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A new suite of free iPhone games turns the handset into a controller, potentially creating competition for Nintendo’s Wii.
Social Gaming Network’s iFun consists of four sports games — golf, baseball, basketball and bowling — that you’d play on your computer screen, taking advantage of the handset’s accelerometer to use it as a controller. Also cool is you can play with other iPhone users over the internet.
It’s pretty straightforward: Connect your iPhone to 3G or the same Wi-Fi network as your computer (the latter is preferred), register for an account, download the app and start whacking away.
I gave iFun some testing, and given that the phone is communicating with the on-screen game over the web, there was some lag between my motions and those on screen; it’s definitely not as smooth as Wii. Long story short, there’s a lot of work to be done here, but this is a rather interesting development in iPhone gaming with a lot of potential.
Download Link [iTunes]
