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age 2+

People who rate this game 1 star and say it is 'unsafe' are wrong: Minecraft warns you about 3rd party online play - and you can even disable chat, or just play single player. For the 'Monster Problem' this is a FANTASY game. Most fantasy games have death & dying, and if it is too much - enable peaceful mode. The addiction is inevitable, but considering over 200 million individuals bought the game, you can see why. Set a reasonable screen time If you want. Please do your research next time and choose the right review to trust. Peace out!

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6 people found this helpful.
age 2+

Craftmine is Awesome.

I didn't get to craft or mine, I only got blown up by tall standing green pigs. I love to kill the green Steve's for nutritious steak at night. I got a flying giant black bee for a pet yesterday, in the Enderest dimension. I brought it back to the above world and used a lead on the bee. For some reason it shot purple spit at me. I don't think it likes the abovelands. I dislike Craftmine , but my kid loved it, he played a really realistic minigame in Craftmine called Fortnite Battle Royale for twelve hours. He used a Craftmine currency called VBucks to purchase an education package.

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4 people found this helpful.
age 3+

Good game

It helped Timmy with his drinking problem. He’s been drinking since 3 years old and now he’s been sober for 3 years . He’s 4 years old and he’s doing so well.

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4 people found this helpful.
age 8+

Excellent game, be aware of online features.

Minecraft is an excellent game for young children to help encourage their creativity and problem solving. It’s also an excellent way to bond with kids, I play it all the time with my young niece. One thing parents need to be aware of though is the online features and micro transactions. As with any online space for kids parents need to carefully monitor what’s going on with their children. Before letting a kid play on any servers be sure to have a conversation about online safety, and check in often to make sure no one sketchy is using the chat function to talk to your kid. Let them know what to look out for as well. Also be aware that Minecraft is popular with all ages, so not every server is age appropriate. Be sure to check in with your kid and make sure they aren’t playing on servers they shouldn’t be. As for micro transactions, parents should be aware that Microsoft owns Minecraft, and is using a similar strategy to app games to make more money. Make sure your kid cant make purchases on their own, just in case. I also recommend having a conversation about micro transactions. Be aware that they will probably ask for things in the Minecraft marketplace. I have 3 different recommendations for dealing with this. The first is to explain that minecoins cost real money, and that you aren’t going to buy any. If you do this I also recommend explaining online scams. Children will often use google to try and find a way to get free currency in their favorite games, something hackers will exploit. You could also negotiate an allowance they can use to purchase minecoins. My second recommendation is to purchase Minecraft realms. It’s a monthly subscription that gives your kids access to a large chunk of marketplace content, and allows them to set up a small server for them and their friends to play on. My third recommendation is to play the PC version and learn how to use Mods, which are free additions to the game. I only really recommend this route if you are interested in playing as well though.

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  • Easy to play/use
4 people found this helpful.
age 6+

Certified hood classic

Best game ever, It's really helped Johnny ever since the accident.

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4 people found this helpful.
age 6+

Fun But… READ IMPORTANT

The game is fun, but you can die in it so if your child doesn’t know about death then don’t buy. It does cost money, more if you play on a computer or laptop, but it’s worth it. There are monsters, but they are not realistic and you can turn on peaceful mode to remove them.

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3 people found this helpful.
age 8+

I like it

Ive played it a few times and really enjoyed it, My son told me that you can play online with other people adn i tried it. I helped my son make his skin, we are black. When we joined the server a bunch of people went around and and just said raicial slurs. i do not know why they did not star them out. we left that server dont go on it.

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  • Easy to play/use
  • Too much swearing
3 people found this helpful.
age 13+

Good, but can be bad.

Its singleplayer mode is good and helps promote creativity, but if you're going to allow multiplayer mode, make sure all frequented servers have a swearing filter. There are adolescents on servers that frequently swear, and cyberbully too. So be cautious.

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  • Too much swearing
3 people found this helpful.
age 2+

Minecraft is good

Yes.

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2 people found this helpful.
age 2+

Minecraft Is the best game

A lot of Karens and Boomers always think it is violent. No, Notch, the great creator of Minecraft and the community says Minecraft is for everyone, although, the Ratings says it is aged 10 and up. I think it is wrong. There is nothing inappropriate -=Multiplayer=- Most(99.9999%) of Minecraft servers are kid-friendly. People who does something inappropriate will face severe punishments.

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  • Easy to play/use
2 people found this helpful.

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