Update: Minecraft – Pocket Edition Review

With each update to the game, Minecraft - Pocket Edition has included more of the features we've become accustomed to from its desktop progenitor. However, this is the first time the mobile experience of the game has really clicked with us, forcing us to bump its score up to a 3.

Crafting is now in the game, which means the resource gathering introduced in the previous feature update is actually meaningful. As such, survival mode is much more compelling and we can now say that Minecraft - Pocket Edition doesn't simply feel like an underwhelming set of compromises inspired by Minecraft proper.

The small, finite worlds that are generated in the mobile game are still disappointing compared to the infinite expanses of the non-mobile version, but it remains to be seen if it's even possible to implement such a feature on iOS devices, as they may not be powerful enough to handle it.

Ultimately, there's been no better time to grab Minecraft - Pocket Edition, so if you want to mine, craft, and build on the go, you should get this app.