<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
Dungeons	I-Application
is	O
a	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mojang	O
Studios	O
and	O
Double	O
Eleven	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
sandbox	O
video	O
game	O
Minecraft	B-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
Dungeons	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
critics	O
deeming	O
the	O
game	O
fun	O
and	O
charming	O
,	O
and	O
praising	O
its	O
visuals	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
Dungeons	I-Application
does	O
not	O
feature	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
nor	O
mining	O
or	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
hack	O
and	O
slash-styled	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
,	O
rendered	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
explore	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
and	O
hand	O
crafted	O
dungeons	O
filled	O
with	O
randomly-generated	O
monsters	B-Protocol
and	O
also	O
deal	O
with	O
traps	O
,	O
puzzles	O
,	O
bosses	O
and	O
finding	O
treasure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
make	O
the	O
tools	O
better	O
for	O
killing	O
monsters	B-Protocol
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
good	O
enchantment	O
combos	O
can	O
bring	O
a	O
player	O
through	O
the	O
hardest	O
difficult	O
situations	O
or	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artifacts	O
are	O
special	O
items	O
with	O
a	O
cooldown	O
,	O
that	O
buff	O
the	O
player	O
or	O
does	O
damage	O
to	O
monsters	B-Protocol
around	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Souls	O
are	O
obtained	O
after	O
a	O
monster	B-Protocol
is	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
Dungeons	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fictional	O
world	O
as	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Overworld	O
"	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
rough	O
3D	O
objects	O
—	O
mainly	O
cubes	O
and	O
fluids	O
,	O
and	O
commonly	O
called	O
"	O
blocks	O
"	O
—	O
representing	O
various	O
materials	O
,	O
and	O
inhabited	O
by	O
both	O
peaceful	O
and	O
hostile	O
mobs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
linear	O
,	O
story-driven	O
campaign	O
,	O
and	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
heroes	O
who	O
embark	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Arch-Illager	O
while	O
liberating	O
oppressed	O
villages	O
,	O
fighting	O
monsters	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
completing	O
various	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
then	O
found	O
by	O
an	O
Enderman	B-Application
who	O
picks	O
up	O
the	O
orb	O
and	O
goes	O
into	O
the	O
End	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
scene	O
in	O
the	O
cutscene	O
shows	O
the	O
mutant	O
Enderman	B-Application
climbing	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Jungle	O
Awakens	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
travel	O
to	O
a	O
jungle	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
corrupted	O
by	O
a	O
shard	O
of	O
the	O
Orb	O
of	O
Dominance	O
,	O
turning	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
into	O
violent	O
monsters	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echoing	O
Void	O
is	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Orb	O
of	O
Dominance	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
sees	O
the	O
players	O
traveling	O
to	O
the	O
End	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
final	O
shard	O
,	O
facing	O
various	O
monsters	B-Protocol
along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Vengeful	O
Heart	O
of	O
Ender	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Mojang	O
Studios	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
using	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
continued	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
Mojang	O
thought	O
about	O
other	O
possible	O
games	O
that	O
could	O
bring	O
something	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
Minecraft	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Experimenting	O
with	O
different	O
ideas	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
single-player	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
game	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
game	O
director	O
Måns	O
Olsen	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Diablo	B-Application
and	O
Torchlight	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
co-operative	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
games	O
like	O
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
End	I-Application
Times	I-Application
–	I-Application
Vermintide	I-Application
and	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
primary	O
challenges	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
faced	O
was	O
figuring	O
out	O
how	O
to	O
adapt	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
games	O
like	O
Diablo	B-Application
into	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Minecraft	B-Application
characters	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
special	O
innate	O
abilities	O
,	O
Mojang	O
had	O
to	O
think	O
of	O
alternatives	O
to	O
things	O
such	O
as	O
character	O
class	O
that	O
would	O
normally	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
games	O
of	O
that	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olsen	O
remarked	O
that	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
"	O
are	O
approachable	O
to	O
some	O
degree	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
're	O
typically	O
games	O
with	O
very	O
deep	O
,	O
interconnected	O
systems	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
getting	O
into	O
Minecraft	B-Application
Dungeons	I-Application
"	O
super	O
easy	O
"	O
yet	O
"	O
instantly	O
familiar	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
not	O
allow	O
building	O
or	O
crafting	O
,	O
a	O
staple	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
core	O
dungeon-crawling	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
Dungeons	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
Minecon	O
live	O
streaming	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
Dungeons	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
delayed	O
from	O
its	O
original	O
April	O
release	O
date	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
supported	O
with	O
several	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
expansions	O
packs	O
that	O
each	O
added	O
new	O
dungeons	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
items	O
and	O
artifacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
-optimized	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
Flames	O
of	O
the	O
Nether	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
that	O
Minecraft	B-Application
Dungeons	I-Application
:	O
Echoing	O
Void	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
Dungeons	I-Application
,	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
all	O
6	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
and	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
Hero	O
Pass	O
Cosmetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
changed	O
into	O
a	O
beat-em-up	B-Application
format	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
Dungeons	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hero	O
Edition	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
Dungeons	I-Application
sold	O
11,450	O
physical	O
copies	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fourth	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
music	O
tracks	O
from	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
Halland	O
,	O
Dalarna	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Arch-Illager	O
,	O
are	O
featured	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
2018	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
These	O
songs	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Challenger	O
Pack	O
7	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
content	O
from	O
Minecraft	B-Application
franchise	O
including	O
the	O
default	O
skins	O
Steve	O
and	O
Alex	O
as	O
playable	O
fighters	O
and	O
a	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
Minecraft	B-Application
biomes	O
.	O
</s>
