Worth using Box2d for collision but not physics?

Question

I am currently doing some work in cocos2d-x and am thinking about using their box2d implementation for things like collision detection (but not necessarily response), range detection, and other things like that, which are not strictly physics based.

Is it worth doing this? or would I be better off just writing a simple system that does checks based on location/size of my objects?

Answer 1

Seems like a decent idea to me; I've done a very similar thing in a few projects (although with different APIs).

If functionality and performance is acceptable, and it saves you from having to write all that boring collision detection code and focus instead on something that makes your game unique and cool, then I'd say go for it.