<s>
Minicraft	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
top-down	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
designed	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
Markus	O
Persson	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
for	O
a	O
Ludum	O
Dare	O
,	O
a	O
48-hour	O
game	O
programming	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
roams	O
an	O
infinite	O
world	O
and	O
must	O
find	O
resources	O
,	O
fight	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
build	O
a	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
top	O
down	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
according	O
to	O
Alec	O
Meer	O
from	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
–	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
touch	O
of	O
Zelda	B-Application
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minicraft	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Minecraft	B-Application
creator	O
Markus	O
Persson	O
in	O
48	O
hours	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
22nd	O
Ludum	O
Dare	O
competition	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
game	O
developers	O
that	O
enter	O
the	O
contest	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
48	O
hours	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
theme	O
that	O
is	O
released	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
time	O
starts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minicraft	B-Application
competed	O
against	O
891	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
judging	O
based	O
on	O
nine	O
categories	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
include	O
"	O
innovation	O
,	O
fun	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
humor	O
and	O
mood	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persson	O
tweeted	B-Application
on	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
Minicraft	B-Application
2	O
,	O
but	O
planned	O
to	O
change	O
that	O
interim	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
what	O
type	O
of	O
direction	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
going	O
in	O
,	O
Persson	O
responded	O
,	O
"	O
action	B-Application
roguelike	O
with	O
crafting	O
and	O
modifiable	O
terrain.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Persson	O
announced	O
via	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
the	O
new	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Minicraft	B-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
MiniTale	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
weeks	O
that	O
followed	O
many	O
mods	O
came	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
seeing	O
that	O
Notch	O
had	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
Minicraft+	O
was	O
born	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minicraft+	O
is	O
a	O
modded	O
version	O
of	O
Minicraft	B-Application
that	O
adds	O
many	O
more	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
commonly	O
likened	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
like	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
writer	O
Alec	O
Meer	O
adding	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
good	O
(	O
and	O
compulsive	O
)	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
impressively	O
complete	O
for	O
a	O
mere	O
48	O
hours	O
of	O
crunch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boing	O
Boing	O
reviewer	O
Rob	O
Beschizza	O
critiqued	O
the	O
game	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
spectacular	O
achievement	O
in	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
of	O
coding	O
,	O
Minicraft	B-Application
casts	O
the	O
same	O
spell	O
as	O
the	O
real	O
thing	O
.	O
</s>
