Fancy Trying To Put Out The Great Fire Of London In MINECRAFT?

It was a disaster the likes of which London had never seen that began when a fire erupted in an East End bakery in July 1666.

The fire quickly grew, and continued to rage for several days, engulfing large areas of the city and killing thousands.

Thanks to the variety of maps specifically made for Minecraft gamers now have the first-person perspective of The Great Fire of London.

With a variety of maps specially created for Minecraft, gamers can get an in-person view of the Great Fire of London.

MINECRAFT FIRE MAPS

The Museum of London has produced the Minecraft maps to commemorate 350 years since the fire broke out.

A series of mini-games allow players to navigate through the city''s burning streets.

The second map will show how the fire spread across the city. SERVERS will be released next month.

Players will be able to recreate the Great Fire through a number of mini games, while tongues of flame burn in the blocky world around them.

You can take on the role of journalist for the London Gazette.

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The second map that will be released next month shows how the fire spread throughout the city from Thomas Farriner''s bakery (pictured).

Mini games will let players relive the Great Fire. They can join firefighters fighting the flames using traditional tools, including recreations of 17th Century firetruck (pictured) or leather buckets.

They can then walk through diverse terrains, such as caves and forests. For a bird''s eye view players can fly in the air.

With the Oculus Rift, now available, players can enter virtual reality.

Joshua Blair, the museum''s digital learning coordinator, explained that the map that was the first in the Great Fire1666 series let us take visitors into London''s life and its times in 1666. We were able recreate the narrow streets and iconic landmarks such as St Paul''s Cathedral or London Bridge to create the setting for the fire.

He added: ''This second map is where the Great Fire story really unfolds and we hope that players will enjoy getting to grips with this watershed moment in the history of London in a fun and enjoyable way.''

According to the creators of the mini-games are a draw for historical figures like King Charles II, Thomas Farriner (whose bakery was the cause of the fire) and Samuel Pepys (a famous diarist who documented the blaze).

The museum''s Great Fire 1666 exhibit, which runs through April 2017, includes the game.

Players will be able to download the latest maps for PC and Mac starting on the 2nd of September.