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Back in March, Gendai Games launched GameSalad, a game creation tool for non-coders who have a mind for design. Now, Gendai has taken a step further with the iPhone Early Access Program, putting that power towards the development of iPhone games.

The iPhone Early Access Program includes a two-tiered membership system, Indie and Pro. Both give creators unlimited access to the system that exports their games for publishing to the App Store, but Pro gives access to advanced game development features and customized branding. However, access to the iPhone development tools are not available in the Basic (and free) GameSalad membership…Indie starts at $499/yr, and Pro is $1999/yr.

Gendai Games also released two iPhone games using the Game Salad iPhone Engine, to show some of the abilities of the engine:

In Spark of Life, players take control of the Spark that protects and guides newborn planets, helping them build life and civilization as they traverse the hazards of space. Spark of Life utilizes GameSalad’s support of the iPhone’s built-in accelerometer to control the gameplay in a fun and challenging way. In Rock, Paper, Scissors: The Movie: The Game, players take the role as the mysterious Nameless Master who must do what he vowed never to do again: wield the three ancient weapons of battle and seek vengeance against the Deadly Dragon Clan. This game features stylized hand-drawn art that demonstrate GameSalad’s support for rich graphical interfaces, sprites, and animations. Both games are now available on the iPhone App Store.

You can check out a trailer of GameSalad, or listen to an interview about the iPhone Early Access Program with Michael Agustin of Gendai Games later today.