Terraria recently released for PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade following hot in the footsteps of the highly successful Minecraft on Xbox LIVE Arcade that the game is so often compared with.

While many have seen Terraria as a rip-off of Minecraft, that couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, Terraria expands on Minecraft's premise of sandbox survival in nearly every way by adding a huge variety of weapons and armor, ore, and boss fights.

Spelunking in a vibrant 2D world; destructible environments; multiplayer; more RPG elements than Minecraft

"Hard-Mode" bosses are too hard for single player; can feel like you have to grind to get some equipment; lack of tutorial in the PC version creates a reliance on external game guides

The game is sort of broken down into how you need to go about it you'll start of searching and mining and just being an adventurer then you'll get more confident and start going for bosses THEN when you want even more of a challenge you'll start hard mode!

Terraria is essentially a 2D side-scrolling Minecraft mixed with a Metroidvania. If that doesn't get your hardcore gamer blood pumping, I don't know what will. The game makes the transition from PC to Xbox Live Arcade fairly intact, though with some rough spots due to the control change from...

The advertising tag line for Terraria is DIG, FIGHT, EXPLORE, BUILD. For many gamers that will draw an instant connection with the highly successful Minecraft. But can this 2D side-scrolling game with RPG overtones live up to that comparison? The first step should be to play the tutorial.

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A great game with good graphics fun to play with friends and interactive would recommend to others . Hours of fun to be had.

I LOVE BUT IT can be but creepy like eye balls and zombie ever were you have to go throw lots of quest to complete stuff

The first urge is to point your finger and shout "Minecraft!" Seriously, it's practically unstoppable and highly noticeable. We did it, we've seen and heard others do it, and if we had started by explaining that this pixel-heavy and two-dimensional adventure involves smashing blocks with a variety...

Terraria is a fantastic game of exploration and survival. You can occasionally feel lost in its open-world that lacks any real signposting, but the simple joy of digging and crafting means you'll keep playing to discover the naturally-occurring progress.