<s>
CastleMiner	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2011	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
indie	O
studio	O
DigitalDNA	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Indie	I-Device
Games	I-Device
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
block-building	O
sandbox	O
game	O
that	O
uses	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Avatars	I-Device
as	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
than	O
four	O
months	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
Z	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
Warfare	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CastleMiner	B-Application
Z	O
is	O
a	O
2011	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Indie	I-Device
Games	I-Device
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
Z	O
,	O
players	O
have	O
to	O
mine	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
resources	O
instead	O
of	O
starting	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
change	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
enemies	O
including	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
dragons	O
,	O
and	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CastleMiner	B-Application
Z	O
introduces	O
"	O
Awards	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
awarded	O
for	O
doing	O
different	O
things	O
such	O
as	O
playing	O
online	O
for	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
hours	O
,	O
traveling	O
a	O
certain	O
distance	O
,	O
crafting	O
various	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
killing	O
several	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CastleMiner	B-Application
Warfare	O
is	O
a	O
2013	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
sequel	O
to	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
,	O
with	O
gameplay	O
that	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
September	O
2011	O
comparison	O
video	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Minecraft-inspired	O
titles	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Indie	I-Device
Games	I-Device
(	O
which	O
include	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
,	O
FortressCraft	B-Application
and	O
Total	O
Miner	O
)	O
,	O
Mike	O
B	O
.	O
of	O
video	O
gaming-focused	O
vlog	O
Big	O
Fat	O
Fony	O
Report	O
said	O
that	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
was	O
his	O
least-favorite	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
titles	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
polish	O
and	O
did	O
n't	O
seem	O
complete	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
of	O
video	O
gaming-centered	O
blog	O
ExtraGuy	O
reviewed	O
both	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
games	O
;	O
in	O
his	O
September	O
2011	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
,	O
he	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
below-average	O
grade	O
of	O
"	O
D	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
for	O
having	O
choppy	O
graphics	O
at	O
long	O
distances	O
,	O
no	O
water	O
besides	O
a	O
"	O
murky	O
water	O
"	O
block	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
behave	O
like	O
actual	O
water	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
states	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
 [ his ] 	O
experience	O
,	O
every	O
Minecraft	B-Application
clone	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
deliberate	O
cash-in	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
least	O
the	O
lot	O
of	O
them	O
know	O
that	O
entertainment	O
equals	O
cash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CastleMiner	B-Application
skips	O
this	O
assumption	O
and	O
goes	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
clone	O
equals	O
cash	O
 '	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
was	O
more	O
positive	O
towards	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
Z	O
in	O
his	O
November	O
2011	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
addition	O
of	O
zombie	B-Application
survival	O
to	O
Minecraft-like	O
games	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
wrote	O
that	O
"[t]he	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
paragon	O
of	O
excellent	O
performance	O
or	O
aesthetic	O
"	O
and	O
mentioned	O
that	O
Zs	O
game	O
modes	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
easily	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
criticisms	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
eventual	O
release	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Edition	O
,	O
the	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
series	O
have	O
been	O
commercially	O
successful	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Indie	I-Device
Games	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
developer	O
DigitalDNA	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
Z	O
held	O
the	O
record	O
as	O
the	O
all-time	O
,	O
best-selling	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Indie	O
Game	O
at	O
over	O
900,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
achieved	O
this	O
goal	O
in	O
only	O
nine	O
months	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
also	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Indie	O
Game	O
,	O
surpassing	O
sales	O
of	O
similar	O
Minecraft-inspired	O
XBLIG	B-Device
games	O
Total	O
Miner	O
and	O
FortressCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
over	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
DigitalDNA	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
Z	O
became	O
the	O
first-ever	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Indie	O
Game	O
to	O
surpass	O
one	O
million	O
sales	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
achieving	O
the	O
record	O
in	O
ten	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
announced	O
that	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
Z	O
has	O
reached	O
1.5	O
million	O
games	O
sold	O
on	O
XBLIG	B-Device
,	O
while	O
later	O
that	O
month	O
they	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
has	O
also	O
sold	O
one	O
million	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
