This little java based game shook the gaming world, and will go down in history.
Minecraft is a Open world/Sandbox game made by Indie Game developer Markus "Notch" Persson and his Company Mojang AB. Minecraft has become a Cultural Phenomenon. The game is the largest game on youtube and has over 10,000,000 Registered Users, you wanna know the Secret to its success? Well its:
Fun-This game allows you do pretty much anything you could imagine inside an E rated game. The completely changeable world and the ways to go about doing can provide Hours upon Hours of entertainment.
Immersive- You start playing the game thinking, oh Ill just build me a little house and grab some Wood, you end up being so immersed in the game you lose track of time and end up with a Stone Castle with a moat and everything.
Innovative-While Minecraft wasnt the First game of its type. It has by far the Best Execution. If you play any other game of the type, you will definitely notice the difference .
Fun with Friends-Hopping on a server and playing with friends or total strangers can provide great times.
Supported- Notch shows extremely good support with Minecraft, Its Currently in its Beta Testing stage, so thats expected. But not only does he fix bugs, nearly every major update has some new game mechanic or element in the game. Also, notch has confirmed that this will continue even after the full release this November.
Summary: This game is one that Id definitely recommend to anyone. Its an amazing game that will be remembered for a long time like Super Mario Brothers or Ocarina of time.