We're going to install Cocos2D in three easy steps, which are as follows:
Head over to http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/download/ and download the installer of the latest stable version of Cocos2D.
Note
At the time of writing this book, Cocos2D Version 3.0.0 was the latest stable version and Version 3.1 was shortly to be released. However, most of the changes will not affect the code presented. They are mostly feature enhancements and performance optimizations. Also, the Cocos2D team stated that they will focus on the backwards compatibility with next releases, so you should be fine with any later version.
However, keep in mind that even with all the developers' efforts trying to maintain the backwards compatibility, it is really hard to guarantee that the next versions will be fully backwards compatible. If you have any issues with the latest version, you can use the
Chapter_02/Cocos2D+Installer+3.0.0.zipinstaller that comes with this book...