minecraft

an awesome game released in mid 2010 by european indie developer "Notch." the main hook of the game is its presentation; imagine if the world was made up of one meter cubed blocks which represented different materials, such as wood, stone, sand or diamonds. now imagine a world like that that is eight times larger than the surface of the earth and has zombies, skeletons, tarantulas, and zombies riding skeletons that emerge at night, plus a bizarre nether world populated by zombie pig people that are docile until you attack, and giant, firespittting jelly fish. imagine all that, then add the ability to dig deep into the earth and harvest materials. then also add the ability to take these resources and build a plethora of objects, such as houses, pickaxes, and furnaces. then add multiplayer, and you have minecraft. in short, it is awesome, and you will sink hours into it, wanting to find rare blocks lik e gold, diamond, or red stone.