Minecraft - Pocket Edition for Android Gets Updated

A new flavor of Minecraft - Pocket Edition for Android is now available for download via the Android Market, with a nice range of enhancements for all users to take advantage of.

The new flavor of the title, the mobile version of the popular Minecraft game, brings along the possibility to choose between a Survival and Creative mode when creating a map.

This is the first survival update that the development team behind the game has delivered to users.

Following the update, Minecraft - Pocket Edition for Android also offers users the possibility to gather resources from nature, while enabling them to enjoy flying in Creative mode (double tap jump). They will also be able to take advantage of a new set of tools included in the game.

The full changelog for the new update includes:

- Major version 0.2.0 (first survival update)
- New mode! Choose between Survival and Creative mode when creating a map
- New blocks; most notably doors, fences and fence gates
- Added flying to Creative mode (double tap jump)
- Added mobs; sheep and zombies being the first
- Day and night in Survival mode, with monsters coming at night...
- Gather resources from nature!
- Tools for different purposes (digging, attacking.. shearing )

The Minecraft - Pocket Edition mobile game is available for a wide range of Android devices, though it is still a pre-final release.

The mobile game was made available so that all enthusiasts of the game could take it with them wherever they went.

The same as the original, the mobile title enables users to build anything they can imagine, to use 36 different kinds of blocks for building, or to invite and play with friends to their world (local wireless network).

“The new Minecraft - Pocket Edition allows you to build on the go. Use blocks to create masterpieces as you travel, hang out with friends, sit at the park, the possibilities are endless. Move beyond the limits of your computer and play Minecraft everywhere you go,” the team notes.