Minecraft game review
Since it first hit PCs a couple of years ago, Minecraft has taken the world by storm. There’s now a yearly MineCon convention. And Minecraft has even been taught in schools. Now, the game has sold a million copies within a few days of its release on Xbox Live.
MINECRAFT Mojang for Xbox Live Gameplay: 8.8 Graphics: 8.5 Sound: 8.0 Replay Value: 9.0 Overall Score: 8.8 Pros: Make your own creations. Blocky world feels real. Co-op ability. Cons: World is slightly smaller than on the PC. Inventory is harder to navigate. |
MINECRAFT 101
In case you don’t know, Minecraft is a building game. It’s a little like LEGO and a little like Lincoln Logs. You take various textured cubes and build what you want.
So where does the mining come in? The word “mine” is used loosely here. Gathering up trees is, in a sense, mining. You turn them into wood and then make your own structures. Finding the materials to make your own tools to build the wood into, say, a mansion, is mining, too.
It’s not just fun, it’s also really creative. You’re limited only by your own brain … and the time you put in.
ON XBOX LIVE
So let’s see if the Xbox Live version is as deep as the PC version.
First, the Xbox game lets you play co-op with friends and has its own crafting system to make things like tools. Since I’m a console guy, I enjoy making my structures with the controller as opposed to the PC mouse.
And there are tips galore, even as the game loads for the first time. The tutorials also make the game more kid friendly. With the original Minecraft for the PC, there was a ton of detective work you had to do. You had to figure out which substance would make what tool or piece of castle. That kind of research can be fun if you have nothing but time on your hands.
Now there is help for you along the way. Some say the tutorials lessen the magic. I say they add to it. You spend more of your time making things instead of puzzling over how to do things.
COOL AND CHALLENGING
When you dive into Minecraft, the experience is immediately really cool and charming. Simple piano music plays as you arrive on the shores of a beach. Use the right controller trigger to dig into the Earth and cut wood from trees. I didn’t make anything grand and glorious right away. I just set up the beginnings of a small shack by the sea.
Then, darkness fell. A square block of a moon rose high in the sky, and stars twinkled. As I stood there and gawked at nature’s beauty, I heard some steps behind me. Since I was kind of hypnotized by the sights, I didn’t realize it was a Creeper, one of the annoying monsters of Minecraft. I heard a ka-pow, and wham, I lost half my health.
My shelter wasn’t finished, and I couldn’t hide from him!
So I swam out to sea and stayed on a sandbar until morning. The Creeper, a handless creature with a twisted, angry mouth, isn’t always a night owl. Stay away from him during the day or night. He can blow up structures you make, too.
IT’S YOUR WORLD
There are plenty of achievements to get as you go along, such as when you make a furnace, open your inventory for the first time or catch a fish. Eventually, you’ll learn to make fire and electricity. If you play a really long time, you might even find the elusive Ender Dragon.
The graphics in Minecraft are old school, a nod to the early days of video games. But that’s the glory of Minecraft. If it looked too realistic, like Gran Turismo or even The Sims, it wouldn’t have the signature style that makes this game unique.
So go wild on Minecraft. Build like a modern architect. Build like a steampunk novelist. Build like a pioneer. Build high or long or with moats and forests. Build a Scout jamboree park. Then, tear it all down if you like.
This is your world. And Minecraft is a wonderful mirror that is nothing if not a reflection of you.
super!
awesome!
You ever see the guy who made a working calculator using redstone? Absolutely incredible.
i saw it to
i love minecraft evry bit of it….well instead of the skeletons…
If you met Herobrine say I.
mincraft is amazing
i met hereobrine i was in his lair
Lets get everyone 2 play on my server!
reply with your minecraft usernames and ill give u the ip!
My user is wenmaster! whitelist me if you want!
reconman5
There is also a pocket edition for your iPhone that you can get for $6.99. Or you can get the lite version.
