Pocket Edition

Minecraft Pocket Edition is the mobile version of Minecraft intended for Android and iOS devices, initially launching exclusively for the Android Market for $6.92/£4.28 on August 16, 2011, along with a free demo version.

Objective and Gameplay
The objective of the game remains the same as its original PC and Xbox counterparts, where players can build virtual realities in a sandbox-like environment.

The gameplay of the pocket edition is akin to that of the Creative gamemode, with minor differences such as having several of the blocks from the Beta version of the game. A video of an early prototype was released on Twitter, showing the game on the Xperia PLAY. The alpha version has recently been released, but is currently only available to Xperia PLAY and was going to be released on September 29th for Android but there were several severe bugs that needed to be fixed; the date is now unknown. A version for iOS devices is coming before 2012.