Here’s something we didn’t expect: Minecraft Dungeons is getting an arcade cabinet.
The colorful and fun cooperative RPG game Minecraft has an arcade cabinet from Play Mechanix that will be released in North America, Mojang announced on a blog. It’s called Minecraft Dungeons Arcade.
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It’s a perfect fit, really – Minecraft Dungeons is a cooperative game for four players, and the arcade cabinet has room for a complete party. See how it looks:
There are some important differences, however. This arcade version has nine levels in total, and each player only needs to focus on three specific buttons: Melee, Dodge and Range.
Without saving files, Minecraft Dungeons Arcade uses physical cards obtained from each game session to retain the progression of the character’s equipment, such as weapons, pets, skins and items. Each time you play the game, you will be dealt a card that is yours. There are 60 cards to collect, and each player can scan up to five cards per session with the help of a scanner positioned on top of the arcade machine.
A limited number of Minecraft Dungeons Arcade cabinets are being distributed in North America for testing, and more will be released later this year.
Mojang said he is ensuring that cabinets are tested in galleries that follow local health guidelines in order to mitigate the risk of the ongoing pandemic.
Tom Phillips wrote the review of the Eurogamer Minecraft Dungeons, calling it “a Diablo that is deep enough”.