CastleMiner Z is the latest in a series of block building games that has hit the Xbox Live Indie games section.
I was skeptical at first, but this game is indeed something different. Ideas are borrowed from Minecraft itself, but what sets this game apart is the survival element. You MUST find better tools, build a shelter, and craft better weapons in a bid to survive. If you do not; the price of being neglectful will be steep. You will be marauded by endless waves of zombies, and other baddies.
This is what I admire about this game the most. The way it forces you to survive. To me; building a giant fortress is not the number one priority in this game. Survival.
Currently there a three game modes: All of them can be played online with three other people. (Another fantastic feature to this Indie Game)
-Endurance
My mode of preference. The main goal is to travel across the vast landscape, and rack up distance. It may seems simple, but it can become quite the opposite. I enjoy scoping the landscape in a bid to find a suitable location to build, spend the night, and be safe from the incoming mass of zombies. It also forces the player to seek out valueable ores are of great use in making new weapons, and tools.
--Survival
The object of survival is simply that. Build a suitable shelter, make powerful weapons, and fight nack against the zombie hordes. Once you have built a massive fortress; it can get kind of boring. Which is why I prefer endurance.
--Freebuild
In freebuild; the play can build anything they wish; without worrying about the zombie hordes. This mode is great if you'd prefer to build locations, and the like.
It doesn't end there. No, not at all!
Updates are planned for this game, and they aren't just bug fixes.
These are some items that are currently planned for the 1.01 update:
-Storage chests.
-All items, and weapons will remain in your inventory after exiting the game.
It may seem trivial, but this is the first of several updates. Not to mention that they make the game THAT much better.
All in all, I'm glad that CastleMiner Z has brought something different to the table. If you own an Xbox 360; this is an absolute buy. It's only 240 Microsoft points(three dollars), and is located in the indie games section of Xbox Live.
What are you waiting for?
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