The iPhone has proved a successful platform for gaming, but the lack of tactile feedback and buttons for play have meant that developers have really need to find more ways to use the accelerometer in game play. However, one developer has gone out of their way to bring us the iControlPad, an add-on for the iPhone which gives the device a feel more reminiscent of the PSP.

The picture at the top of this post shows how the iControlPad should look when it is finished, although the second one shows a prototype that has been made (which seems to be fully working, at least according to the site)

I am not sure how this goes down with Apple at all, as developers do not have access to the dock connector (although jailbreak applications can obviously get around this, as they are not bound by the SDK’s limits). It does appear this solution works with iPhone Quake (which is available if you jailbreak your phone), so that is a good thing.

It looks like they are trying to get this thing out on the market for under $30, but if we are required to jailbreak, and we will most probably have a limited selection of games, I don’t see where the market is for this.

Interestingly, TouchArcade said that it looks like this isn’t the only iPhone gaming cradle solution in the works, so this might not be our only choice.