How can I start cocos2d-iPhone development?

I am new to cocos2d game development. I want to know how to get started. Is any special 开发者_StackOverflow社区installation needed for it?

Check out the cocos2d-iPhone website.. You can download cocos2d-iPhone here. Finally, here is the documentation.

I suggest you check out Kobold2D here: http://www.kobold2d.com/display/KKSITE/Home

To get started there is nothing wrong with the Cocos2D Project templates (there is a shell script in the official download that you can use to install them). But once you want to upgrade your Cocos2D version in such a project you will notice that it's getting quite complicated. Kobold2D should make this much simpler, I think it has an updater tool.

I also can recommend the book by Steffen Itterheim which is also featured on the Kobold2D website. I don't know if the second edition is out yet, if it isn't I suggest you wait for that.

The official Cocos2D forum also is a great place to get started. Check out this thread: http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/forum/topic/737