

Updates are common, and they give definite improvements every time, the art style is great, the gameplay is unique and the game can literally be played forever. 8.5/10 Altogether, Minecraft is a brilliant must-buy for gamers of any age, and really brings something new to the table. Overall, though, Minecraft is a stand-out multiplayer game. The addition of voice chat would be welcomed, and it isn't yet in the game as of the time this review was written, but a chat bar is sufficient enough. There are varying player versus player and co-op gametypes that will keep you and your friends entertained together, and all can be found on the Internet. The process is frustrating, and so is making a server (which is free, but needs downloads and looking up to be able to make one), but it pays off when you finally get a game.

All the servers in Minecraft are private, meaning that you'll have to look up which games are free, type in the IP address of the server, and only then be able to play games. 10/10 And if the stellar singleplayer wasn't enough, a multiplayer mode is also available too! This holds the most issues in the game, but will last you even more time. Minecraft is a completely open world, there for players to explore and adore. From here on in, the player is left to do basically anything they want, mining underground for better resources with crafted tools, farming plants and animals to eat and pet, and creating almost anything imaginable with blocks.

When a player first starts their Survival Mode world, they'll have to chop down trees, craft a crafting table and quickly get to work crafting objects and tools to keep them alive, and safe from the evil enemy "mobs" such as exploding Creepers or bow-wielding Skeletons that attack at night. 7.5/10 But where Minecraft excels the most is in gameplay. Sound effects are also good, but their repetitiveness sours the aural experience a fair amount. An introduction of some new pieces would be nice to hear, though, as the repeating soundtrack can begin to go stale after a while. 9/10 The game has a very distinct sound design, which delivers around five or six memorable tracks that play at random intervals. Your story will be personal to you alone, and nobody's adventures will be quite the same, although there isn't a way of tracking what you've done so far by means of recording gameplay, a feature which many people would enjoy. 9/10 In the way of story- there is no definite experience. However: Minecraft is not brilliantly optimised due to its low budget, so expect some very major slowdown when you crank up the settings. Running Minecraft is easy- the requirements are extremely low, and with a good gaming PC, I've run this game at well over two-hundred frames per second (that's fast).

Blocks make up every object in this game, and the simple, yet brilliant art-style ties straight into the core gameplay. The sky is the limit! Off the mark, most people will know Minecraft for its unique graphical style. This is a definite buy for any gamer, as it provides something unique to the open-world RPG/ adventure genre. This is a definite It's a wonderful sight to see another indie game shoot up to the top of the gaming industry, and Minecraft is no exception. It's a wonderful sight to see another indie game shoot up to the top of the gaming industry, and Minecraft is no exception.
