iPhone[2][3].

JavaScript port

Cocos2D JavaScript is a JavaScript port that uses the HTML5 canvas API. It is based on cocos2d for iPhone[4].

Critical reception

Cocos2d is not considered as powerful as OpenGL ES, but is easier to learn and includes popular physics engines Chipmunk and Box2D.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Cocos2d for iPhone games". http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/games/. 
  2. ^ "Cocos2d for Android". http://code.google.com/p/cocos2d-android/. 
  3. ^ "The latest cocos2d-android project ported from cocos2d-iphone". http://code.google.com/p/cocos2d-android-1/. 
  4. ^ "Cocos2D JavaScript". http://cocos2d-javascript.org/. 
  5. ^ Ben Smith, et al. (2010). "Cocos2D for iPhone and iPad; It Is Easier Than You Think". More IPhone Cool Projects. Apress. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gRPKugX5HuoC&pg=PA252&dq=Cocos2d&hl=en&ei=5zZmTJv4KNXH4gazzO2HDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Cocos2d&f=false. 

External links

Official website

List of video game engines targeting iOS
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  • Cocos2d