There are many views, wether Minecraft is addictive or not. Here are some views.

"It can take a lot of time and attention to accomplish a goal you have in mind
You can get distracted easily while exploring
It is a lot of fun to play

Your attention on the game can go on for hours as you don't really notice time going by as you play. You want to finish your goals of collecting resources or building something, but the time involved in doing these can be significant. If you are the sort of person who gets irritated by a project which is left unfinished, you might be irritated by playing the game for only a half hour before going on to something important. You have fun spending 4 hours building a cool looking building but the game will permit you to have sustained focus during those 4 hours. By what you are telling me, you are concerned that you might need those 4 hours doing other things. The way this game is set up, you have reason to be concerned."

Ot the other hand:

"Minecraft is, as you probably know, an indie (independent) game. It focuses on mainly trying to survive and prosper. Monsters come out of the night and in caves (via a mob spawner) and try to kill the player. A list of some of those monsters are zombies, skeletons, creepers, and spiders. While there is no blood, people can upload "texture packs" that make some of those creatures look like they are bleeding. The monsters are different and varried. The only original monsters I have incountered are Pigmen, a mob that does not attack until attacked, and a creeper, a monster that, unlike other mobs, does not make a sound when following you. They "creep" up near you and they make thier only sound "sssss..." and explode. The only questionable thing in it to me is that there is a "Hell" in MC called the "Nether". In it are demons, ghosts, and pigmen. In the nether, at random times loud screaming sounds can be heard. The only way to get there, however, is to build a portal. You must mine an immence amount of obsidian (one of the hardest substances in the game) to build it. Overall, this game deserves a 5 out of 5."



Please post your views below. As the site is called Planet Minecraft I am guessing that the general views will go more towards Minecraft being a not very addictive game, but please be honest, do you spend hours of time on it? And please no comments saying "you suck! Minecraft is awesome" because I have 2 viewpoints as you can see above and I'm not being biased in any way at all.