NGN: "Minecraft is a game that refuses to follow any norms, and this is reflected even in the game’s release: when all is said and done, the release of Minecraft might just be a non-event in its history. With a paid open-enrollment beta and a constant history of updates, Minecraft was already a popular game a year ago, and it might just be even more popular three years from now. Minecraft has even already had its spinoffs and clones in the forms of ‘Ace of Spades’ and ‘Fortress Craft’. In nearly every sense, there is simply nothing particularly special about Minecraft’s release date, except that it awards internet gamers with the pleasure of having an excuse to review it." 87/100
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