Minecraft Dungeons gets an arcade cabinet • Eurogamer.net

Here’s something we weren’t expecting: Minecraft Dungeons is getting an arcade cabinet.

The colorful and fun action-role-playing role-playing game Minecraft features an arcade cabinet from Play Mechanix coming out in North America, Mojang announced in a blog post. It’s called Minecraft Dungeons Arcade.

It’s a perfect fit, really – Minecraft Dungeons is a four-player co-op game, and the arcade cabinet has room for a full party. Here is what it looks like:

There are, however, a few important differences. This arcade version has nine levels in total, and each player only needs to focus on three specific buttons: Melee, Dodge, and Range.

Without save files, Minecraft Dungeons Arcade uses physical maps earned each game session to keep progress in character gear, such as weapons, pets, skins, and items. Each time you play the game you will be given a card. There are 60 collectible cards, and each player can scan up to five cards per session using a scanner placed above the arcade machine.

A limited number of Minecraft Dungeons Arcade cabinets are currently being distributed across North America for testing, with more to be released later this year.

Mojang said he is making sure the cabinets are tested in arches that comply with local health guidelines to mitigate the risk of an ongoing pandemic.

Tom Phillips wrote Eurogamer’s Minecraft Dungeons review, calling it “a Diablo-like that’s just deep enough”.