Pocket edition is TERRIBLE dont get it get real minecraft which is awesome
coolest game ever
How do I build a portal to the moon?
i dont think u can
I play minecraft and it is awesome!
yes it is
I play Minecraft on the Xbox,But can u play it on the Mac?
Yes, you can.
i play it on my mac ALL the time so yes you can this is an awesome game
the best game ever
I have played minecraft since the early 1.7. It is really fun..and i even make youtube videos about it on my channel! I think minecraft it a game that will never die
can you play this on the old Xbox? 🙂
you have to pay 30 dollors for minecraf T_T
wow
can i play
i like the arcade version but id rather have the full version because of 4 player action and well everything and alsowhen i try to play with my bro on arcade version i well cant who can tell me how
minecraft is super awesome
How do you go to The End?
you use eye of ender to find a stronghold with the ender portal
you need the 16 end frames and 16 eye of ender then make a 4X4 square on the ground then put all eye of ender in it :))))
try building a roller coaster. then go on a mine cart and screech down and up until you freak out!
mincraft is epic
love it even the diamonds i can’t live with out it
ya
I’ve played it. SUPER FUN! But you still need to wait for the updates that PC has.
M-I-N-E-C-R-A-F-T IS TOTALLY EPIC
yes
what ranks are you guys
pc is better than xbox just so u know
1.3 is going to be epic
OH YEA IT AWSOME!!!!!!!!!
What is the ender dragon?
a boss in minecraft found in the alternate dimension call the “ender”
Actually, it’s the End
Are the trains on this one?
I’ve played it, and I haven’t seen any trains. Minecarts are still lots of fun!
you can sooooooooo play with people on the ipod i have done it
You’re right, you can.
You’re right, it is harder to navigate through the inventory. I found the PC game more interesting.
Minecraft just crashed on me. As I soon found out, I had to blame BuildCraft. This is on the PC kind. Too bad XBOX doesn’t have IndustrialCraft or Redpower. BTW I can’t play XBOX edition anymore because my brother just beat up on my TV and now it has colourful lines all over it.
was it herobrine 😛
Minecraft is the BEST game
The enderdragon didn’t come out on pc until beta 1.8. So “Xboxers” may have to wait 4 an update to kill the enderdragon. Same with creative, ok 😀
mine craft is awsome
I love mine craft!!!!!!!
this game is epic there are over 800,798,654,735 pepole that play minecraft
that number is always growing
every second
I am kind of upset because it dosen’t have a creative mode >:-(
minecraft for Xbox 360 is fun although it needs creative mode then tht rank would get even higher so plz mojang get creative mode on there
It does! just flip through the game types.
this is by far one of the coolest games out there
If you want to play minecraft without downloading it just go to minecraft.net
I say its awesome on xbox and I dont know what the ender dragon is but if you want to play video games on xbox the minecraft game takes 1600 microsoft points and the
downloading is one second long.if your getting on xbox play minecraft instead of call of duty or mass effect 3.
You don’t know what the enderdragon is?
I have a server
can i go on your server with the computer minecraft?
Did you know that the Ender Dragon is hard to kill, even on creative.
can you play with friends on the ipod
no 🙁
Yes you can.
I have not played it before so I do not know.
Nope.
Type in “cate” as the map seed, and you will be spawned in an NPC village!
You need to have gold to play minecraft Xbox
:^(
you know you play to much minecraft when you keep a light on in your room to keep mobs from spawning.
you know you play too much minecraft when the first thing you think about when seeing trees is punching it
cant play:(
1 Edit needs to be made in this:
There is no electricity. It’s redstone! :3 Kitty Face
I have the demo
I’m goin tooo gets it
where can u buy it cheap
gamestop
I have minecraft xbox 360 and i can’t find mushrooms? where are they?!?!
I have the computer one but they are in caves and underneath trees. I do not know if it is the same way in the one you have?
I have minecraft for the computer but not for the XBOX but I have friends that have it and they say it’s fun.