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3 out of 5 stars.Set in a strange limbo, this game offers a rich range of visual brain-teasers that are not always matched by its storytelling
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5 out of 5 stars.
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4 out of 5 stars.This retro-tinged hack-and-slash spinoff has plenty of Mojang character and humour
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