| Total Miner Forge | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Greenstone Games |
| Publisher(s) | Greenstone Games |
| Version | 1.65 |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
| Release date(s) | June 24, 2011 |
| Genre(s) | Action, adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, split screen/online multiplayer |
| Media/distribution | Download |
Total Miner (also known as Total Miner: Forge) is a 2011 Xbox Live Indie Game developed and published by Craig Martin founder of Greenstone Games. It is a block building sandbox style game inspired by Minecraft.[1][2]
Contents |
Gameplay of Total Miner consists of placing and mining blocks.[3] The game consists of several distinct game modes: Creative, in which the user has unlimited block resources; and Dig Deep mode, which is a survival role-playing mode with limited items and combat against monsters. In Dig Deep mode, the ground also contains cave systems with spider mobs and hidden treasures throughout.[3]
The player also has the ability to craft resources and put them together to create various other blocks, tools, or weapons. However, there are also stores from which blocks, tools, and weapons can be purchased. To buy these, the player uses gold, which can be earned from the mining and selling of blocks, or tools, or from treasure chests in caves.[3]
In the recent update, the game now supports multiplayer, as well as customization of the terrain generation. The next major update (2.0) will feature a Survival mode, in which there is a day/night cycle, beds can be used to sleep through the night, several additional mobs, and resources must be mined underground using tools. The update will also feature the creative Audio works of Shaun Law who was recently added to the team at Total Miner. The update also adds several new items such as wool, bow, arrows, and fences.[4]
To a comment on "Wait… Another Minecraft Clone?" opining that Total Miner was plagiarized from Minecraft, the author Briley Kenney responded that "unless the developers copy the actual programming code" it is not considered plagiarism. However Kenney did give a fairly positive review on it, stating that this is one of the best Minecraft clones on the XBL marketplace.[5]
In May 2011, Bill commented that Total Miner is "essentially just Minecraft" in his review "Not crafty enough".[6]